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Program Overview
Courses in the department introduce the student to fundamental issues in the governmental process, social conditions that create a need for government, structure and procedures of governments, control of governments and enforcement of responsibility, and relationships among governments.
The goals of the program are to foster in our students an appreciation of government and politics and to prepare them to assume the duties of citizenship; to provide special knowledge and skills useful to those who plan to pursue public service; and to lay the foundations for the scholarly study of government, politics, and the law for those who plan to pursue graduate study or a legal education.
We offer a B.A. degree in Political Science with the following tracks or concentrations: a public service track and a traditional track.
The public service track allows students to gain the necessary skills to work as administrators in local government agencies. It involves a public service internship and courses such as public bureaucracy, public budgeting, public personnel management.
The traditional track provides students with a strong liberal arts background in the study of politics and is a proven preparation for graduate and professional schools. Regardless of the track or concentration that is selected, students must complete 30 hours of Political Science courses including the following: Introduction to American Politics (Y103), Elements of Political Analysis (Y205) and the Senior Seminar in Political Science (Y490).
Political Science Students at IU Southeast
Our students have always been leaders on the campus at IU Southeast. Whether serving as President of the Student Government Association; participating in the University Model United Nations, Model Arab League and Model European Union Programs, coordinating the IU Southeast Model UN Security Council Conference for High School Students, running the College Democrats and Republicans or the IU Southeast Chapter of the Indiana Civil Liberties Union, serving as Interns in the Indiana State Legislature and the British House of Commons or participating in the IU Overseas Study Program, Political Science students at IU Southeast are very active.
