Overview

Federal, state and local governments are important employers of political science graduates. In the private sector, including nonprofits, the increasing interaction with government creates a growing demand for graduates with an understanding of political systems, domestically and internationally. Political Science, Law, and Public Administration are common graduate fields of study for graduates of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS).

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the content materials relative to their studies in Political Science. More specifically, students will use course content to: identify, describe, analyze, and evaluate major events, trends, peoples, groups, cultures, ideas, and institutions.

Conduct scholarly research in Political Science. More specifically, students will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to locate and utilize scholarly materials through library research and archival research, e.g. data sets, scholarly journal articles, academic publications.
Identify primary sources, theories, opinion polls, policy trends, and determine their perspectives.
Discover sources that demonstrate valuable historical and current trends.

Apply knowledge of political processes and political methodology. In particular, students will be able to:

Demonstrate the ability to analyze scholarly work, separate fact from opinion, recognize events, issues, or concepts being presented, acknowledge the historical development of issues, evaluate proposed arguments and supporting evidence.
Associate political developments across different levels of analysis.
Recognize political patterns and apply this knowledge to logically anticipate political outcomes.

Communicate an understanding of political outcomes, processes, and methodology. More specifically, students will be able to:

Communicate an understanding of the program’s content both orally and in written work in their own words.
Construct arguments and analysis of political events and outcomes.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The American Political System
Might and Right Among Nations
Public Administration, Policy and Law Courses
International Politics
American Political Institutions and Behavior Courses
Comparative Politics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-21 00:00:00

Apply anytime.

More details

UCCS accepts applications throughout the year. It is advisable to submit the applications early in the fall one year prior to the intended start date.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Administration Public Policy Political Science View 299 other Bachelors in Public Administration in United States

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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Other requirements

General requirements

First-Time Freshman Application
Submit Application Fee
Submit Your High School/Ged Transcripts
Submit Your Sat/Act Scores
English Proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

21576 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10788 USD per semester during 48 months.
National

21576 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10788 USD per semester during 48 months.
In-State

10796 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5398 USD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Colorado Springs

950 - 1350 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Political Science.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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