{"id":584,"date":"2021-10-06T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/department-goals\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:57:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T14:57:54","slug":"department-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/department-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Goals and Objectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<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; Objectives<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/major-minor\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Major &amp; Minor Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/four-year-degree-plan\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Four-Year Degree Plan<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/internships\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/apprenticeships\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Apprenticeships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/blueprint-for-success\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Blueprint for Success<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/political-science\/honors-awards\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Awards &amp; 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<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-department-goals-and-objectives\">Department Goals and Objectives<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Butler Political Science Program, distinctively grounded in a firm commitment to social justice, democracy, and human rights, engages students in the study and practice of politics to promote the collective good at the local, national, and global levels. The program defines politics broadly as the formal and informal ways societies govern themselves. The program offers an innovative curriculum that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue positive social change. 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