Political Studies - Dordt College

Political Studies from Dordt College is a Campus Bachelor Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Are you trying to figure out how the world works, and how it could work better? Would you like to understand how and why individuals, groups, and nations interact? Do you want to make a difference? If so, political studies might be for you. This major looks at the role of government in forging consensus and resolving conflicts to advance justice for all people. The state uses its God-ordained authority to address issues from global warming to world hunger. How that authority is exercised affects the lives of all of us. Daily decisions made by local officials about schools, by state officials about crime, and by federal officials about human rights, influence each person's quality of life. Dordt College begins with a belief that every corner of this world, every piece of life, belongs to God. This means that politics and government are an integral part of God's kingdom, and Christians are called to bring Christ's redeeming light to an arena typically dominated by power and self-interests. Dordt's Political Studies Program operates from a different perspective: that the institution of government is designed by God to establish and promote justice in the public square. As you study politics and government from the smallest municipality to the international community, you will be challenged to understand and develop your role as a Christian citizen. Your examination of the people and organizations in government and the ways public decisions are made will be founded on a biblical perspective that will prepare you to think and act biblically in the political arena. You'll explore ways to promote justice and righteousness through public policy while learning to think in a way that is neither liberal nor conservative, but which uses the Word of God as a compass. View more details on Dordt College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.