Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
About Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Program Description
Political Science is the study of the organization and behavior of people, groups, and institutions which make up the government and the larger political system. The program is designed to introduce students to questions, perspectives, and arguments about the political forces that shape their lives. As such, the program has value for Liberal Studies students as well as for those who may choose the discipline as a major field of study. Students find the substance and the methods of the discipline useful in the legal, business, civic, communications, governmental, and academic professions, as well as any endeavors that draw them into public service.
Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Define and discuss core concepts within the field of political science, including but not limited to: power, democracy, representation, authoritarianism, freedom and equality.
- Describe the key features of the American political system.
- Compare American institutions to other forms of government found in different countries and regions of the world.
- Analyze a given political issue from a multiplicity of perspectives.
- Identify, analyze, evaluate, and draw upon a variety of theoretical perspectives to explain particular political phenomenon.
- Collect, organize, and apply various forms of information to assess statements or hypotheses about political questions.
- Compose clear and well-organized explanations of political phenomenon and support these explanations with evidence.
- Explain and evaluate a sophisticated conception of justice.
- Identify and describe situations in which justice concerns arise, and take an informed position about the meaning or demands of justice.
- Recognize and describe the importance of values to political attitudes and behavior, and be able to identify and explain their own values.
- Articulate one's own normative assumptions about politics, society, and other peoples.
- Identify and explain:
- The key elements of the inter-state system.
- The nature of globalization.
- The dynamics of a particular country or region of the world.
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