政治科学 seeks to explain the world of politics and government. As the world becomes more complex, the importance of the discipline of political science grows. Politics is at the heart of social decision making; and the need for thoughtful, human interactions in the modern era is clear. Solutions to today’s problems revolve around individuals, 机构, and their respective activities. Political science is the discipline that brings together traditional and modern inquiries concerning the place of humans and their decisions in the world.
The Department of 政治科学 provides an educational experience that allows the student to develop an understanding of the essential features of the discipline and also to gain practical experience.
Each semester many political science majors pursue internships with one of the numerous municipal, 县, 状态, and federal offices located in the area; additionally, some elect to pursue one of the 状态 or national intern programs that take them for a semester to government offices in Washington, DC. 或者宾夕法尼亚州的哈里斯堡. These programs have proven to be among the most popular and rewarding of all the opportunities the College offers. The young men and women who have participated in these internship programs return enriched in knowledge and with valuable job experience.
Over the past several years King’s students have completed semester-long research and writing on the presidency of John F. 肯尼迪，林登·B. 理查德·约翰逊. Nixon, and Ronald Reagan along with projects for local governments. Research using primary source material helps prepare students for law school, 研究生学习, and research-intensive careers.
The Department of 政治科学 offers a pre-law program, with an enviable record of placing its students in top law schools. For students preparing for legal careers, the Department offers a multi-course sequence in Law and the Courts, and a senior year legal internship. Every fall the Department holds a Legal Career Day, bringing successful alumni and friends in the field of law to the college to talk to students about their experiences. Our students have been accepted to some of the finest law schools in the country, 包括维拉诺瓦, 波士顿大学, 迪金森, 天主教, 凯斯西, 和锡拉丘兹. In addition to the legal profession, there are other career opportunities being pursued by recent King’s political science graduates. In the public sector our graduates have been successful in obtaining employment at the local, 状态, and federal levels in the executive, 立法, 司法部门. A number of our graduates have also been successful in gaining elected positions. Other recent graduates have entered careers in the private sector in education and business.
The major in political science provides a student with a foundation in the American political system and along with an introduction to traditional and contemporary methods of social research. An integrated survey of various fields within the discipline is included in the major. Students are also required to take at least three elective courses (9 credits) within the major.
The Department of 政治科学 has created four tracks of required and elective courses along with certain non-department courses. These tracks are intended to assist the student in planning his or her course of study and to give the student an opportunity to undertake a more intensive study of certain areas within political science. The tracks also provide the student an opportunity to develop a more individualized course of study that best fits his or her specific interests.
学位提供: 文学士(学士.A.)
兼容的未成年人
- 工商管理
- 通信
- Computers and Information Systems
- 刑事司法
- 经济学
- 金融
- 外语
- 历史
- 人力资源管理
- 国际业务
- 心理学
- Environmental and Sustainability Studies
特殊功能
- 市级实习, 县, 状态, and federal government offices and in law offices in the local area.
- Full semester and summer-long internships outside the local area (e.g.哈里斯堡，华盛顿特区.C., and home district offices of members of Congress).
- A pre-legal program with a strong record of placing its students in some of the finest law schools in the country, 包括哥伦比亚, 潘, 迪金森, 寺庙, 乔治敦大学, 维拉诺瓦, 福特汉姆, 和巴黎圣母院. King’s pre-law advisor counsels prelaw students about entrance requirements for law school and the law school admissions process in general. The program also offers a comprehensive preparation for the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).