Our graduating majors should be able to
- identify, summarize and criticize complex arguments and texts through lucid oral and written expression
- demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge and understanding of the major concepts and theories that inform all political science
- differentiate empirical and normative arguments in a text and construct reasoned responses to both
- show a basic ability to understand, apply, and criticize formal, quantitative and qualitative methods of research
- display appropriately broad knowledge of political institutions and processes in the United States, other nations and the world
- design and conduct independent research in political science (in a seminar setting, a Mentored Advanced Project (MAP) or an independent study)
- articulate their understanding of their own relationship to the political world