Department of Political 科学-菠菜网lol正规平台

Welcome to the Political 科学 Department at 菠菜网lol正规平台. 这个部门 has a long and 丰富的历史. Formed in 1962, a time when San Jose State University was known as San Jose State College, more than 4,000 students have earned a bachelor's degree in political 科学. 教师, students and staff of the Department of Political 科学 engage in teaching and learning critically and systematically about politics, public affairs, public institutions, and their problems. Our mission thus embraces elements of the liberal arts, citizenship, and social 科学 education. A major strength of 菠菜网lol正规平台's student body is its diversity. 我们的学生各不相同 economic status, ethnic background, age, experience, and educational objectives. 的 department's courses and programs respond to this diversity, offering our students knowledge and skills essential to citizenship as well as pre-professional education in preparation for a variety of careers or for graduate school.

本科课程

的 undergraduate program offers a Bachelor's Degree in Political 科学 and three minors: Political 科学, Public 政府 and Public Policy, and Applied Research 方法. Each of these programs prepares students to be active, engaged, and informed citizens, and develops skills in critical analysis and communication. 主修 political 科学 leads to a wide variety of professional careers, including teaching, the law, business, public service, and public policy.

本科建议

Department faculty provide academic advising for political 科学 majors or students minoring in Political 科学, Public 政府 and Public Policy, or Applied 研究方法. Advisors can assist students with major and minor course requirements, course planning, the graduation application process, internships, and department scholarships. 教师 advisors are also happy to discuss career planning or preparing for graduate 学校或法学院.

奖学金

的 Political 科学 Department awards more than 10 scholarships to our students 每年. 的 scholarships are supported by generous benefactors–often former faculty, students, and friends of the department–who desire to ease the financial burden on our students as they seek to earn their degrees in Political 科学. 这个部门 encourages all of our students to apply for 一个 or more of these awards.

教师

的 Political 科学 Department currently has an outstanding group of dedicated faculty. To learn more about our teaching, research, and service to the university, community, and profession, please visit our faculty pages.

部门的消息

Political 科学 faculty in the department have a long tradition of providing commentary in local, national, and international media outlets. 我们相信帮助告知 the public about political and social issues (both past and present) is an important part of being a faculty member at a public university. For news on our faculty’s latest media appearances, op-ed articles, academic publications, and public lectures, please visit our 部门的消息 page.