Political ScienceAssociate in Arts Degree Available at: East CampusHelpful Links:Talk to an AdvisorCatalogAcademic CalendarCourse SchedulesDel Mar College uses the Texas Common Application.Clicking this link will take you to Becoming a VikingApply Online NowPolitical Science is a social science concerned with the study of the state, government and politics;[1] it deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior. Political scientists "see themselves engaged in revealing the relationships underlying political events and conditions. And from these revelations they attempt to construct general principles about the way the world of politics works."[2] Sources Used:1. Oxford Dictionary of Politics: political science 2. Political Science. Unc.edu (1999-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-13.