Political Science Major

Department of Political Science

Our lives, our communities, and our world are significantly shaped by political events. Political science provides students with an understanding of the multifaceted ideas, structures, and processes of politics in the United States and globally. Courses are designed to accomplish three principal objectives:

• Help students acquire and establish habits of critical and creative thinking about public issues
• Enlarge and broaden students’ understanding of significant data, major ideas, and political activities
• Prepare students for careers in law, government, journalism, and education

For more information please go to Department of Political Science website.

An undergraduate degree in political science opens doors to many career paths. With such course offerings as Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties, it is, of course, a natural conduit to advanced legal studies and law school. But a degree in political science also sets the stage for study leading to university professorships, public and private careers as political scientists, policy analysts, and administrators, to name just a few possibilities.

Today’s students face the prospect of multiple career changes and the reality of stiff global competition for jobs. The advanced analytical and communication skills, and expanded world vision, that are all byproducts of the study of political science, combine to construct an ideally suited launching pad for career success now and in the foreseeable future.

Requirements for the Major

Students are expected to complete the major requirements in place at the time they are officially accepted into their programs. Please review the College Bulletin for the relevant academic year.

Contact

Dr. David R. Jones

Department of Political Science
Phone: 646 312-4410

Email: wsaspoliticalscience@baruch.cuny.edu