Political Science
Aristotle characterized politics as the “queen
of the sciences.” Political science is, in one
sense, an ancient discipline and, in another
sense, one of the most recently developed
social sciences. The origins of the study of
politics reach back to the beginnings of human
society, for people have always made
observations about the nature of their government.
It is also true that political science,
as it is taught today, is a very new discipline
as current scholars have attempted to move
from observations about politics to scientifi c
observations about politics. Political science,
in the broadest sense, is the study of governments,
governing procedures and political
processes. The political science faculty encourage
their students to make connections
between the theoretical (or textbook) study
of government/politics and how government
aff ects their lives in contemporary times.
Students in political science may seek
careers in government, teaching, or private
industry. The political science major serves
as excellent preparation for law school or
other academic pursuits such as graduate
study. It provides pre-professional training
for governmental or public sector positions
involving policy-making or administration.
Representative employers are government
agencies at the national, state or local levels,
corporations and research institutions. |
