Degrees & Majors
Political Science (100% online)
Offered at IU East by Graduate School
About
This is an online program.
The online Graduate Certificate in Political Science provides graduate-level instruction to students interested in obtaining advanced skills and knowledge in this area. The program may be of interest to dual-credit and community college instructors (see below).
As a student in this program, you study political philosophy, American politics, comparative politics, public opinion, and research methods.
When you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Describe the subfields of political science, the central questions they address, and the methods they typically employ.
- Evaluate and critique empirical social science research through literature review and the application of tools and strategies of political analysis.
- Interpret, analyze, and trace the influence of major political thinkers and movements that have influenced the development of American democracy.
- Isolate and analyze factors that shape the political attitudes, beliefs, and preferences of individuals and groups and map their impacts on political behavior and decision-making.
- Evaluate and analyze the major institutions of American national politics.
- Situate and analyze American political institutions, processes, and behaviors in a comparative perspective that accounts for regional and international differences.
Your Graduate Certificate in Political Science can help prepare you for careers in:
- Education
- Lobbying
- Policy analysis
- NGO management
- National security
- Public service
- Politics