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Department of History, Geography and Political Science
Department of History, Geography, and Political Science
Understand the political, social, cultural, and religious forces that influence the world.

Discover the beauty of the world.

Brother Michael Madsen teaches his early morning Geography For Elementary Teachers class in the Ricks Building with a class sitting, listening to him.

The Department of History empowers students with a sense of the complexities of the human experience and a solid understanding of U.S. and World history. Gain a solid understanding of American and World history and how it affects us today.

The Department of Geography helps students gain experience investigating how physical and cultural phenomena have shaped past civilizations and today's world.

The Department of Political Science encourages active student involvement and sponsors two societies for students to participate in. Students can choose an emphasis of American Government or Foreign Affairs to coordinate their education to their career goals.

Bachelor's Degrees We Offer

For general information about each of our offerings, visit our 
Degrees and Programs page.
Brother Hyrum Lewis teaches American Foundations during the 2014 Spring Semester.
History
Students learn about different parts of U.S. and World history. Students conduct research, learn to communicate publicly, and discuss many aspects of history.
Matt Miles consults with a student one on one.
History Education
Study and research different parts of history. Learn to teach and understand students and to motivate those students to learn.
A BYU-Idaho student listens with great interest in a political science foreign affairs class.
Political Science: Foreign Affairs (B.S.)
The study of Political Science gives students an understanding of the functions of political systems and how governments operate at local, state, national, and international levels.
BYU-I students stimulate a State of the Union address in a political science class.
Political Science: American Government (B.S.)
Studying Political Science will help students understand the functions of political systems and how governments operate at local, state, national, and international levels.
Four students sit at a table and discuss public administration policy making processes in a history class.
Public Policy and Administration: Public Administration
In the public policy and administration degree, students prepare to influence democracy at the local, state, national, and international levels. Not only will students learn and understand the policy-making process, bureaucracy, and budgeting, but they will also learn to plan, evaluate, and implement public programs through the chosen emphasis.
A female student listens intently during a public policy history class.
Public Policy and Administration | Majors | BYU-Idaho: Public Policy
In the Public Policy and Administration degree, students prepare to influence democracy at the local, state, national, and international levels. Not only will students learn and understand the policy-making process, bureaucracy, and budgeting, but they will also learn to plan, evaluate, and implement public programs through the chosen emphasis.
Two students smile while viewing a computer with a faculty member in an social studies education history class.
Social Studies Education Composite: History Endorsement
Students in the social studies education degree learn how to educate and enlighten students in social studies. They can work with students ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade. Through the course of this emphasis, you will gain a better understanding of history, and learn how to better teach history to students.
History Professor Bob Inama writes on a chalkboard while teaching his American Government class.
Social Studies Education Composite: American Government Endorsement
Students in the social studies education degree learn how to teach and enlighten students in social studies. They can work with students ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade. Through the course of this emphasis, you will gain a better understanding of the American Government.

Minors We Offer

Geography
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Geography Education
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History
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American Government Education
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History Education
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Political Science
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Peace and Conflict Transformation
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Public Administration
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