You need to understand the world in which
we live.
So you need the basic foundation for that.
And that’s what we do in political science.
And in general what do people do in the political arena.
How do decisions get made. How you negotiate with someone else.
The Political Science major here at AJU has several unique features.
We have really small classroom sizes compared to most other colleges and universities
so everyone gets to actually talk about political issues.
The poly sci major at AJU is a really
well balanced program. We offer courses in all the different areas in political science
Students can focus on either US or they can focus on the international arena. Or they can have a general PoliSci degree.
People are very interested in things like the Presidential race
or trade within the international system. 
Actual political issues, like gun control
or freedom of speech,
We are able to integrate classroom learning and practical and experiential work.
One of the experiences is with the modern
United Nations. We teach it as a class, but
students also prepare to go and participate
in the model UN simulation.
We also offer a course called Politics of
Food. They learn about all issues dealing
with the growth, the production, the distribution of food, all the issues about food justice
and food safety.
There they do some kind of service project. It might be building and expanding an organic garden.
Something else that we offer here is the opportunity for students to do internships and take classes
in conjunction with their internship experience. So students interested in going on to become
a lawyer, they can do an internship with a
law firm in the area.
One of the strengths of our program is that
students get prepared for life.
After finishing the Political Science major,
students have a lot of future career opportunities
and graduate school opportunities.
Obviously they can go into politics, they
can work behind the scenes for elected officials.
We also have a lot of students who have gone
to law school.
And they also have the opportunity to go on
and do jobs, for example, with the Department
of State or another government organization,
as well as an international organization like
the United Nations.
We have students who have run their own businesses.
Political science is really essential for
anyone who wants to work either in the local
arena or in the global arena.
What they get here is really invaluable because
they have an opportunity to not only thrive
but really to blossom and to excel.
