Political Science combines up-to-date scholarship, personal attention, excellent teaching, and many opportunities to learn outside the classroom.A major in political science prepares students for a wide variety of vocations indeed, the faculty s goal is to prime students for a lifetime of learning and accomplishment, rather than to teach the skills needed for a particular entry-level job. Political Science majors write well, articulate ideas clearly, research thoroughly, and understand the workings of government, other countries, and international affairs.