{"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":"2026-08-31T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T18:52:37","slug":"political-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#00a3e0\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--no-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPolitical Science\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Study the systems, institutions, and leaders that cause social change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs 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.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/major-minor\/\">Explore Major &amp; Minor<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/three-year-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Complete the Degree in Three Years<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__extra\">\n\t\t\t\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__image\" alt=\"Respect Human Rights Photo\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" 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, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Political Science Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/department-goals\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Department Goals &amp; 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Departmental Distinction<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/faculty-staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/careers\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Political Science Careers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/interesting-links\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Interesting Links<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/research\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Student Research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/student-awards\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Awards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h2 id=\"h-pursue-positive-social-change\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pursue positive social change.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/major-minor\/\">Explore the Major\/Minor<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/department-goals\/\/\">Learn about the Department<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin has-background has-custom-tertiary-background-color wp-block-butler-two-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"two-column-two-buttons__headline butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCreative, Comprehensive Curriculum\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"two-column-two-buttons__body butler-auto-contrast wp-block-paragraph\">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 <em>The Hunger Games<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__actions\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group is-vertical wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/course-descriptions\/\">View Course Descriptions<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section style=\"--butler-two-column-billboard-accent:#8bcec4\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-headline-text butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tExperiential Learning\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/08102656\/hero_iStock-157439170_washingtonDC.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Capitol\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">Washington, DC, Learning Semester<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">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>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/washington-semester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<article class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2021\/10\/08103032\/FlanzbaumEnglishclass0216-091.jpg\" alt=\"small class size\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading callout-two-column-billboard-card-heading\">Center for Citizenship and Community<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-description wp-block-paragraph\">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>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-button-group callout-two-column-billboard-card-link wp-block-butler-button-group\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academic-services\/citizenship-community\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"three-column-text-links alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-three-column-text-links\">\n\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__headline-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"three-column-text-links__headline butler-auto-contrast\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPolitical Science Internships\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__body-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"three-column-text-links__body butler-auto-contrast\">\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\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"three-column-text-links__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons three-column-text-links__button-list is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fb128502 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/internships\/\">Explore Internships<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/apprenticeships\/\">View Apprenticeship 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