14 Politics Course Programs

Evolve your leadership perspective and learn to develop a responsive business strategy that can adapt to a changing global context.

Data science is changing how we understand and study politics, policy, and decision-making. This course introduces students to the fundamental tools of data science, including collecting, modeling, and visualizing data, and how to apply these tools to study political and policy questions.

In CROSSROADS - The EU under Siege. Politics, Law and Institutional Reform After the 2024 Elections Seasonal School aims to provide participants with the tools to understand how the European Union has changed since the June 2024 elections and the election of a new European Parliament and European Commission.

Gain exclusive global perspective with specialists at The Economist. A shift within international politics is underway as the rivalry between the United States and China intensifies. Alongside this contest, the state of the climate, migration levels, and aging populations are all of concern to world leaders. The New Global Order: How Politics, Business, and Technology are Changing is an online short course from The Economist. It is designed to equip you with a unique blend of conceptual and practical understanding of global politics and its impact. This six-week course takes you on a journey through the main players in power, their political strategies, economic goals and relationships, crucial events, the role of technology, and the sweep of global trends throughout. You’ll gain a better understanding of how your organization may be affected and how you should respond to emerging shifts.

Introduction to the comparative study of the political role of religious institutions and beliefs. Covers issues such as religion's relationship to violence and terrorism, democracy and human rights, group identity, gender and sexuality, and modernity and secularism.

The study of politics includes a broad range of subject matter, including American politics, political theory, comparative politics, international relations, public policy, and political economy. The Department of Politics is committed to interdisciplinary approaches to the study of these subjects, and is prepared to accept, for example, courses in history, economics, and legal studies towards completion of the major.

Politics, Law and Social Thought (PLST) is an interdisciplinary minor open to all undergraduate students at Rice from all backgrounds. Its task is the study of political ideas in their philosophical and historical contexts as well as with regard to their effects on constitutional law and social and political practices.

Politics involves the study of power, influence and ideas in public and private life, at the personal, local, state, national, and international levels. The mission of the Department of Politics is to provide our students with an understanding of politics, government, and public policy to prepare them to become well informed, curious, and engaged leaders in their communities, in their societies, and in our increasingly complex, interdependent, and pluralistic world. Graduates of the Politics Department have found this major provides an excellent basis for careers in politics, law, education, business, public service, international affairs, and media.

Understanding and using political power effectively requires a deep knowledge of our world. That’s why Whitman College’s Politics degree encourages students to take full advantage of our liberal arts environment to explore politics from multiple perspectives for a broad intellectual foundation. In the Politics major, as you deepen your knowledge of democracy, international relations, immigration, climate change, activism and other important topics, you’ll strengthen your ability to apply theory and action to today’s most crucial issues. A Politics degree from Whitman can be the first step on your path to making a difference.

The Classics–History–Politics major offers students interested in the Western intellectual tradition the opportunity for multidisciplinary study supported by training in languages central to that tradition. It culminates in a senior thesis requiring students each to address a major problem in the history of ideas in its historical context. The CHP major is highly flexible, allowing students to fulfill its requirements through varied options within the respective departments. Individuals’ programs, however, must be carefully chosen in consultation with CHP staff so that courses within the constituent disciplines form an integrated whole fully supportive of their eventual senior projects.

In a world that is being reshaped in challenging ways, Politics and International Relations is where the action is. We provide real student engagement with small class sizes where professors know your name and what you’re about. Every year our students and faculty travel together to some of the most important sites of political action – in Canada, the United States, Africa and Europe. You learn why societies look the way they do, and how politics is the ultimate tool for change.

Prepare for further study of politics at degree level, with an introduction to political philosophy, democracy and ideology.

What do I need to know or be able to do before taking Government and Politics? There is no requirement to have studied the subject before but students are expected to have at least an A grade or equivalent in English Language GCSE. The examination papers are designed to test knowledge and understanding of relevant institutions, processes, political concepts, theories and issues. In addition, they will require you to interpret and apply evidence to identify and explain relevant similarities. Essay questions test your analysis and evaluative skills; principally, your ability to construct arguments, make substantiated judgements and draw conclusions.

Politics, Media and Campaigning Course is all about sending the right message at the right time. In this course, you are going to learn how to get your message across, not only in an appealing but also in a strategic way. Whether you want to advocate for a single political issue or you are considering becoming a politician, this is the right course for you.