Political Science - Requirements for the Major

Political Science Program | Political Science Minor Requirements | Course Descriptions

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:

Required:
  • 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 additional credits from the following list, not taken as part of the twelve-credit core.

  • HISTORY 358 Political History of Modern Latin America, 3 credits
  • PHILOS 326 Philosophy, Politics and Policy, 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 351 Comparative Political Systems, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 353 Politics of Developing Areas, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 370 Foreign and Defense Policies, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 408 Public Policy Analysis, 3 credits
  • POL SCI 497 Internship, 1-12 credits
  • POL SCI 498 Independent Study, 1-4 credits
  • PU EN AF 378 Environmental Law, 3 credits
  • PU EN AF/POL SCI 406 State and Local Government, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 325 Law and Society, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 351 Global Governance and Citizenship, 3 credits
  • SOC C D 375 Women, Politics and Social Change, 3 credits
  • UR RE ST 351 Transportation and the City, 3 credits
Political Science Program
Political Science Minor Requirements
Course Descriptions