Political Science, B.A.

Political science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, nation, government, and public policy. Aristotle famously quipped that man is by nature a political animal, and throughout history humans have indeed lived and worked primarily in social communities, ranging from small tribes and towns to vast nations. The field of political science provides opportunities for students of every age to study systematically how human societies organize and govern themselves, allocate wealth, promote development, and solve problems of collective action. Students in Asbury University’s political science program join a centuries old conversation that begins with simple questions about governing arrangements, but that leads to profound questions about the nature of man, the nature of justice, and how humans should structure their political lives and institutions.