BA in Political science

The academic study of politics dates to the earliest times. Aristotle called politics "the queen of the sciences" because it addresses the fundamental question of how people can live together peacefully and productively. Traditionally, in the United States, the political science discipline has been divided into five sub-fields: political theory, American government, comparative politics, international relations and public law. More recently, political science has expanded to include areas such as media and political communication, interest group behavior and the politics of gender, race and sexual orientation.