{"id":269,"date":"2017-10-09T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.wp.nau.edu\/site-in-a-box-test\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-08-05T18:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T18:44:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Politics and International Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Politics &amp; International Affairs<\/h1>\n<h2>Welcome to Politics &amp; International Affairs<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Our department&#8217;s focus is both domestic and international,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>with particular strengths in environmental politics and sustainability, development, and politics of diversity. We also have a particular strength in social movements.<\/p>\n<p>Politics &amp; International Affairs is pleased to share information about our department. For further information or to answer your questions, please complete our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/contact-pia\/\">contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We offer undergraduate and graduate courses in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Relations<\/li>\n<li>Comparative Politics<\/li>\n<li>Public Policy<\/li>\n<li>Public Administration<\/li>\n<li>Theory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Additionally, our department is led by dynamic faculty engaged in cutting-edge research and dedicated to teaching in a small classroom.<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Explore our degrees<\/h3>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/bachelors-degrees\/\">    <span 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objectives of our plans in Political Science and International Affairs are to provide students with knowledge of the theory, principles, and practice of government and politics at the local, national, and international levels and of the analytic tools in each discipline; to prepare students for occupations in business, government, nonprofit organizations, public relations interest groups, policy institutes, teaching, and law; and to promote liberal education by fostering habits of critical study, clarity of thought, and diligence of research.<\/p>\n<p>We offer three <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/bachelors-degrees\/\">undergraduate programs<\/a> and one <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/certificates\/\">undergraduate certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" 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Students develop specializations in the traditional political science subject areas of American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations and Public Administration. In addition, students develop expertise in one of our core foci: environment\/ sustainability politics, diversity politics, or political development. We of<span style=\"color: #000000\">fer two <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/masters-degrees\/\">master&rsquo;s degrees<\/a>, one <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/phd-political-science\/\">doctoral degree<\/a>,<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #000000\">two <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/certificates\/\">certificate programs<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/GradCol\/Admissions\/Application\/\">Apply for graduate programs<\/a> through the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n    <\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/careers\/political-science-majors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What can you do with a political science degree?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<hr \/>\n<h4>PIA news<\/h4>\n<p>For faculty and student news, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/news\">news<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Events<\/h4>\n<p>For upcoming events, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-politics-international-affairs\/events\/\">events<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/alumni.nau.edu\/giving.aspx?DEPT=POLSC\">Donate today<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics &amp; International Affairs Welcome to Politics &amp; International Affairs Our department&#8217;s focus is both domestic and international,\u00a0with particular strengths in environmental politics and sustainability, development, and politics of diversity. 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