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Political Science
Minor Requirements
18 credits, 6 courses total

  • POL 120 American Government - 3 credits
    Analysis of the structure and function of basic institutions of American government. The cultural setting, constitutional foundations and policy-making process are examined in detail. [Offered every semester]
  • Any five other Political Science courses - 15 credits

 

Courses from which you may choose:

  • POL 110 Introduction to Politics [counts toward the minor only if it's one of your first two political science courses]
  • POL 120 American Government and Politics
  • POL 202 Research Methods in Political Science
  • POL 211 Classical and Medieval Political Theory
  • POL 212 Early Modern Political Theory
  • POL 221 State Government
  • POL 223 Urban and Suburban Politics
  • POL 224 Political Parties
  • POL 225 Political Economy of the United States
  • POL 226 American Judicial System
  • POL 228 African-American Politics
  • POL 230 Comparative Politics: Development and Modernization
  • POL 240 International Relations
  • POL 272 Politics and Sex
  • POL 275 Politics and the Media
  • POL 311 American Political Theory
  • POL 321 Politics of US Education
  • POL 322 The American Presidency
  • POL 323 Political Socialization
  • POL 324 Constitutional Law: The Judicial Process
  • POL 325 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
  • POL 327 Congress and the Policy-Making Process
  • POL 328 Urban Policies and Problems
  • POL 329 Women and the Law
  • POL 332 European Political Systems
  • POL 333 Politics of the Third World
  • POL 335 Russia and the Successor States
  • POL 336 Politics of Asia: India and China
  • POL 337 Politics of Latin America
  • POL 338 Caribbean Political Systems
  • POL 339 African Politics
  • POL 340 International Law
  • POL 342 International Political Economy
  • POL 343 The United Nations
  • POL 345 United States Foreign Policy
  • POL 347 The Middle East in World Politics
  • POL 348 War and Peace
  • POL 349 Southeast Asia in World Politics
  • POL 352 Politics of Poverty
  • POL 353 Politics and Labor Movements
  • POL 355 Politics of the Environment
  • POL 362 Social Movements and Political Change
  • POL 373 Politics of Sexual Violence
  • POL 399 Selected Topics
  • POL 412 Marxist Political Theory
  • POL 414 Capitalism and Socialism
  • POL 480 Seminar in Political Science
  • POL 495 Internship in Politics
  • POL 499 Independent Study


(For complete course descriptions, see the University's Undergraduate Catalog.)