Political Science - Sewanee: The University of the South

Political Science from Sewanee: The University of the South is a Campus Bachelor Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Major in political science: Political science is a critical engagement with the competing values and interests that guide and orient politics. It analyzes concepts and principles that deal with the nature, purpose, and characteristics of government and political change. Political science encompasses the theoretical and empirical study of government institutions, leadership, conflict resolution between and within states, political ideas and ideologies, political culture and discourse, political economy, and the politics of gender, race, and class. The political science department offers a wide range of courses that address these topics of study. Students majoring in political science are expected to take a minimum of ten courses, including Comparative Politics (103); at least one course each in Political Theory, American Politics, and World Politics; and a seminar at the 400 level. Comprehensive examinations are offered in three subfields: 1) Political Theory; 2) International Politics/Comparative Politics; and 3) American Politics/Public Law. Students answer questions in both a major subfield and a minor subfield. For the major subfields, four courses each are required, and five recommended. For the minor subfield three courses are required. The public affairs internship course (PolS 445) is excluded from coverage on the comprehensive examination and counts as a course outside the major. View more details on Sewanee - The University of the South . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.