Political Science

Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programs

The program offers three different options in the major. Undergraduate students in Political Science can enhance and extend their learning through internships and the University Honors program.

Graduate Programs

At the graduate level, the Political Science Program is a part of the Master of Public Policy (MPP) and the PhD in Public Policy. We also participate in the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS), and offer a Political Science graduate minor.

Online Degree

Political Science offers both a major and minor through OSU Extended Campus ("Ecampus").

In the Public Policy Accelerated Master’s Platform, you can take graduate classes in public policy, apply those credits to major requirements, and transfer them to the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program. Learn more!