Political science is the systematic study of the individual's relationship with government.
It investigates the nature and purpose of government, the principles on which it rests, the justification of political authority, the legal and moral aspects of that authority and the nature and development of the great human freedoms. Courses offered deal with these concerns in the American as well as foreign and international political systems. The major concentration in political science consists of a minimum of 18 semester hours of upper-division work in at least three subfields of the major. The subfields from which choices may be selected are normative theory, American politics, comparative politics, international relations or constitutional law. Also required are 12 semester hours of related upper-division courses chosen under the direction of the major adviser.