<p>hi guys. i'm frm bali, indonesia. i'm doing political sci at a local college and found the syllabus so narrow and hv such a 'local orientation'. so i'm looking into studying overseas. does anyone hv any idea abt whats undergrad poli sci like in usa? whats it about? (i heard that poli sci schools in usa r really hard to get into... hmm)</p>
<p>fernanda,</p>
<p>Poli sci in the US tends to be a very broad field with many different subfields. The five main subfields in the US are: American, Comparative, International Relations, Theory, and Methodology. Those get broken down even more.</p>
<p>Undergrad poli sci in the US will depend greatly on the school, subfield, and goals of the student.</p>
<p>There are no undergrad "poli sci schools" in the US. It's a major that undergrads choose.</p>
<p>My son is a first year student and will be working towards a BA in government. I talked to him last night and he was very excited about a lecture series he has been attending at his school including round table discussions with people working in the government. He says the mind set is so different than what occurs on political forums and the like. He doesn't begin any course work in the field until next term but is already involved in department activities. The Department at his school is termed Government not Political Science.</p>
<p>Fernanda, are you looking to transfer into an undergraduate program or are you graduating and looking for a graduate program? And are you interested in Political Science or International Relations? Political Science is primarily theoretical whereas International Relations deals more with diplomacy.</p>
<p>hmm, not to say that there aren poli sci schools. there ARE schools that offer only public policy teaching, and most of them are top schs too. go do your homework.</p>