While tracking voting behavior in this country is one area of study within OSU's Department of Political Science, consider what else you can learn about the political realities in this country – and around the world:

State and national politics • presidential elections • international relations • political parties • public policy and American lawmaking • the politics of the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, and the former Soviet Union • courts and legal system • war, revolution, and the United Nations • foreign policy and defense policy • public opinion • U.S. and foreign political institutions and processes • public policy and world order • political theory • the politics of race, gender, religion and ethnicity • national security and the terrorism industry.

These diverse learning opportunities align within four major fields of study in the Department of Political Science:

• American Politics
• Comparative Politics
• International Relations
• Political Theory

And with all of the political theories, approaches and perspectives we interpret, there is one common and unwavering perspective the Department shares:

Combine our teaching expertise, research excellence and national stature as one of the top political science departments in the nation with a commitment to providing unparalleled student instruction and hands-on opportunities.

That's our political (science) statement.

Now make yours.