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Does IP University offer BA in political science? 

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Students increasingly come to college to earn degrees that will lead to employment, and most undergraduates do not perceive of the BA in Political Science as a gateway degree, but rather as a terminal degree.
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David O. Sears, Carolyn L. Funk 
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Doctoral studies in political science or psychology can specialize in political psychology, but no free-standing interdisciplinary degree programs currently exist.
In particular, given the existence of our open and accessible political system, we argue that the introductory course taught as a general education requirement by nearly every political science department provides unique advantages for political science to justify itself as a relevant and necessary endeavor in comparison with most other academic disciplines.
Amid the concerns about students' political apathy and/or deficiencies in political literacy, the paper suggests that political science and the ARS might be natural bedfellows.
This increase in visible and self-conscious political dissensus extends, of course, throughout the university, but it has left a special mark on political science and the other social sciences
Political science majors have relatively high unemployment rates in their 20s, however, and may end up in very different occupations than they imagined when they chose political science.
The results suggest that PBL should be considered as a viable pedagogical tool in political science.
However, those with higher GPAs and political science majors improve more than others.
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Mary C. Murphy, Theresa Reidy 
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Political science may not be a professional area but Shulman's concept of disciplinary styles can provide important insights into the culture and pedagogy of political science.