
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
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Glen Duerr: 500 Interviews and Going Strong
Duerr has spoken to various media outlets throughout Ohio and around the United States on the coronavirus, Brexit and the North Korean Singapore Summit in 2018, and many other subjects.Program Faculty

Mark Smith, Ph.D.
Chair, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Center for Political Studies
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Political Science Program Curriculum
Building on your core liberal arts and Bible minor courses, you will take courses in a variety of areas, including law, political philosophy, international relations, and American government. You will get a well-rounded education in politics, plus the ability to dig deeper, through seminar courses, in areas of special interest like religion and politics, campaigns and elections, nationalism, constitutional law, and key political thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Locke, and Tocqueville.
This major is offered with a bachelor's-to-master's accelerated completion plan.Our CUinClass video project gives you the opportunity to sit in on a class, hear from our professors, and experience academics at Cedarville via in-demand video. View a class that interests you now!
Sample courses:
- American Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Rights
- Campaigns and Elections