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Political Science, B.A.
Undergraduate Degree
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Program Overview

The Political Science program at Marshall University offers a diverse curriculum, providing great students like yourself the opportunity to take courses in domestic and international politics, political theory, and public administration/public policy. We work with our great students to develop strong analytical reasoning skills, quantitative and qualitative methodological literacy, and fluid writing, which can be applied in whatever professional setting you choose.

Our Political Science program helps students understand the way ideas, interests and institutions all intersect to influence our daily lives, whether in West Virginia or internationally. The program takes a deep drive using the constitution as a basis for not only political thought in our country, but how we as citizens live and work together. Then, the program gives students the tools to navigate within this system to be successful, whether one is employed in the public or private sector.

As a Political Science major at Marshall University, you can take courses and concentrate in the following areas:

  • American National, State and Local Politics
  • International Relations and Comparative Politics
  • Constitutional Democracy
  • Political Theory
  • Public Administration/Public Policy/Urban Politics

We also offer a minor and a master’s degree in Political Science, as well as an Accelerated Master’s Degree.

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Program Highlights
Interactive Experiences

Faculty-led summer study abroad opportunities, along with extensive internship opportunities.

Mentorship

Guidance and leadership from some of the top political science minds.

Law

Law advising available to those heading to law school, from nationally-recognized licensed attorneys and a concentration in Constitutional Democracy.

Featured Courses
PSC 105 - Fundamentals of Politics
General survey introducing the study of politics, its major concepts, processes, institutions, and fields of concern, with attention to the place of political science in the larger context of social science inquiry. General survey introducing the study of politics, its major concepts, processes, institutions, and fields of concern, with attention to the place of political science in the larger context of social science inquiry.
PSC 307 - Public Opinion & Propaganda
Study of the processes by which individuals acquire politically relevant information, attitudes, values, and opinions; the consequences of these processes for political stability and conflict; and the linkage of mass opinions to elite behavior. (Same as Sociology 307) Study of the processes by which individuals acquire politically relevant information, attitudes, values, and opinions; the consequences of these processes for political stability and conflict; and the linkage of mass opinions to elite behavior.
PSC 427 - Shapers and Definers
A study of political leaders who have shaped and defined the American constitutional tradition.
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Career Opportunities
Political Science majors develop strong analytical, research and writing skills, preparing them for a diverse number of careers inside and outside government and politics. Many of our Political Science undergraduate students continue on after they earn their bachelor’s degree, pursuing an advanced degree in our Political Science M.A. program. Others leave Marshall with Political Science undergraduate degrees and go on to law school at places like the University of Kentucky, West Virginia University and Ohio State University. Often, they take jobs in politics in executive and legislative branches in Charleston and Washington, D.C., working for political parties and non-profit agencies. Regardless of the career path selected by our students, the Political Science bachelor’s degree program strives to teach our majors the content knowledge, critical thinking and writing skills necessary for employment.
  • Lawyer
  • Diplomat
  • Policy Analyst
  • Campaign Worker
  • Legislative Aide
  • Elected Official