Political Science - Furman University

Political Science from Furman University is a Campus Bachelor Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The department of political science at Furman believes the primary objective of a liberal arts education is to help students become informed and concerned citizens of the nation and the world. The Political Science department offers a broad curriculum designed to cover all the main fields of the discipline, from American politics and government to comparative politics, international relations, public law and political theory. The faculty includes specialists in the main fields of political science . Their congeniality, dedication to teaching and concern for students are primary reasons that political science is the most popular major at Furman. Seven political science faculty members have won Furman's Meritorious Teaching Award, and two have received the university's Meritorious Advising Award. Faculty members are also active in research that in many cases involves students and often leads to published books, articles in professional journals or presentations at scholarly conferences. The department is housed in John E. Johns Hall, equipped with the latest in multimedia and computer technology. The Bailey Simulation Room in Johns Hall was specially designed to allow political science students to play roles in simulated sessions of the U.S. House of Representatives, the European Parliament, and the Organization of African Unity. At Furman, political science majors can benefit from many opportunities for growth and development by participating in student government, spending a term abroad and arranging internships with public officials, law firms or government agencies. These activities help students clarify their career interests and explore job possibilities. Fourteen of Furman's eighteen recipients of the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship have been political science majors. Truman winners, who are selected from a national competition, receive $30,000 to support undergraduate and graduate study. Political science majors have also been successful in winning Fulbright Fellowships and Rotary International scholarships to spend a year studying and traveling abroad. View more details on Furman University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.