About the DepartmentDepartment of Political Science
The Department of Political Science helps students develop an understanding of political processes, political institutions, and the issues and problems that politics tries to manage. The Department also teaches students skills of analysis, research, and evaluation so that they can become more informed citizens. Students, therefore, may be interested in taking Political Science courses as part of their liberal arts education, and particularly for gaining experience in evaluating political issues, formulating personal or group political action, participating in social change movements, or becoming involved in the formal political process. The Department stresses an approach to studying politics that provides anyone with the skills and knowledge to be an informed, active citizen or political participant.
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