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School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Political Science


 
Mission Outcomes Assessment Faculty Student Work

Mission Statement: The Political Science Department has two principal goals. The first is to provide students, whatever their career aims, with the kinds of information they will need to function as effective citizens. This department has the major responsibility for helping students gain the kinds of information they will need to function as effective citizens. This department has the major responsibility for helping students gain the kind of understanding of their political and social environment, which enables them to identify possible alternatives and to predict their probable consequences. The second goal is to help those from whom the study of politics may be useful career preparation.