Why do study Political Science?
A political science degree can be used to go into law, be a lobbyist, be a campaign worker, fundraiser, organizer, or strategist. A political Science degree can also be used to be an educator or get a commission in the Military to be an officer.
How to study for a political science exam?
If it's similar make a diagram outlining the little differences you find and putting the similarities in one long list :-)
What do you study in political science?
Essentially, in political science you study society. This includes, ideology, economy, sociology, administration, politics and scientific theory.But it also depends quite a bit on what University you go to I suppose. However I'll take you through what a Bachelor in Political Science (Samfundsvidenskablig bachelor) entails at Roskilde University in Denmark.First semester: Basis of SociologyBasis of Political Science Basis of Academic group workPractice Research ProjectSecond semester:Basis of EconomyBasis of Planning, Space and ResourcesQualitative Scientific MethodPractice Research Project 2Third semester:Elective Subject - International Politics (My choice)Elective subject - International Development and trade (My choice)Scientific Theory (Ontology, Epistemology, Philosophy)Practice Research Project 3Forth Semester: Main Subject intro - Political Geography (My Major)Secondary Subject intro - Use of History (My Minor)Quantitative Scientific MethodSPSS Statistics Analysis ProgrammePractice Research Project 4Fifth Semester Secondary Focus: Tendencies in European history 1750–1991Historical Method Archive Knowledge (How to use a historical archive) History Research ProjectSixth Semester Primary Focus:Natural GeographyCultural GeographyPolitical Science Analysis-StrategyBachelor ThesisNow, this is just the way I did it. You can do it in different orders and such. After your mandatory courses, you can put them in the order you wish.
What is Political Science?
Political science is a social science concerned with the theory and practice of politics and the analysis of political systems and political behavior. Political scientists "see themselves engaged in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions. And from these revelations they attempt to construct general principles about the way the world of politics work." Political science intersects with other fields; including public policy, national politics, economics, international relations, comparative politics, psychology, sociology, history, law, and political theory.
What are the goals of studying political science?
A fairly easy but respectable source of "A's" to be used for applying to law school.
Political science Major?
I am in a political science program which I will graduate from this spring. Almost everyone I know who has graduated from the program (not a top ranked program) has found work quickly. I mean decent work, not a job at McD's or something. On payscale.com political science degrees earn only a couple of thousand less than a business degree to start with, but is significantly ahead by the middle of the career. I know of a few people in the department who received job offers too good to pass up which they had to relocate for because the department was nice enough to work with them and let them finish their last 2 or 3 classes through independent study. I am also taking quite a few economics courses which are in a different school at my university. An economics degree seems like it would have been an even better degree, and starts significantly higher than a business degree. The reason I mention this is because at my university the economics and business programs are withing the same college, the College of Business and Public Policy, so I have a lot of people pursuing straight business degrees in my classes. Almost to a man (or woman) they have been the least educated people in the classes. I primarily mentioned the business degree because almost every time someone rips a degree they have no idea what they are talking about, and are getting a business degree. If you add on a minor in something like Statistics or Mathematics you would have an even better chance of finding a job with a Political Science degree, but I think this goes for all degrees. It probably depends where you live too though. I wouldn't be afraid to apply for jobs that require a business degree with my degree because I don't think there is anything you couldn't learn in a few weeks, to a month or so, that they would require for someone with an undergraduate business degree.