Political Science - Old Dominion University

Political Science from Old Dominion University is a Campus Bachelor Public Administration degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The Department of Political Science and Geography offers undergraduate degrees in political science and geography. In political science , the department offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. The political science program is designed to give students an essential core of basic knowledge and analytical skills, while providing an opportunity to specialize in one of two emphasis areas: American politics and public law, or international relations and comparative politics. In geography the department offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees . The geography program is designed to give students a broad base of geographical training and an understanding of human-environment interrelationships, while providing an opportunity to specialize in one of three emphasis areas: urban planning and emergency/hazards management, environment and resources, and geographical information systems (B.S. only). Undergraduate and graduate certificates in geographic information science and in spatial analysis of coastal environments are also offered. In addition to developing subject-area expertise, political science and geography courses are designed to build analytic and communication skills. Writing skills are emphasized throughout the curriculum. Undergraduates in most 400-level courses in political science and geography are required to make oral presentations in class. Instructors also strengthen students? verbal competency skills through in-class discussions. Students gain technical skills in lower and upper-level methods classes where computers are employed for data analysis and social science research. View more details on Old Dominion University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Administration courses.