Bachelor of Arts - Political Science

Political science as an academic discipline has existed for only a century, but the study of government and politics is at least as old as the ancient Greeks. Aristotle called politics the "master science" on which all aspects of human activity depended. The Political Science program at Stetson focuses on the four major areas of the discipline: American government, international relations (politics between states), comparative politics (politics within states) and political theory.

The program offers a broad education, teaching students how to read critically, research and write with precision, and how to analyze qualitative and quantitative materials. The goal is to produce graduates who have well-developed intellectual skills, as well as mastery of the core concepts and materials of the discipline.