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United States of America

Under Graduate(UG)

$31,450

4 years

Spring, Fall and Summer

English language requirements (TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Pearson, Cambridge Academic English, iTEP)

Webster University’s major in Political Science offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to cater to your specific interests. The program includes:

Core Courses: U.S. government, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and foreign policy.
Flexible Electives: Explore timely subjects like human rights, argumentation and debate, politics of race, ethnicity and gender, and politics in fiction.

The degree equips you with a well-rounded foundation for:

Careers: Prepare for various rewarding careers in political science.
Further Study: Ideal for graduate or law school.
Skills:
- Contextualize contemporary political issues 🕵️‍♂️
- Understand political institutions and processes 🏛️
- Evaluate international problems and policies 🌍
- Employ various analytical methods used by political scientists 📊

Upon completing the Political Science program, students will:

Historical Context: Place contemporary political issues within a historical context and use historical facts to build arguments about politics. 📚
U.S. Political Institutions: Demonstrate familiarity with the political institutions and processes of the United States. 🇺🇸
International Dimensions: Understand and evaluate the international and transnational dimensions of particular problems and policies. 🌍
Analytical Methods: Demonstrate familiarity with various methods and analytical approaches used by political scientists to examine political institutions and processes. 🔍

Required Credit Hours: 36 credit hours in the Department of History, Politics and International Relations.
- Political Science: 27 of the 36 credit hours must be in political science, including:
  - INTL 1500
  - POLT 1060
  - POLT 2600
  - Research Requirement: Submit a substantial research paper from an upper-level course or a senior thesis.
  - Senior Overview
International Language: 3 credit hours.
University Global Citizenship Program: Applicable hours.
Electives: As needed.

Political Science: Public Law (BA)