{"id":393,"date":"2021-10-06T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:30:12","slug":"political-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\"\n\t>\n\t\tPolitical Science\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStudy the systems, institutions, and leaders that cause social change.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescriptionText\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a Political Science major at Butler, you will learn how to effect positive social change as an active and responsible citizen of your community, country, and world.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hero-standard__buttonList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/major-minor\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Major &#038; Minor\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplete the Degree in Three Years\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-standard__extraContent\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102700\/hero_iStock-465759808.jpg\" class=\"hero-standard__image\" alt=\"Respect Human Rights Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102700\/hero_iStock-465759808.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102700\/hero_iStock-465759808-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102700\/hero_iStock-465759808-1024x220.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102700\/hero_iStock-465759808-768x165.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu sidebar-menu--hasHero\" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Political Science Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/department-goals\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Department Goals &#038; Objectives<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/major-minor\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Major &#038; Minor Requirements<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/four-year-degree-plan\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Four-Year Degree Plan<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/internships\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Internships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/apprenticeships\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Apprenticeships<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/blueprint-for-success\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Blueprint for Success<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/honors-awards\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Awards &amp; Departmental Distinction<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/faculty-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/careers\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Political Science Careers<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/interesting-links\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Interesting Links<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/research\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Student Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem hide-overflow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/student-awards\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Awards<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__desktopToggle\" v-text=\"desktopLabel\" :aria-expanded=\"desktopOpen\">More Links<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pursue-positive-social-change\">Pursue positive social change.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Political Science major at Butler, you will learn how to effect positive social change as an active and responsible citizen of your community, country, and world. Through internships, research, and community-based service learning, you will gain practical experience and empathetic understanding, working with organizations focused on policymaking, social justice, legal and human rights, poverty, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can immerse yourself in the culture and politics of other countries, during study abroad tours and fieldwork led by our faculty. You even have the option of completing your degree in three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/major-minor\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Explore the Major\/Minor<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/department-goals\/\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Learn about the Department<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons sketches__app alignfull\"\n\t\t style=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__wrapper container grid-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__text\" style=\"--callout-innerblocks-text-color: var(--color-theme-primary);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__heading t-d4\">Creative, Comprehensive Curriculum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with foundational courses covering U.S. and international politics, you can take innovative courses on community mediation, civil rights, peace and conflict, gender, geopolitical hotspots like China and the Middle East, even politics through the lens of humor or <i>The Hunger Games<\/i>. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/course-descriptions\/\"\n\ttarget=\"\"\n\tclass=\"button-link-right button-link-right--hover-solid button-link-right--color-theme-primary\"\n>\n\tView Course Descriptions<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull  callout-two-column-billboard--hasTitle alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__headline\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h2\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-seafoam);\"\n\t>\n\t\tExperiential Learning\t<\/span>\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102656\/hero_iStock-157439170_washingtonDC-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102656\/hero_iStock-157439170_washingtonDC-768x165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102656\/hero_iStock-157439170_washingtonDC-1024x220.jpg 1024w, ' alt='U.S. Capitol' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1440' height='310' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWashington, DC, Learning Semester\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The White House, State Department, Amnesty International, and numerous other sites. Participants also take for-credit classes in foreign policy and the history and public art of Washington.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/washington-semester\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103032\/FlanzbaumEnglishclass0216-091-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103032\/FlanzbaumEnglishclass0216-091-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103032\/FlanzbaumEnglishclass0216-091-1024x682.jpg 1024w, ' alt='small class size' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='1613' height='1075' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCenter for Citizenship and Community\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All Butler undergraduates take at least one service-learning course involving active engagement with Indianapolis neighborhoods and community organizations. Our Center for Citizenship and Community (CCC)  helps identify community partners, design courses, and foster student growth in civic mindedness.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/citizenship-community\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wysiwyg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPolitical Science Internships\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWe encourage students to undertake internships during their time at Butler. Our location in Indiana\u2019s capital offers you a wide range of internship opportunities in the State House and in political\/social justice activism. Students have interned with the Democratic and Republican party caucuses in the Indiana legislature; the Mayor&#8217;s Office and more. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-three-column-text-action-links-right__items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/internships\/\"  class=\"button-solid  button-solid--hover-none t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Explore Internships<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/apprenticeships\/\"  class=\"button-solid  button-solid--hover-none t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">View Apprenticeship Eligibility<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__wrapper grid-default\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"footer-contact__headline t-d3\">Contact Us<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Political Science<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p>Jordan Hall, Room 347<br \/>\n4600 Sunset Avenue<br \/>\nIndianapolis, IN 46208<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"tel\">317-940-9872<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Administrative Specialist<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnContent wysiwyg__content\"><p><a href=\"mailto:lcooley@butler.edu\">Linda Cooley<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-393","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Political Science Degree | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pursue positive social change by studying the systems, institutions, and leadership of the world as a Political Science major at Butler.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Political Science Degree | Butler University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pursue positive social change by studying the systems, institutions, and leadership of the world as a Political Science major at Butler.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College of Liberal Arts &amp; 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