Political Science Minor

Requirements: (18 credits)

NOTE

A MINIMUM OF 6 CREDITS MUST BE SATISFIED WITH COURSES AT THE 200 LEVEL OR HIGHER.

Some of the courses have prerequisites so students should plan accordingly and consult the Search for Schedules option on WebAdvisor to view course offerings and prerequisites.

SELECT TWO

  • PSC101 Comparative Political Systems (3)
  • PSC113 American Politics (3)
  • PSC121 International Relations (3)
  • PSC125 Introduction to Public Policy (3)

SELECT 12 CREDITS FROM AT LEAST TWO OF THE AREAS BELOW AND THE COURSES INDICATED.

COMPARATIVE/INTERNATIONAL

  • PSC101 Comparative Political Systems (3)—if not already taken
  • PSC121 International Relations (3)—if not already taken
  • PSC210 The Politics of Globalization (3)
  • PSC213 Sustainability and Third World Development (3)
  • PSC220 Contemporary International Issues (3)
  • PSC221 Political Economy of East Asia (3)
  • PSC225 Politics of China (3)
  • PSC231 International Organizations and Global Governance (3)
  • PSC232 International Political Economy (3)
  • PSC238 Dictatorship and Democracy in World Politics (3)
  • PSC315 Politics of Western Europe (3)
  • PSC326 Politics of East Asia (3)
  • PSC327 Politics of South Asia (3)
  • One of the following may be taken if PSC101 was completed:
    • HST223 U.S. Foreign Policy: World War II to the Present (3)
    • HST230 Problems of the Third World (3)
    • HST308 Modern Latin America (3)
    • HST317 The Middle East (3)
    • HST319 20th Century Russia and Eastern Europe (3)

AMERICAN POLITICS

  • HST221 American History from 1877 to the Present (3)
  • PSC113 American Politics (3) — if not already taken
  • PSC114 State and Local Government (3)
  • PSC115 Hollywood and Politics (3)
  • PSC216 The Politics of (Mis)representation: the Importance of Political Geography (3)
  • PSC217 American Political Parties and Pressure Groups (3)
  • PSC222 Politics and Public Opinion (3)
  • PSC223 Democracy in America (3)
  • PSC224 Influencing Politics: The American Voter in Campaigns and Elections (3)
  • PSC311 Congress and the Chaos of Democracy (3)
  • PSC313 Politics and the Media (3)
  • PSC321 Politics and Pop Culture in America (3) 
  • PSC415 Seminar on the Presidency (3)

POLICY

  • PSC125 Public Policy Making (3)
  • PSC211 Environmental and Energy Policies I (3)
  • PSC215 Issues in Public Policy (3)
  • PSC219 Politics, Planning and Land Use (3)
  • PSC320 Gender and Policy in the U.S. (3)
  • PSC350 Political Argumentation and Debate (3)

PUBLIC LAW

  • PSC117 Criminal Justice: Law and Procedures (3)
  • PSC223 Political and Civil Rights in the U.S. (3)
  • PSC230 U.S. Judicial Process (3)
  • PSC305 American Constitutional Law (3)