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« Culture and Society Degree Programs

Political Science Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Offered on campus

Pursue Politics in Downtown Pittsburgh

Point Park University's political science program in the School of Arts & Sciences gives you the flexibility to design a degree to meet your specific needs while preparing you for law school or a career in government, journalism, business or education.

Concentration Options

Our political science curriculum reflects a diverse liberal arts background and allows you to concentrate in one of the following areas:

Government and law
International studies

As a political science major, you'll be encouraged to complete internships, which will provide you with practical, real-world experience and give you an advantage as you enter your chosen career field.

Meet Our Faculty

Dora Ion, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science and coordinator of the history, political science and legal studies programs

Dr. Ion's research interests are centered on political theory (justice theories) and international relations, especially cosmopolitanism (Kantian) and integration.

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Edward Meena, M.Ed., M.A., professor of history

Some of Professor Meena's courses include History of Western Civilization I, History of Pennsylvania: Focus on Pittsburgh and History of the 1960s.

Faculty Bio

Marion Dixon, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology

Dr. Dixon's research interests include agriculture, food, international development, Middle East and North Africa, world-ecology and nature-society relations.

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