Political Science, B.S.

The Bachelor of Science in Political Science prepares students for fulfilling careers as civic leaders and contributors to democratic societies.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the American Constitutional government system
2. Compare political systems.
3. Demonstrate ability to write effectively about political phenomena
4. Demonstrate the ability to speak effectively about political phenomena.
5. Demonstrate the ability to recognize when information is needed to understand and evaluate political phenomena.
6. Construct research designs to investigate systematically political phenomena
7. Illustrate the effective collection and use of information related to political phenomena
8. Produce evidence of application of political science knowledge to political phenomena
9. Provide evidence of being an informed citizen, including the understanding of and/or participation in civic communities - locally, regionally, nationally, and globally
10. Analyze political issues and phenomena using political science concepts, theories, and methods.
11. Design systematic empirical analysis to draw conclusions about the political world.
12. Synthesize solutions to political issues through examination, investigation, formulation and construction in scholarship and/or engagement.

The Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Pathway offers the opportunity to simultaneously satisfy partial degree requirements for a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in an accelerated program of study. Upon completion of the undergraduate B.S. in Political Science with a satisfactory undergraduate grade point average and a grade of “B” or better in all graduate courses completed, the student may move to full graduate status in the Master’s program in Public Administration (MPA) and the graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate will be applied toward the graduate degree.