Course Offerings and Major/Minor Requirements

Course Offerings
By number with credit-hours in parenthesis.
For more information on a specific course, visit the department web site.

111. American Political Systems (3)

131. Introduction to World Politics: Understanding the Political World (3)

211. Introduction to State and Local Politics (3)

231. Introduction to Comparative Politics (3)

311. Congressional Politics (3)

312. Constitutional Law (3)

313. Judicial Politics (3)

314. Political Communication (3)

315. The Presidency (3)

316. Urban Politics (3)

317. Regional Planning (3)

321. Public Administration (3)

322. Public Policy (3)

323. Administrative Law (3)

331. Politics of Western Europe (3)

333. Political Parties and Elections (3)

334. Nationalism (3)

335. Democratization (3)

341. Theory & Methods in Political Science (3)

342. Ethical Issues in Politics (3)

343. Social and Political Philosophy (3)

351. International Relations (3)

354. Politics of the European Union (3)

356. War, Peace, and Security (3)

365. The American Indian (3)

366. The Politics of Social Movements (3)

372. Politics in Film (3)

380. Topics: Off-Campus Study (3)

381. Community Planning Workshop (3)

387. Internship in Political Science (1-3)

470. Topics in Political Science (3)

481. Student/Faculty Collaborative Research in Political Science (3)

491. Senior Seminar in Political Science (3)

Major Requirements (30 credit hours)

Core Requirements (15 hours)

• 111, 131, 211 or 231, 341, 491

Distribution (6 hours)
One course from two of the following categories

• American Government courses 311-319
• Public Administration/Policy courses 321-329
• Comparative Politics/Election courses 331-339
• International Relations courses 351-359

Electives (9 hours)

• From departmental offerings, may include one additional 200-level course

Minor Requirements (15 hours)

• 111 and 131
• 9 hours from other department course offerings

NOTE: Major/minor requirements are in addition to the Liberal Arts Essentials (LAE), which are required of all students to graduate.