政治学理学学士

在政治学中，您学习独立思考，有效沟通，理解复杂的社会结构以及在多元文化世界中有效发挥作用。在OSU，我们为您学习美国政府做准备。比较政治使您可以研究世界各国的国内政策。国际关系向您介绍国家之间的关系，包括外交政策，冲突，贸易和外国援助。政治理论支持有关政治，权威，自由，公民身份，正义，权利，法律和公民道德的古典和当代著作。
Political science is the study of governments, power, decision-making, public policy and political behavior in local, national and international politics. A political science degree combines skills in oral and written communication, history, culture, statistics and quantitative analysis, and research literacy. This combination of skills makes political science majors highly competitive in a constantly changing job market.<br><br>Our majors gain real-world knowledge of American or global politics and in-depth training in the research and analysis techniques used in academic, government and legal fields. Our highly-flexible degree allows students to personalize their electives or combine political science with an additional major or minor to help customize their training to fit their career goals.<br><br>Political science students mix and match courses in American politics, comparative politics (the study of domestic politics in other countries), international relations (the study of relations between countries) and political research methodology. A few additional benefits of this degree program includes:<br><br> <br>Students majoring in political science are encouraged to engage in active, experience-based learning. You can fulfill major course requirements with study abroad experiences, internships and/or research assistant work.<br><br>Our faculty includes experts specializing in American politics as well as regional experts on Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe and Russia. Their expertise ranges from campaigns and lobbying to terrorism and war to law and judicial politics. They offer a variety of courses, including very popular classes in Money, Media, and Politics, Courts and Judicial Processes, Terrorism and Counterterrorism, and Russian and Eurasian Politics.