Program Description
The undergraduate program in political science is designed to help students understand how politics affect the lives of people at the local, national, and international levels. The curriculum requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree place emphasis on the political experience of African Americans in the United States, as well as African and African diaspora communities. It also seeks to develop a universal understanding of political behavior. In discussing politics, we are engaged with a broad range of questions. Such questions include:
- Why are some people more politically involved than others?
- Why do some seek and obtain tangible benefits from the political process while others settle for symbolic reassurance?
- How and to what extent has politics been used as a tool for both domination and human freedom?
- How has politics hindered or facilitated the struggle for racial equality in the United States?
Admissions Requirements
Applicants must meet the General Admissions Requirements as published in this Catalog.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates with a Major in Political Science will be able to:
- Discuss major theories, concepts and empirical regularities of political institutions and political behavior.
- Critically analyze key issues of public policy and political problems and detect fallacies and martial evidence to formulate policy argument and options.
- Demonstrate competency with basic tools underlying modern social science research to include statistical and qualitative analysis.
- Write clearly and purposely on complex issues of international and domestic politics and public policy.
- Use electronic and tradition library resources to research key local, state, national and international policy issues and present results in oral and written formats.
- Utilize contemporary social science research methods to conduct research on political phenomena.
