What will i learn if i study political science?

Answer 1

Political Science can be summed up as a current events course, but I'm taking this out of my colleges course description for U.S. Political Science:

"Studies political institutions, systems, behavior, and issues. Analyzes American national government. Includes study of presidency, interest groups, elections, and general theories of the American political system."

Generally if you are in the U.S. introduction to Political Science covers the U.S. government nad political aspect. If you are going to be studying International Politics you look atthe various types of government and their processes.

In most political science courses they relate the current political news to the present, as they sometimes do in a history course, so knowledge of current events is really essential for the complete understanding of the course. So you would need to know the politics around the Iraq war, who the current leaders are of the various countries and political groups.

~~History is great for knowledge about the past, but it doesn't cover current events. Political Science covers the current events in the worlds and in my opinion essential since a lot of todays youth (including myself) doesn't know much about what is going on in the world, yet we complain about the government and the leaders without knowing how the system works. If you know what is going on in the world you have more of an ability to be able to say what is wrong with the world today. Speech is great too, I took that in my first semester of college, but you don't learn how to debate topics, you learn how to formulate speeches. If you want to learn how to debate in a logical manner Philosophy is good, I took it last semester and you learn how to make logical arguements.

~~I'm planning on taking a course on Political Science next semester in order to enlighten my ideas of our current world government and politics. I spoke to the professor about it and I am interesting in taking it, because I'm interested in world news, but I wouldn't make it a major. I know a lot of people are bashing this type of study, but if you like knowing about what's going on in the world it's educational and interesting.

Whether or not I have an opinion on how beneficial Political Science is I'm answering your question in regards to what you will learn.

Answer 2

You will learn that you MUST further your education after receiving a Political Science Degree because there isn't a THING you can do with it until you get a MASTER'S DEGREE.... you will learn a lot of historical things and how they might relate to the present in the political arena, but as far as getting a career..... why not decide to become a LAWYER or something... it will definitely teach you about politics AND give you a good career.

Answer 3

I don't think you will learn all that much. History or public speaking is a better choice. You can actually learn how to develop and defend a logical argument or why things are the way they are.

Answer 4

element to the guy on your left, it incredibly is a guy, and say "he did it" there - you have finished politics. Adam Smith is the father of Economics. I certainly have linked a precis of "the character and reasons Of The Wealth of countries", his great artwork that began the learn of economics as all of us comprehend it.

Answer 5

How to be a suck up.