Academic offerings: Political Science offers courses on urban housing policy (including the evolution and current impact of urban housing policy) and on civic renewal in St. Louis.
Experiential learning: Political Science offers two service-learning courses: 1) The Structure of Poverty-Globally and Locally, which partners with the nonprofit organization Queen of Peace Center, which serves homeless, chemically dependent women and their children. 2) Civil Renewal, which focuses on urban civic engagement and civic renewal and pairs individual students with St. Louis civic leaders and government officials.
Employment opportunities: A degree in Political Science offers opportunities in government agencies and nonprofit organizations.