Department of Political Science

Minor Requirements

 

                                                                                                                                    Semester Hours


A. Core Requirements............................................................................................................12 (Total)

    1. POLS-100 Introduction to Politics.....................................................3

    2. Additional Required Courses............................................................9                                   
         (One course must be selected from three of the following four core areas)

 

      a. American Government

          POLS-101 American Government & Politics................................3
          POLS-304 State & Local Government...........................................3

      b. Comparative Politics

          POLS-201 Comparative Politics....................................................3

          POLS-303 Politics of Development & Modernization..................3

 

     c. International Relations

         POLS-202 International Relations.....................................................3
         POLS-203 International Organizations.............................................3

 

    d. Theory

        POLS-307 American Political Thought..............................................3
        POLS-408 Development of Political Thought to Machiavelli...........3

B. Political Science Electives....................................................................................................6 (Total)

    Students may fulfill the electives portion of their minor requirements through completion of any combination of the following coursework:

 

POLS-203 International Organizations..................................................................3

POLS-204 Government & Politics of Africa..........................................................3
POLS-205 Introduction to Public Administration..................................................3
POLS-206 Government & Politics of China & Japan..........................................3
POLS-214 Women in Politics................................................................................3
POLS-301 American Party System.......................................................................3
POLS-302 Public Opinion and Pressure Groups................................................3
POLS-303 Politics of Development & Modernization.........................................3
POLS-304 State and Local Government..............................................................3
POLS-306 Campaign Politics...............................................................................3
POLS-307 American Political Thought.................................................................3
POLS-308 Ethnic Politics in America...................................................................3
POLS-309 Urban Politics.......................................................................................3
POLS-310 Public Personnel Administration........................................................3
POLS-311 Governmental Budgeting.....................................................................3
POLS-312 Black Politics in America.....................................................................3
POLS-315 Urban Administration............................................................................3
POLS-316 Contemporary Western European Politics.........................................3
POLS-317 The American Congress.......................................................................3
POLS-318 The American Presidency....................................................................3
POLS-320 Law in Society: Civil Law......................................................................3
POLS-321 Law in Society: Criminal Law...............................................................3
POLS-322 American Constitutional Law: The Federal System..........................3
POLS-323 American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights & Liberties.....................3
POLS-324 American Public Policy........................................................................3
POLS-330 American Foreign Policy.....................................................................3
POLS-404 Government & Politics of India & South Asia....................................3
POLS-405 Government & Politics of Latin America............................................3
POLS-406 Government & Politics of the Middle East.........................................3
POLS-407 Government & Politics in the Post-Soviet States..............................3
POLS-409 Modern Political Thought.....................................................................3
POLS-410 Directed Study......................................................................................3-6
POLS-412 Government & Politics in the East European States........................3
POLS-416 Selected Topics in Political Science..................................................3
POLS-420 Seminar & Internship in Political Science..........................................3
POLS-425 Politics of the Federal Bureaucracy....................................................3
POLS-426/427 Seminar & Internship in Public Administration...........................4

POLS-429 Polling In The US...................................................................................3
POLS-430 International Law....................................................................................3
POLS-435 Senior Honors Seminar........................................................................3

MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR THE MINOR.................................................................................18


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