Political science - Shorter University

Political science from Shorter University is a Campus Bachelor Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Political science is one of the social sciences (concerned with the political behavior of humans). Political science (all social sciences) today often does engage in empirical quantifiable studies?but also much political science research focuses upon the study of complex human political behavior that can only be assessed in a qualitative manner (of a nuanced, detailed, and contextual nature). The field?s objective is to study human political behavior, looking for patterns and regularities in behavior. In its attempt to assess political behavior, political science has the same objectives as any field of science?namely, to describe (what), explain (why), and predict. There are numerous subfields in political science. They include the following: American Politics includes subfields that study: the presidency Congress the courts the mass media political parties interest groups Four other subfields study topics associated with world affairs: international relations (theory/practice) comparative government (internal determinates of behavior and how nations differ in their internal political structure, political culture, and political processes) international organizations/international law (studying the ever increasing number of actors in the international system and the role of the codification of international agreements) the study of U.S. foreign and defense policy View more details on Shorter University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.