The Department of Political Science at Furman University
offers students the opportunity to explore the real world of politics--local
to global. We as faculty members make it our mission to challenge each student
to observe keenly, think critically, and communicate effectively. We engage
students in classrooms where together we examine philosophical texts or analyze
the latest election surveys. But we also take learning "on the road"
to Washington, D.C., Brussels, and Johannesburg where we observe and experience
politics in action. Excellent teaching at Furman means great lectures, open
discussions and close faculty-student relationships. In political science we
also think it means exciting classroom simulations, quality internship programs
and carefully-designed study abroad courses that invite students to learn through
experience. Political science at Furman is real world.