Courses
General Information
As a political science student, you'll get to take a variety of interesting courses covering topics like:
- Campaigns and Elections
- Media and Politics
- Chinese Foreign Policy
- Constitutional Law
- Global Justice
- Mideast Politics
Featured Course
The Civil Rights Movement in America
This course surveys the history and politics of the modern African American civil rights movement and uses it as a vehicle to explore the theory and practice of group-centered leadership development; the nature of social movements and the role of grassroots activism; the connections between civil rights and other struggles for social justice, past and present; and the origins and persistence of structural racial inequality in the U.S.
What can I do with this degree?
Top career paths for political science majors include:
Law, lobbying, public office, policy analysis, nonprofit management, government administration, research, journalism and more.