Political Science Interview Preparation Guide

The basic process is largely the same as for independent study, but you must satisfy University requirements for eligibility for Honors, and must follow the procedures and schedule established by the University Honors Program. Also, this is usually a two-semester project, and we strongly recommend that you start thinking and consulting an adviser about this during the spring of the junior year, so that you will be able to turn in a formal proposal to the Honors Council in early October.

It depends. While none of our courses have mandatory prerequisites, it makes good common sense to take PSI 1101 ?Introduction to Political Science? before enrolling in upper level courses. However, if you have considerable experience in the social sciences, you may well feel comfortable and confidence in any of the 2000 level courses. Talk with any political science professor to reach a reasonable decision.

Economic - motives included the desire to make money, to expand and control foreign trade, to create new markets for products, to acquire raw materials and cheap labor, to compete for investments and resources, and to export industrial technology and transportation methods. 2.) Political- motives were based on a nation's desire to gain power, to compete with other European countries, to expand territory, to exercise military force, to gain prestige by winning colonies, and to boost national pride and security. 3.) Religious- motives included the desire to spread Christianity, to protect European missionaries in other lands, to spread European values and moral beliefs, to educate peoples of other cultures, and to end slave trade in Africa. 4.) Exploratory- motives were based on the desire to explore "unknown" or uncharted territory, to conduct scientific research, to conduct medical searches for the causes and treatment of diseases, to go on an adventure, and to investigate "unknown" lands and cultures.

Yes, the department offers a number of dual majors

The best place for the answer to this question is the college offering the degree. The division office or academic department that offers the degree should have information on the kinds of jobs their graduates have obtained.

No. AP grades of 4 or 5 in Politics count as electives and toward overall distribution requirements, but do not count toward the major. Any AP credit will appear as an elective in your degree progress report. (If you are missing a credit you have earned, see the Registrars Office.)

Political science courses emphasize critical thinking, a skill that can be transferred to any chosen career. The American Political Science Association notes that political science majors generally find jobs in business, the law, state, local and federal government, journalism, marketing, international organizations and finance, political campaigns, interest groups and civic associations, communications, policy analysis, and pre-college and college teaching.

Yes, and as a matter of fact, we encourage it.

Political science, as currently conceived, is a relatively new concept that dates to the nineteenth-century United States. Prior to this time, the study of politics in the West remained a part of natural philosophy, and it tended to focus on philosophical, historical, and institutional approaches. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle is often named as the first "political scientist," but his approach differs markedly from what is currently understood to be "political science." Aristotle primarily occupied himself with addressing what sort of political system would best enable the highest human life of eudaimonia (happiness). In the Politics, Aristotle surveys an array of constitutions, separating them into six categories based on how many rule the system and whether or not they rule well. This may be considered an empirical study of sorts and perhaps the first "typology," but his method of study falls well short of what is currently considered to be scientific.

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