Political Science Curriculum Objectives

Political science courses are designed to achieve the following objectives:

• convey the values and traditions of our democratic governmental institutions and processes and encourage students to assert their talents in preserving and nurturing those values and traditions through participation in the body politic;
• promote global awareness and understanding;
• engender critical thinking and a high proficiency in communication skills;
• serve the other social sciences as a cognate field;
• provide the student majoring in political science with foundation and advanced courses in the many sub-disciplines of political science which, in turn, will contribute to the student’s intellectual growth and occupational pursuits.