The political science curriculum has two central objectives. It offers the student a broad liberal arts education along with a comprehensive understanding of the nature and the functioning of the political process and government. It also provides a sound foundation for graduate study in political science, public administration and nonprofit management, or for careers that require knowledge of governance and the political process, such as law.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this program, students will know and know how to do the following:
Assumptions, methods and analytical tools
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the assumptions, methods and analytical tools of the discipline of political science.
Current political and policy issues
Students will demonstrate knowledge of current political and policy issues.
Theory and principles of four subfields
Students will demonstrate an understanding of basic theory and conceptual principles of political science in the four subfields of American government, political theory, international relations and comparative politics.
Advanced understanding of one subfield
Students will demonstrate an advanced understanding of current theoretical and empirical study in one subfield.
Expository and analytic writing
Students will demonstrate skill in expository and analytic writing in the political science discipline
Political behavior
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the ways in which individuals, national governmental organizations, political movements and parties, nation-states, and intergovernmental institutions work to achieve their political objectives.
20 Agustus 2024
College of Humanities and Sciences
828 West Franklin Street,
RICHMOND,
Virginia,
23284, United States
Admission to a VCU undergraduate degree program requires graduation from a secondary school or the equivalent (lyceum, senior middle school, university preparatory school, completion of GCSE exams, Standard 12 graduation, etc.), which typically consists of at least 12 years beyond kindergarten.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 70 IBT for undergraduates
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.0 for undergraduates
Pearson Test of English: 53 for undergraduates
SAT: Score of at least 22 on the Reading test.
ACT: Score of at least 16 on the English section of the test.
Duolingo Test Score: Score minimum of 105
Mungkin ada beberapa persyaratan IELTS yang berbeda, tergantung jurusan yang kamu ambil