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MC Alert: Mississippi College will shift to remote operations on Tuesday, January 21. All classes will transition to remote instruction on Tuesday with normal in-person operations expected to resume on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Learn More
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Department of History & Political Science

Political Science

Explore political systems as well as political ideas, government policies, political trends and related issues.

Expand Your Knowledge with a Masters of Political Science at MC.

Equip Yourself for Real-World Challenges with an MSS in Political Science.

This masters degree will help you become better acquainted with the history and progress of civilization. Our dedicated faculty uses their passion to develop the capacity for honest, critical inquiry in their students and to inspire the courage to put them into practice in the real world.

What is political science?

The discipline examines political institutions from social and economic perspectives, within different cultures and historical periods, and human behavioral patterns within politics. When you earn your graduate-level political science degree in Mississippi, you will build on your analytical and problem-solving skills and take your career to greater heights.

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What CaN You DO With A Master’s In Political SCience?

  • Work in all levels of governments
  • Law
  • International business
  • Political journalism
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Education
  • Research – anything that makes use of the political science student’s analytical and communication skills and broad knowledge of political inner-workings

MC Alert


Mississippi College will shift to remote operations on Tuesday, January 21. All classes will transition to remote instruction on Tuesday with normal in-person operations expected to resume on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Learn More