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Political ScienceDepartment Chairperson: Bermanzohn, SallyLocation: 3413 James Hall Phone: 718-951-5306 Fax: 718-951-4833 
The goal of the Brooklyn College Department of Political Science is to equip our students to live and serve in a globally interdependent and rapidly changing world. To this end, we teach our students about the structure and operation of politics and power, and provide them with the knowledge and skills that will help them succeed at their chosen careers. We seek to develop our students' sense of social responsibility by encouraging their involvement in community and public service, both through our course work and through our internship program. The department offers a bachelor of arts degree and a minor in political science as well as a bachelor of arts degree for social studies teachers and an interdisciplinary minor in law and society. Political science courses enable students to understand political organizations in the U.S. and the world in their historical, social, and economic contexts. We teach our students to develop the critical skills and practical capabilities necessary to improve the human condition and to become an active participant in political life. Drawing on the diversity of the borough of Brooklyn, we strive to foster a learning environment conducive to the discussion of an array of perspectives and views. Students taking political science courses learn to understand and apply frameworks for comparing nation-states; address social and political problems, issues, and conflicts; and place U.S. political processes and governmental institutions in the context of a complex world. Students also study the potential limitations of national and international institutions grappling with the issues of war, violence, and inequality as well as develop an understanding of such fundamental political concepts as democracy, equality, and justice. Political science students acquire the skills necessary for a normative critique of the structures of government and politics. Our students go on to work in law, think tanks, branches of government, businesses, nonprofits, and public and private schools and colleges. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies may apply to the master's and doctoral degree programs offered by or in conjunction with this department.
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