The department has the following goals: - to provide students with a broad knowledge and understanding of the
dynamics of political life as it is manifested in the various institutional and
behavioral forms;
- to provide students with the capacity for empirical research and analysis in
both the public and private sectors of society;
- to provide students with the ability to seek solutions to problems of global and domestic political significance;
- to acquaint the students with the need to create new knowledge through
research and scholarly activity;
- to equip and prepare students for employment in the public and private
sectors of society; and
- to equip and prepare students for graduate and professional schools
Students graduating with a B.A. in political science will: - demonstrate an understanding of the basic vocabulary of politics and
government, including the major concepts, principles, processes, theories,
and ideologies of the discipline;
- have an understanding of the basic operations of the major
institutions of government and how these institutions affect and are
affected by the polity;
- to acquaint the students of the need to explain and predict the behavior of
the various individuals, groups, and other entities in the political process;
- have an understanding of the formulation and implementation of the
policy-making process;
- demonstrate proficiency in the dynamics of political
life.government and how these institutions affect and are affected by
the polity;
- to acquaint the students of the need to explain and predict the behavior of
the various individuals, groups, and other entities in the political process;
- have an understanding of the formulation and implementation of the
policy-making process;
- demonstrate proficiency in the dynamics of political
life.government and how these institutions affect and are affected by
the polity;
- to acquaint the students of the need to explain and predict the behavior of
the various individuals, groups, and other entities in the political process;
- have an understanding of the formulation and implementation of the
policy-making process;
- demonstrate proficiency in the dynamics of political
life.government and how these institutions affect and are affected by
the polity;
- to acquaint the students of the need to explain and predict the behavior of
the various individuals, groups, and other entities in the political process;
- have an understanding of the formulation and implementation of the
policy-making process;
- demonstrate proficiency in the dynamics of political
life.government and how these institutions affect and are affected by
the polity;
- to acquaint the students of the need to explain and predict the behavior of
the various individuals, groups, and other entities in the political process;
- have an understanding of the formulation and implementation of the
policy-making process;
- demonstrate proficiency in the dynamics of political
life.government and how these institutions affect and are affected by
the polity;
- to acquaint the students of the need to explain and predict the behavior of
the various individuals, groups, and other entities in the political process;
- have an understanding of the formulation and implementation of the
policy-making process;government and how these institutions affect and are affected by the polity;
- to acquaint the students of the need to explain and predict the behavior of
the various individuals, groups, and other entities in the political process;
- have an understanding of the formulation and implementation of the
policy-making process;
- demonstrate proficiency in the dynamics of political life.