Department of Political Science

Political Science majors and minors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley acquire a broad understanding of the political science discipline, while developing transferable skills in oral, written, and technological communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and research, including both quantitative and qualitative analysis. The Department of Political Science expects students to integrate the development of their knowledge and skills with other university and college programs, particularly those that facilitate active community engagement and informed citizenship. Our department offers degree programs that are firmly anchored in the core concepts and methods of Political Science, while simultaneously incorporating topics, concepts, and methods utilized in cognate disciplines of the social sciences (e.g., sociology, psychology, and economics) and non-cognate disciplines other than the social sciences (e.g., management, biology, public health). The Department of Political Science at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley defines this dynamic and evolving discipline in terms of four subfields including: U.S. Government & Politics, World Politics, Political Economy & Public Policy, and Political Theory.

• Political Science (Minor Required), Bachelor of Arts
• Legal Studies, Minor
• Political Science, Minor