Part of the social and behavioral sciences discipline in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the program examines politics in depth on both a national and international scale.

Related majors and minors include history, anthropology, psychology and sociology.

Students learn a variety of subjects within the field, including comparative politics, 20th-century political thought, international politics, the American presidency and public policy.

Faculty members are leaders in the political science field, and they regularly engage students on theory and research topics.

Occupations include researcher, public affairs specialist, fieldworker, policy analyst, campaign aide and congressional staff member.

The Political Science program is offered at George Washington University.