POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political science uses data to analyze how and why decisions are made and how power is executed. Students explore concepts such as legitimate and corrupt systems of government, sources of political power, ideology, political parties, and influence throughout the institutions of national governments. Students conduct in-depth studies of campaigns and elections, voting behavior, interest groups, and the media, and gain practical experience and insights by conducting their own public opinion polling and devising solutions to a variety of current political problems.