Political Science - Requirements for the Major

Political Science Program | Political Science Minor Requirements | Course Descriptions

Supporting Courses, 13 credits

Required: Minimum of 2 courses:

  • POL SCI 100      Global Politics and Society, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 101      American Government and Politics, 3 credits

One Course: Minimum of 3 credits:

  • POL SCI 202      Introduction to Public Policy, 3 credits
  • PU EN AF 215   Introduction to Public Administration, 3 credits

One of these:

  • BUS ADM 216   Business Statistics, 4 credits
  • COMM SCI 205 Social Science Statistics, 4 credits (strongly recommended)
  • MATH 260         Introductory Statistics, 4 credits

Upper-Level Courses, 24 credits

Core courses, 12 credits

Required:

  • POL SCI 340      Political Theory, 3 credits
    • OR
    POL SCI 349      American Political Thought, 3 credits

    AND

  • POL SCI 351      Comparative Politics, 3 credits

One of these:

  • POL SCI 360      International Relations, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 370      Foreign and Defense Policies, 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 additional credits from the following list, not taken as part of the twelve-credit core:

  • DJS 325       Law and Society, 3 credits
  • DJS 351       Political, Economy of Development, 3 credits
  • DJS 375        Gender and Global Justice, 3 credits
  • HISTORY 358   Political History of Modern Latin America, 3 credits
  • 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 349    American Political Thought, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 353    Politics of Developing Areas, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 370    Foreign and Defense Policies, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 380    Global Environmental Politics and Policy, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 408    Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 497    Internship, 1-3 credits
  • POL SCI 498    Independent Study, 1-4 credits
  • POL SCI 499    Travel Course, 1-6 credits
  • PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law, 3 credits
  • PU EN AF/       State and Local Government, 3 credits
    POL SCI 406
Political Science Program
Political Science Minor Requirements
Course Descriptions