Overview

Political Science at Drury University graduates attend law school, graduate school, and work in both the public and private sectors, including law, international organizations, media, academia, government, secondary education, non-profits, administration, human resources, diplomacy, and business.

Key facts

The Political Science major requires a minimum 37 hours of coursework, with optional tracks in American Politics and International Affairs. Students take a required set of 19 credit hours, and then choose 18 credit hours of electives. Students choosing to track must take at least 12 out of their 18 total elective credit hours either in American Politics or International Affairs courses. No more than 6 credit hours of electives may be at the 200 level (at least 12 hours of electives must be at the 300 or 400 level). PLSC 302, PLSC 356 and PLSC 370 may be taken for either the American Politics or International Affairs tracks.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Government and Politics in the IJS

Beyond the Headlines: Tools for Engaging the Political World

Comparative Politics

International Relations

Political Inquiry

Senior Research Seminar

Government and Politics in the IJS

Beyond the Headlines: Tools for Engaging the Political World

Comparative Politics

International Relations

Political Inquiry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-17 00:00:00 , International

More details

International students should apply no later than the 2nd week of June for the Fall; and no later than the 2nd week of November for Spring.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Springfield, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Complete Application for Admission
Official transcripts: Official ACT/SAT scores, Personal essay
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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

36700 USD / year

≈ 36700 USD / year
Out-of-State

36700 USD / year

≈ 36700 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

36700 USD / year

≈ 36700 USD / year

Living costs

Springfield

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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