Learning Outcomes

Political Science Program

Upon completion of requirements for the major in Political Science at NYU Abu Dhabi, students are expected to demonstrate:

1. Demonstrate specialized factual, conceptual, and theoretical knowledge of political science and its subfields.

2. Identify determinants and outcomes of socio-political relationships, and distinguish between theoretical and empirical relationships.

3. Formulate well-justified and testable hypotheses addressing debates in the political science literature.

4. Apply appropriate methods to analyze data and present evidence clearly for political science questions.

5. Critique modern political science research in a clear, well-structured written argument.

6. Develop and orally present work that summarize political science arguments and evidence.

PLO for International Affairs and Foreign Policy (IFAP) concentration

1. Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts and analytical methods to examine one or more topics of International Affairs and Foreign Policy, including conflict and cooperation dynamics, strategic interactions of states, international organizations, and non-state actors across domains such as war, terrorism, trade, development, finance, technology, human rights, and environment.

2. Demonstrate proficiency in writing academic or policy papers on topics in International Affairs and Foreign Policy, including the ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations. 

PLO for Data and Politics (DP) concentration

1. Develop advanced proficiency in quantitative and statistical methods, and apply them to conduct political science research and analysis.

2. Show proficiency in writing academic papers on topics using advanced methods in political science research.