{"id":37,"date":"2026-06-11T10:39:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-06-11T10:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T14:40:21","slug":"programs-of-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/programs-of-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs of Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-programs-of-study\">\n\t\t\t<form id=\"programs-of-study\" class=\"programs-of-study\" action=\"\" method=\"get\"><label for=\"progsearch\" class=\"progsearchLbl component-title\">Search Programs<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input id=\"progsearch\" class=\"progsearch\" name=\"progsearch\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Ex. 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Go to <a href='https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/academics\/programs-of-study\/'>Programs of Study<\/a> to search all Monmouth University programs<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"count-wrapper\" role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n\t\t\t\t<p id=\"progCount\" class=\"count\"\n\t\t\t\t>Showing 6 Programs<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"sort-radios\">\n\t\t\t<fieldset>\n\t\t\t\t<legend>Sort:<\/legend>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"sort_asc\" name=\"sort\" value=\"asc\" checked>\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sort_asc\" class=\"school\">A to Z<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"radio\" id=\"sort_desc\" name=\"sort\" value=\"desc\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"sort_desc\" class=\"school\">Z to A<\/label>\n\t\t\t<\/fieldset>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form><div class=\"programlist\" id=\"programlist\"><div class=\"program card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"program-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"b-a-in-political-science\" class=\"program-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/programs-of-study\/b-a-in-political-science\/\">B.A. in Political Science<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"program-type\">Undergraduate | Bachelor of Arts<\/p><\/div><div class=\"program-area\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences<\/p><p>Political Science, Political Science and Sociology<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-mu-programs-description\">The Bachelor of Arts in Political Science is ideal for students who want to gain an understanding in the fundamentals of early and modern political thought, American government, international relations, comparative political systems, legal studies, gender studies, public policy, and research methods. With our immersive curriculum, you will foster a passion for civic engagement and challenge intellectual curiosity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"program-bplusm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"combo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"top\" viewBox=\"0 0 253.82 126.91\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M253.82 126.91V80.42h-87.86V0h-78.1v80.42H0v46.49h253.82z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"bottom\" viewBox=\"0 0 253.8 126.9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M0 0v46.5h87.9v80.4H166V46.5h87.8V0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span> Bachelors + Masters\n\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div><div class=\"program card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"program-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"program-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"b-a-in-political-science-with-a-concentration-in-international-relations\" class=\"program-url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/programs-of-study\/b-a-in-political-science-concentration-in-international-relations\/\">B.A. in Political Science with a Concentration in International Relations<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><p class=\"program-type\">Undergraduate | Bachelor of Arts<\/p><\/div><div class=\"program-area\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Wayne D. 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