Political Science Minor

Purpose

The Political Science minor enables students with an interest in politics to enhance their primary major. This companion program is designed to accommodate students who are not able to complete a full double major, but who see the relevance of government and politics to their major course of study. Students interested in graduate study in political science should consider the Political Science major, as the minor is not designed for this purpose. Students may begin in the minor and migrate to the Political Science major, if they choose.

Requirements

21

Fundamentals in Political Science

15

Required Courses:

6

POL-100

American Government

3

POL-215

Foundations of Political Science

3

Choose any three of the following:

9

POL-200

State and Local Government and Politics

3

POL-230

World Politics

3

POL-232

Comparative Politics

3

POL-240

Public Policy Processes

3

Political Science Electives

6

Choose any two of the following (at least six credit hours):

 

HST-301

American Foreign Relations

3

HST-302

American Political Parties

3

INR/POL-332

Conflict Processes

3

POL-350

Political Science Practicum

1-3

POL-354

Foreign Governments

3

POL-355

American Political Processes

3

POL-360

Policy Formation

3

ECO-365

Public Administration and Finance

3

POL-365

Religion and Politics

3

POL-367

Political Thought

3

POL-371

International Studies

3

INR/POL-375

Foreign Policy Analysis

3

POL-401

Political Science Travel Seminar

3

Course descriptions are available through the Course Description Lookup.