About the Program

1. The student will gain knowledge of the major methodological controversies in the discipline.
   
   
2. The student will gain knowledge of the most significant schools of thought with regard to defining the scope of the discipline.
   
   
3. The student will gain knowledge of the constitutional foundation and institutional structure of American government.
   
4. The student will gain knowledge of the philosophic tradition of political science and the great thinkers.
   
   
5. The student will gain knowledge of organizational and managerial principles in the public sector.
   
   
6. The student will gain knowledge of how the American political system compares with selected other systems.
   
   
7. The student will gain knowledge of the ways in which countries of the world interact politically, diplomatically, economically, and militarily.