Pursue your future in Political Science and History

Leadership begins with understanding. In this pathway, you’ll study the people, movements, and ideas that have shaped our world and learn to lead with insight, empathy and courage. Whether your next step is law school, public service or the classroom, you’ll be prepared to think critically and serve with conviction.

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Whether your next step is law school, public service or the classroom, you’ll be prepared to think critically and serve with conviction.

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Conversations With Faculty in this Pathway

In this roundtable conversation, Ashland faculty from the Political Science & History pathway reflect on what it means to study the ideas, documents and decisions that have shaped the world and what four years in these programs builds in the students who go through them.

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PROGRAM LISTING

Degrees and Programs in Political Science and History

Whether you’re thinking about law school, public office or the power of a good idea, well-defended, this is where those questions find traction. These undergraduate and graduate programs ask you to wrestle with complexity, communicate clearly and act with integrity—because history doesn’t just belong in textbooks. It belongs in the choices we make next.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

GRADUATE DEGREES

Pathway Roundtable

Conversations With Faculty in this Pathway

Ashland faculty from the Political Science & History pathway on what four years in these programs does to the way you think, write and engage with the world.

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STUDENT IMPACT

“Ashbrook classes aren’t like other college classes. You get dialogue. You’re encouraged to read primary sources and then decide for yourself what they mean. It’s the whole ‘teaching you how to think, not what to think’ educational approach. My conception of things, which I always took for granted, is completely different now.”

Giovanni Hutchings, Alum
“Last October, we had a debate between Bob Gibbs and Ken Harbaugh during their race for Ohio’s seventh congressional district. The whole night was unforgettable. Being a political science major, I’ve been part of local and state races before, but it was great to be at Ashland and have the opportunity to be involved in a national election. It’s an experience that will definitely help me going forward.”

Jacob Nestle, Alum
“I was initially attracted to the Ashbrook Program because of an interest in political philosophy and the broader discussion about how governments and populations of people organize themselves. Both of my parents were born outside of the US, so as a child of immigrants, I’m fascinated by the intersect between political science and international relations.”

Carolina Amparo, Alum

PATHWAY LABS

Experience how learning comes to life.

These videos offer a first look into the ideas, questions and moments that spark learning at Ashland. Taught by our own faculty, each Pathway Lab give you a taste of how purpose begins—in a concept that clicks, a challenge that stretches you or a subject that inspires you to want to know more.