Political Science Minor
Requirements for a Minor in Political Science
The minor is to provide students with a flexible, coherent and guided study of political science as it relates to their special academic major or personal interests. The minor requires a minimum of 15 hours in political science of which 9 hours must be taken in junior-senior level courses. The 9 hours of junior-senior level courses cannot also be used to satisfy the requirements of any other major or minor.
All minors must take PLS 105, PLS 209, and a senior seminar (PLS 491, 492, 493 or 494). In addition, the student must take 6 hours of junior-senior level courses representing a coherent program of study and meeting the approval of a political science faculty advisor. It is the role of the student's departmental advisor to help work out a specific program coinciding with the student's interests and needs.
Some suggestions for programs of study:
- Pre-Law: 105, 209, 360, 419, 459, 460, 494.
- Public Management: 105, 209, 419, 420, 421, 422, 494.
- Communications and Politics: 105, 209, 301, 310, 360, 419, 494.
- Behavioral Politics: 105, 209, 301, 310, 311, 360, 422, 494.
- International and Comparative Politics: 105, 209, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 317, 318, 319, 491 or 492.
- Urban Politics: 105, 209, 419, 420, 421, 422, 494.
- Political Philosophy: 105, 209, 307, 308, 407, 493.
