The Bachelor of Science in Political Science provides rigorous training in social scientific methodology and equips students to study and produce empirical research about politics. This major allows students who plan to attend graduate school for advanced study in political science or another social science discipline, or who are pursuing a second STEM-related major or minor, to pursue their interest in politics while developing and making use of their analytical and technical skills.
Major Requirements [pdf] for Bachelor of Science in Political Science
The main difference between this program and the Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and World Politics is the emphasis on methodological training. In order to graduate with a B.S. in Political Science, students are required to take a sequence of three core methodology courses as well as a fourth elective methodology course. Students are also required to take at least one course in three out of the four traditional subfields of Political Science: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory.
The data analysis skills that this major provides will enhance students’ ability to pursue the careers opportunities that are traditionally associated with a Political Science degree, such as law, business, political analysis and consulting, public policy, secondary and higher education, and journalism.
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