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UMass Lowell provides five specialized concentrations, each opening doors to diverse career paths.
American Government Studies
Global Relations and Comparative Governance
Legal Systems & Political Theory
Media Influence and Civic Perspectives
Ecological Policy and Green Politics
Our Political Science Bachelor's program starts with foundational classes in U.S. governance, world political systems, and essential research methodologies.
Beyond these core requirements, students explore specialized topics including electoral systems, media in politics, constitutional law, identity politics, regional governance, sports geopolitics, behavioral political science, and numerous other subjects.
The curriculum also features global political studies, encompassing development economics, transnational institutions and civil liberties, defense strategies, religion-state dynamics, worldwide climate policies, East Asian governance, South American political systems, and narcotics policy conflicts.