Prospective Students Department Home Advising Home FAQ's Enrolled Students Prospective Students Political Science Department Advising Information for Prospective Students Welcome to the Political Science Department at Western Washington University. Included here is information to assist you in deciding whether Political Science is the field you wish to study, as well as information to get you started in our department.
Political science is the study of politics, usually focusing on the actions of governments.
Western's Political Science Department reflects the diversity of interests within the field and offers courses in political theory, international and comparative politics, methodology and political analysis, politics, government and law and public policy and administration. The political science faculty is committed to the belief that understanding politics and government is essential to a well-educated person, vital to democratic citizenship, indispensable to effective public service, and critical to the maintenance and ethical progress of a free society. The political science curriculum prepares students for careers in public service-related occupations in both government and business. The Political Science Department offers several curricula leading to the Bachelor of Arts and to the Bachelor of Arts in Education with secondary education endorsement. There are also minors available.