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<div class="page-title-wrapper"> <h1 class="page-title">Bachelor of Political Science Degrees</h1> </div> </div></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-media-image"><div class="field-content"></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="container" aria-label="main page"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-9 seo" aria-label="page content"> <div class="region region-content"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <div id="block-bridgewater-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article class="node node--type-academic-program-seo node--view-mode-full" aria-label="article container"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="field field--name-field-content-main field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--wysiwyg 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personalized, intensive private advising sessions to help you shape your education and career path. </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-cta-item paragraph---id--151041 scroll-reveal box2 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="image action item id-151041"> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items" data-blazy=""> <div class="field__item"> <div data-b-token="b-cf709ffef00" class="media media--blazy media--bundle--image media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" sizes="100vw" width="590" height="350" data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/bsu_grad-3086-600x400.webp?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (max-width: 1199px)" 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data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/bsu_grad-3086-600x400.jpg?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (min-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" sizes="100vw" width="590" height="350" data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/bsu_grad-3086-600x400.jpg?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" sizes="100vw" width="590" height="350" data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/bsu_grad-3086-600x400.jpg?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/bridgew/files/media/images/bsu_grad-3086-600x400.jpg" src="/sites/bridgew/files/media/images/image-loading.gif" alt="BSU professor Kevin Donnelly teaching class in front of a white board as students look on" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-wrap"> <div class="title-wrap"> <h3 class="field--name-field-title field__item"> Accomplished faculty </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-color field--type-color-field-type field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class='hidden'>rgb(83,86,90)</div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> BSU’s Political Science Department is comprised of experienced instructors and scholars. They include multiple Presidential Teaching Award winners and published authors. </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="paragraph paragraph--type--image-cta-item paragraph---id--151046 scroll-reveal box2 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="image action item id-151046"> <div class="blazy blazy--field blazy--field-image blazy--field-image--default field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items" data-blazy=""> <div class="field__item"> <div data-b-token="b-1519a21215f" class="media media--blazy media--bundle--image media--image media--responsive is-b-loading"> <picture> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (min-width: 1200px)" type="image/webp" sizes="100vw" width="590" height="350" data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/img_5719-600x400.webp?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (max-width: 1199px)" type="image/webp" sizes="100vw" 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data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/img_5719-600x400.jpg?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (min-width: 768px)" type="image/jpeg" sizes="100vw" width="590" height="350" data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/img_5719-600x400.jpg?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <source srcset="about:blank" media="all and (max-width: 767px)" type="image/jpeg" sizes="100vw" width="590" height="350" data-srcset="/sites/bridgew/files/styles/590x350/public/media/images/img_5719-600x400.jpg?h=252f27fa 590w"/> <img decoding="async" class="media__element b-lazy b-responsive" loading="lazy" data-src="/sites/bridgew/files/media/images/img_5719-600x400.jpg" src="/sites/bridgew/files/media/images/image-loading.gif" alt="BSU student shaking Governor Charlie Baker's hand at the Massachusetts state house" /> </picture> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content-wrap"> <div class="title-wrap"> <h3 class="field--name-field-title field__item"> High-profile internship opportunities </h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-color field--type-color-field-type field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class='hidden'>rgb(83,86,90)</div> </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Political science undergraduate students in our bachelor’s degree in political science programs have interned with U.S. Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, Governor Charlie Baker and the Suffolk County Superior Court. </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="no-margin-top no-margin-bottom padding-top-2 padding-bottom-3 paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-gray-section paragraph---id--151056 scroll-reveal box10 paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="row bs-2col"> <div class="col-lg-8 bs-region bs-region--left col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="row" id="program-highlights-extra"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-xs-12 padding-right box10 scroll-reveal"> <h3 ><span class="fontawesome-icon-inline"><span class="fa-check fas" aria-hidden="true"></span></span>Democratic Governance and Leadership Program</h3> <p>The DGLP is housed in the Department of Political Science and promotes teaching, scholarship and community service. This program is open to all political science undergraduate students.