You will learn
- about political leaders.
- how governments make
decisions,
the policies that result from those decisions.
- how governments
respond to societal and international conflicts.
- why people develop their
attitudes about various political issues, their preferences among candidates.
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how groups attempt to influence governments.
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how governments ought to be
constituted and how they can best serve their people.
Today, no less than in the past, it is essential for citizens in a democracy
to be educated about the political system in which they live, and to know how
that system relates to other governments and international issues.
The study of
political science:
- helps to develop your reasoning and analytical skills.
- builds competence in oral and written expression.
- helps in the
acquisition of skills in doing research, data analysis and computer-usage.
It remains true, as
Aristotle wrote long ago, that politics is the "queen of the sciences."
You have
good reasons to be considering the challenging, enjoyable major in political
science that we offer you at Villanova.
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