Political Science - Requirements for the Major
Required Supporting Courses, 12 credits
One of these:
- POL SCI 100 Global Politics and Society, 3 credits
- POL SCI 101 American Government and Politics, 3 credits
Additional course from the list above or one of these:
- POL SCI 202 Introduction to Public Policy, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 215 Introduction to Public Administration, 3 credits
One of these:
- BUS ADM 215 Introduction to Business Statistics, 3 credits
- COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits
(strongly recommended)
- MATH 260 Introductory Statistics, 4 credits
Required:
- COMM SCI 301 Foundations for Social Research, 3 credits
Upper-Level Courses, 24 credits
Core courses, 12 credits:
- POL SCI 340 Political Theory, 3 credits
- POL SCI 360 International Relations, 3 credits
One of these:
- POL SCI 351 Comparative Political Systems, 3 credits
- POL SCI 353 Politics of Developing Areas, 3 credits
One of these:
- POL SCI 316 Congress: Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- POL SCI 318 Political Behavior, 3 credits
- POL SCI 320 Constitutional Law, 3 credits
Choose 12 credits from the following lists, not taken as part of the twelve-credit core.
American Government and Politics:
- POL SCI 301 Environmental Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- POL SCI 305 Urban Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- POL SCI 306 Regulatory Policy and Administration, 3 credits
- POL SCI 310 The American Presidency, 3 credits
- POL SCI 312 Community Politics, 3 credits
- POL SCI 314 Administrative Law, 3 credits
- POL SCI 316 Congress: Politics and Policy, 3 credits
- POL SCI 318 Political Behavior, 3 credits
- POL SCI 320 Constitutional Law, 3 credits
- POL SCI 408 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
- POL SCI 410 Intergovernmental Relations, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law, 3 credits
- PU EN AF 406 State and Local Government, 3 credits
- SOC C D 375 Women, Politics and Social Change, 3 credits
- UR RE ST 351 Transportation and the City, 3 credits
Comparative and International Politics:
- HISTORY 358 Political History of Modern Latin America, 3 credits
- POL SCI 351 Comparative Political Systems, 3 credits
- POL SCI 353 Politics of Developing Areas, 3 credits
- SOC C D 351 Global Governance and Citizenship, 3 credits
Political Theory:
- PHILOS 326 Philosophy, Politics, and Law, 3 credits
- SOC C D 325 Law and Society, 3 credits
