{"id":5474,"date":"2018-08-17T12:27:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T16:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politicalscience\/?page_id=5474"},"modified":"2025-08-05T10:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:31:16","slug":"political-science-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-secondary mb-0 pb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">The UCF School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs strives to provide excellence in teaching at all levels of higher education to prepare a diverse student body for career and life success as engaged citizens; to achieve national and international prominence for excellence in research and graduate education; and to contribute to the university, community, and profession through service and partnerships and through its affiliated Centers, Institutes and Programs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h3 class=\"heading-underline\">Degree Programs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4>Undergraduate Degrees<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/#\/programs\/ByeS1-uod\">B.A. International &amp; Global Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>B.A. Political Science<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/#\/programs\/Hy5Nk-usu\">American Politics &amp; Policy Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/#\/programs\/Hy5Nk-usu\">International Relations-Comparative Politics Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/#\/programs\/HyelX9ICs_\">Prelaw Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/undergraduate\/#\/programs\/S18X9U0od\">Intelligence &amp; National Security Track<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4>Graduate Degrees<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/graduate\/#\/programs\/rJMaoAgOju\">Ph.D. in Security Studies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/graduate\/#\/programs\/BJCiCg_id\">Political Science M.A.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Graduate Certificates<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/graduate\/#\/programs\/SJFi0g_o_?bc=true&amp;bcCurrent=Intelligence%20and%20National%20Security%20Graduate%20Certificate&amp;bcGroup=College%20of%20Sciences&amp;bcItemType=programs\">Intelligence and National Security<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/catalog\/graduate\/#\/programs\/rJeCQkZ_id?bc=true&amp;bcCurrent=Network%20Analysis%20and%20Applications%20Graduate%20Certificate&amp;bcGroup=College%20of%20Sciences&amp;bcItemType=programs\">Network Analysis and Applications<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/certificate-in-survey-research\/\">Survey Research\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container pt-5 pb-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"400\" class=\"img-fluid size-full wp-image-9322 media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Students-on-Bench-Talking-1600-x-400.jpg\" alt=\"Students talking outside\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/400;object-position: center top;\" data-object-position=\"center top\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Students-on-Bench-Talking-1600-x-400.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Students-on-Bench-Talking-1600-x-400-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Students-on-Bench-Talking-1600-x-400-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Students-on-Bench-Talking-1600-x-400-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/Students-on-Bench-Talking-1600-x-400-1536x384.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>\n\t\t\t<div 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data-section-link-title=\"Programs, Centers and Institutes\" aria-label=\"Programs, Centers and Institutes\">\n<div class=\"jumbotron bg-primary m-0 pl-0 pr-0 pt-5 pb-0\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters m-0 p-0\">\n<div class=\"offset-xl-1\">\n<h2 class=\"font-condensed mr-4\">Programs, Centers and Institutes<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters mb-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3 mb-0 p-0\">\n\t\t    <a class=\"d-flex w-100 p-3 media-background-container text-inverse hover-text-inverse text-decoration-none\" style=\"min-height: 250px;\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/geeo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Volunteers planting trees\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/GEEO-Header-575.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/GEEO-Header-575.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers planting trees\" \/><\/noscript><span class=\"pointer-events-none align-self-end h5 font-condensed text-uppercase\">Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3 mb-0 p-0\">\n            <a class=\"d-flex w-100 p-3 media-background-container text-inverse hover-text-inverse text-decoration-none\" style=\"min-height: 250px;\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/iccae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   alt=\"Alumni statue of knight on horse\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Knight-on-Horse-575.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Knight-on-Horse-575.jpg\" alt=\"Alumni statue of knight on horse\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n            <span class=\"pointer-events-none align-self-end h5 font-condensed text-uppercase\">Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3 mb-0 p-0\">\n            <a class=\"d-flex w-100 p-3 media-background-container text-inverse hover-text-inverse text-decoration-none\" style=\"min-height: 250px;\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   alt=\"Hand drawing of Kurdish castle\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/KPS-Header-575.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/KPS-Header-575.jpg\" alt=\"Hand drawing of Kurdish castle\" \/><\/noscript><span class=\"pointer-events-none align-self-end h4 font-condensed text-uppercase\">Kurdish Political Studies<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xs-6 col-md-6 col-lg-3 mb-0 p-0\">\n            <a class=\"d-flex w-100 p-3 media-background-container text-inverse hover-text-inverse text-decoration-none\" style=\"min-height: 250px;\" href=\"http:\/\/loufreyinstitute.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\"   alt=\"US Capital Bldg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Capital-2-SM.jpg\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover filter-sepia hover-filter-none\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Capital-2-SM.jpg\" alt=\"US Capital Bldg\" \/><\/noscript><span class=\"pointer-events-none align-self-end h4 font-condensed text-uppercase\">Lou Frey Institute<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded mt-0 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"news-heading-wrap\">\n<h2>In the News<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/category\/departments\/political-science-departments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"muted\">Check out more stories <i class=\"fa fa-external-link \" ><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-md-8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news modern\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-students-win-inaugural-international-security-strategy-competition\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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A \"Global & National Security Institute\" banner is visible in the background.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Awards<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Students Win Inaugural International Security Strategy Competition\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">A team of School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs students earned first place for their Arctic security strategy,\u00a0demonstrating\u00a0the power of collaboration, critical thinking and&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-grads-score-jobs-with-fifa-world-cup-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/06\/Image-5-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"A FIFA World Cup soccer ball rests on a colorful surface featuring the FIFA logo and World Cup trophy graphic.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">Alumni News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">UCF Grads Score Jobs with FIFA World Cup 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Whether leading efforts in media relations, human resources, guest and client services, or venue, business and transportation logistics, UCF grads are powering the operations behind&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/the-lou-frey-institute-convenes-educators-for-teaching-america250-an-historic-opportunity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2025\/10\/1-150x150.png\" class=\"ucf-news-thumbnail-image lazyload\" alt=\"A large group of adults sit at tables in a well-lit classroom, attentively facing the front, with notebooks, laptops, and drinks on the tables.\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ucf-news-section-title\">COS News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ucf-news-item-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-title\">The Lou Frey Institute Convenes Educators for \u201cTeaching America250: An Historic Opportunity\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ucf-news-item-excerpt\">Florida educators gather to learn about civics from UCF faculty and researchers in partnership with SPHERE Education Initiatives and the Jack Miller Center. 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