About

The Political Science program offered at the University of Central Florida seeks to:

• provide a broad background for careers in foreign and domestic public service and in the private sector where a knowledge of government and politics is necessary; 

• provide a broad background for and facilitate admission to law school through the prelaw emphasis; 

• prepare students for teaching. research, and graduate study in Political Science; 

• provide a broad background for careers in politics; and 

• educate citizens and promote their active interest in public affairs. 

Students should plan their major or minor in consultation with their departmental advisor according to their interests and career objectives.

All three tracks require a total of 36 credit hours, which include required core courses in American National Government and Scope and Methods of Political Science, in addition to distributed electives from American politics, comparative politics and international relations, and political theory. 

The pre-law track also requires specialized coursework in judicial politics and law. Our program is designed to produce graduates ready to pursue careers in a variety of areas including but not limited to; state and federal government, non-profit, think-tanks, international organizations and businesses. 

Graduates from the Political Science BA program are also prepared to go on to graduate or law school opening more career paths.