The Discipline of Political Science Political science is the academic discipline that attempts to understand and explain politics and government. While these definitions use different words, they all focus on the central concepts of power, policy and government. Political scientists use a number of approaches and techniques to describe, explain and evaluate political phenomena.
Political science is a wide-ranging discipline with many fields of concentration.
At the undergraduate level, the primary goal of the Department is to give students a better understanding of government at all levels, While preparing for an interesting career, students have the chance to study American government, foreign political systems, foreign policy, political theory, international relations, and public administration. Students are exposed to the major ideas that influence political and social development, while improving their abilities to reason, communicate, and comprehend and interpret events and policies. With the help of a departmental adviser, students can put together a major program that meets their career goals and interests. Students may want to focus on a specialty within political science or take a general approach to the discipline. These decisions will largely depend upon your graduate educational goals and career plans.