Whatever your career aspirations, a major in political science and global affairs can help you hone your decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical capabilities. You'll become an effective communicator, a lucid writer, and a critical thinker. You will learn how institutions work, why social change is difficult, and how to think creatively about social problems, legal questions, and democracy. You'll learn to analyze social power and the way it affects and is affected by political, legal, and economic institutions. Political science is a versatile major that can lead to a variety of exciting careers.
Political science and global affairs majors take 39 credits in the University Core Curriculum, 21-33 hours in the College of Arts and Sciences core, 36 hours of political science courses for the major, and 12-24 hours of electives.
Bill Curtis Professor of Political Science
"I try to challenge my students to think critically about why they believe what they believe."
Elvia Montoya
- Class of 2015
Political Science and Spanish
"The critical thinking, oral communication, organizational, and writing skills I learned at the University of Portland have been valuable in my career."
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