Department of Political Science
Knowles Hall, Third Floor Telephone: (404) 880-8718

Dr. Kurt Young
(Chair)
kyoung@cau.edu

In harmony with university goals, the mission of the Department of Political Science is to intertwine rigorous academic study, community involvement, and a progressive global vision through innovative education in political science at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We cater to a student body that is predominantly African American, but which also includes a significant percentage of international students from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Americas, and Europe.

Central to its mission, the Department continues to play a leading role in producing graduates holding B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science. Our graduates teach and work all around the world. The Department of Political Science is one of only two such departments in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) offering the doctorate degree in political science.

The vision of the Department of Political Science is to be the major center for black political scholarship in the United States and to become a center of political understanding for change for the disadvantaged of the world.

The Department of Political Science offers the opportunity for undergraduate students to learn the political dimensions of life in modern society with learning experiences in basic politics within the context of a liberal arts education. In keeping with a general education approach to learning, students also study history and economics, and are encouraged to examine philosophy and world literature.