Overview

Key features

Political Science is an ideal field of study for Metropolitan State University students interested in:

Social Justice: Building a more equitable world.
Rule of Law: Ensuring that no one is above the law and laws are applied equally to all.
Understanding Institutions: Identifying points of access and how power can be applied to change outcomes.
Systems of Inequality: Understanding how opportunities and benefits in society are unequally distributed among groups, privileging some while subordinating others.

Completing the Political Science Track can be the first step toward careers in a variety of fields, including:

Law
Local, State, and Federal Government
Advocacy
Elections and Campaign Management
Non-Profit and Non-Governmental Organizations

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Citizenship in a Global Context

Seeing Like a Social Scientist

Research Methods in Social Science

Great Ideas
Social Science

Approaches to World Politics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

National fall priority deadline: March 3

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint Paul, 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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Other requirements

General requirements

40 upper-division credits (courses at community colleges are all lower-division courses, so they do not count toward this requirement)
30 credits completed at Metropolitan State University
40 general education credits
8 upper-division liberal studies credits
3 racial issues graduation requirement (RIGR) credits
All credit requirements for the major
Elective credits (if you are short of the 120 total credits required for graduation)

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year
Out-of-State

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10354 USD / year

≈ 10354 USD / year

Living costs

Saint Paul

United States

1040 - 1755 USD / month

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

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