Why Study Political Science and International Relations?
Studying these disciplines carries a range of benefits. There is the personal satisfaction and social confidence that comes from training your brain and raising your understanding of not only world events but also the many episodes that comprise daily life. Being able to step back and see a larger (political) process at work is very empowering at an individual level. It can take the sting out of tense or emotional situations and provide you with strategies that enable you to behave constructively and proactively. Being able to rise above difficulties and move on is enormously valuable in any work environment, particularly when professional issues or competing interests are involved. Political Science and International Relations are embedded not only in social processes and group dynamics, but also different cultural realities. This raises your sensitivity to the taken-for-granted aspects of cultural and ethnic experience, making you more open to different points of view and value syste
