Courses of Instruction

Nine courses are required to complete the political science major:

  • POL 105 Introduction to Politics
  • POL 115 American National Government and Politics
  • Two Courses in comparative or international politics
  • An advanced American government course
  • A political theory course
  • Three elective political science courses

Six courses are required to complete the political science minor:

  • POL 105 Introduction to Politics
  • POL 115 American National Government and Politics
  • A political theory course
  • An additional American government course
  • A course in comparative or international politics
  • One elective

The Political science courses are:

  • POL 105 Introduction to Politics
  • POL 115 American National Government and Politics
  • POL 135 State and Local Government
  • POL 205 Religion and American Politics
  • POL 245 Political Parties and Elections
  • POL 225 World Politics
  • POL 265 Latin American Politics
  • POL 270 Women and Politics in the United States
  • POL 275 African Politics
  • POL 285 Asian Politics
  • POL 295 European Politics
  • POL 310 International Organizations
  • POL 325 The American Congress
  • POL 335 The Constitution and the Roles of Government
  • POL 345 The American Presidency
  • POL 350 U.S. Social Policy Process
  • POL 365 American Foreign Policy
  • POL 375 The Constitution and Individual Liberties
  • POL 385 International Development
  • POL 395 Religion and World Politics
  • POL 405 Contemporary Political Theory
  • POL 435 Ancient and Medieval Political Theory
  • POL 445 Modern Political Theory
  • POL 715 Topics in Political Science