{"id":8244,"date":"2020-09-02T18:44:28","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T22:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/politics\/?page_id=8244"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:49:01","slug":"fast-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/fast-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 bg-faded\"\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\n<h2 class=\"text-uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-graduation-cap \" ><\/i><\/span> Graduate degrees<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/graduate\/security-studies-ph-d\/\">Ph.D. Security Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/graduate\/political-science-ma\/\">M.A. Political Science<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ucf.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=17&amp;poid=7872&amp;returnto=1499\">Graduate Certificate in Intelligence &amp; National Security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"text-uppercase\" style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-graduation-cap \" ><\/i> <\/span>Undergraduate degrees<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Bachelor\u2019s degrees<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>B.A. Political Science<\/li>\n<li>B.A. International &amp; Global Studies<\/li>\n<li>B.A. Political Science &#8211; Prelaw Track<\/li>\n<li>B.A. Political Science &#8211; Intelligence and National Security Track<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Minors:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Diplomacy<\/li>\n<li>European Studies<\/li>\n<li>Global Peace &amp; Security Studies<\/li>\n<li>Intelligence &amp; National Security<\/li>\n<li>International &amp; Global Studies<\/li>\n<li>Political Science<\/li>\n<li>Political Science \u2013 Pre-law<\/li>\n<li>Terrorism Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-md-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h5>Certificates<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Civics Teaching<\/li>\n<li>Diplomacy<\/li>\n<li>Individual Liberties<\/li>\n<li>Intelligence &amp; National Security<\/li>\n<li>Kurdish Studies<\/li>\n<li>Politics of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Identity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-money-bill-wave \" ><\/i> <\/span>Average Earnings 5 years After Graduation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-primary p-2 offset-md-1 col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPolitical Science and Government BS\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-inverse text-primary p-2 col-12 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-xl-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t$59,800\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-inverse text-primary p-2 offset-md-1 col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tInternational\/Global Studies BA\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-primary  p-2 col-12 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-xl-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t$61,700\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-primary p-2 offset-md-1 col-12 col-sm-8 col-md-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tPolitical Science and Government, General MA\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\t\t\t<div class=\"bg-inverse text-primary p-2 col-12 col-sm-4 col-md-3 col-lg-2 col-xl-1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t$63,200\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4 mb-4\"\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<h2 class=\"text-uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-certificate \" ><\/i> <\/span>Program Awards<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">#1 BestColleges.com<br \/>\n#1 AffordableCollegesOnline.com<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 class=\"text-uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-users \" ><\/i> <\/span>Enrollment<\/h2>\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 Students (Fall 2021)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">B.A. International &amp; Global Studies: 1,143<br \/>\nB.A. International &amp; Global Studies: 223<\/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 Students (Fall 2021)<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">No. of Masters: 36<br \/>\nNo. of Ph.D.: 26<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4\"\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<h2 class=\"text-uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-award \" ><\/i> <\/span>Student Awards and Scholarships<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bledsoe-Young Award<\/li>\n<li>Dwight C. Kiel Memorial Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Roger Handberg Scholarship<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Najmaldin Karim Fellowship<\/li>\n<li>Pollock-Ellsworth Endowed Award<\/li>\n<li>The Laassel Family Political Science Endowed Scholarship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4\"\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<h2 class=\"text-uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-landmark \" ><\/i> <\/span>Centers, Institutes and Programs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/geeo\/\">Center for Economic and Environmental Opportunity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/iccae\/\">Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/politics\/kps\/\">Kurdish Political Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/loufreyinstitute.org\/\">Lou Frey Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-4\"\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<h2 class=\"text-uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #ffc904\"><i class=\"fa fa- fa-book \" ><\/i> <\/span>Faculty and Research<\/h2>\n<p>The School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs has over 30 full-time faculty. In addition to teaching, our faculty publish cutting-edge research that is published in books and articles in leading academic journals. Research interests are broad and include: American politics, comparative politics and international relations. 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