</p> <h3><span class="fontawesome-icon-inline"><span class="fa-check fas" aria-hidden="true"></span></span>Learn to write with expertise</h3> <p>While earning your BA in political science, you’ll learn to understand and effectively communicate about political systems, processes and theories by developing logical arguments that make use of relevant evidence.</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 col-xs-12 box10 scroll-reveal"> <h3><span class="fontawesome-icon-inline"><span class="fa-check fas" aria-hidden="true"></span></span>Earn your law degree</h3> <p>BSU now has a <a href="/academics/bsu-umass-law-accelerated-program">3+3 program</a> in partnership with UMass Law. Through this accelerated program, you may complete your bachelor's degree in political science at Bridgewater and your JD law degree at UMass Law in a total of six years, instead of the usual seven.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="padding-bottom-6 paragraph paragraph--type--wysiwyg paragraph---id--151061 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="content row id-151061 "> <div class="layout layout--onecol"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body-formatted field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="program-of-study" class="box10 scroll-reveal"> <div class="row"> <h2>Program of Study for Political Science Students</h2> <div class="col-sm-8 col-xs-12 list-text"> <p>Regardless of which major or minor you choose, the Department of Political Science is committed to ensuring you’ll have a complete understanding of the topics that are today’s biggest issues in politics. Just a few of our newer political science undergraduate courses for political science majors are:</p> <ul> <li>LGBTQ Politics in America</li> <li>Immigration Policy</li> <li>Politics of Climate Change</li> </ul> <p><strong>Click any link below to reveal each program's course detail.</strong></p> <ul class="acalog" data-acalog-data="programs" data-acalog-display="dynamic" data-acalog-catalog-name="2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog" data-acalog-program-type="Political Science"><li>Loading...</li></ul> <ul class="acalog" data-acalog-data="programs" data-acalog-display="dynamic" data-acalog-catalog-name="2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog" data-acalog-program-name="Philosophy, Politics and Economics Minor"><li>Loading...</li></ul> <ul class="acalog" data-acalog-data="programs" data-acalog-display="dynamic" data-acalog-catalog-name="2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog" data-acalog-program-name="Civic Education and Community Leadership Minor"><li>Loading...</li></ul> <p class="small">Program details from 2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog</p></div> <div class="col-sm-4 col-xs-12 sidebar-callout"> <div class="padding"> <h3>Programs Related to Political Science</h3> <p>Political science touches so many professions. If you have more than one passion and a specific career goal, you might consider pairing your BA in political science with another major or minor to customize your political science bachelor’s degree. Some other programs of study you might want to explore are:</p> <p><a href="/academics/majors-minors-undergraduate/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice, BS</a><br> <a href="/academics/majors-minors-undergraduate/philosophy">Philosophy, BA</a><br> <a href="/academics/majors-minors-undergraduate/sociology">Sociology, BA</a><br> <a href="/department/economics/academic-programs">Economics, BS</a><br> American Studies (interdisciplinary) minor<br> Civic Education and Community Leadership (interdisciplinary) minor<br> Philosophy, Politics and Economics (interdisciplinary) minor<br></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="no-margin-top margin-bottom-2 no-padding-top padding-bottom-3 paragraph paragraph--type--testimonial paragraph---id--151066 scroll-reveal box1 paragraph--view-mode--default" aria-label="testimonial content id-151066"> <div class="media-wrapper"> <div class="media"> <div class="media-body"> <blockquote> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <em>"As a political science undergraduate at BSU, I’ve been granted the opportunity to grow as a student and person through the connections I’ve made. Growing as a student and person within this department is inevitable, because we have faculty and mentors who “tell us how it is,” who guide us and who respectfully challenge us. This is the true uniqueness and magic of the political science department, and any student who has the opportunity to get involved with our department quickly realizes this!”</em> </div> </div> </blockquote> <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> Muriel Mena, '23 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="no-margin-top no-margin-bottom paragraph paragraph--type--full-width-gray-section paragraph---id--151071 scroll-reveal box10 paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="row bs-2col"> <div class="col-lg-8 bs-region bs-region--left col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12"> <h2 class="field field--name-field-section-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Careers in Political Science</h2> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div id="careercontainer"><div class="col-sm-9 col-xs-12 careertext"><p>Graduates who have earned a political science bachelor’s degree have many career choices. Many of our political science majors have gone on to prominent law schools and top-ranked political science graduate programs. And while a career in politics is certainly where many graduates with our bachelor’s degree in political science land, with additional education and credentials, your undergraduate degree can lead to jobs in many other industries and organizations.</p> <p>Just a few jobs you could pursue with a bachelor’s degree in political science are: </p> <ul> <li>Political Analyst</li> <li>Attorney</li> <li>Intelligence Analyst</li> <li>Political Consultant</li> <li>Public Relations Specialist</li> <li>Legislative Assistant</li> <li>Political Journalist</li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="field__item"> <section class="margin-top-6 no-margin-bottom no-padding-bottom paragraph paragraph--type--one-image-cta paragraph---id--151076 paragraph--view-mode--default scroll-reveal box10 background-disabled" aria-label="image action item id-151076"> <div class="row bs-2col"> <div class="col-md-6 bs-region bs-region--left"> <div class="field 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