政治科学 学位要求

必修课程

• POL 1070 Introduction to Political Theory
• POL 4000高级研讨会(4学分)
• Two courses from each of the major’s 5 浓度 areas:
  • 1. 美国政府与政治
  • 2. 公法与司法政治
  • 3. 比较政府
  • 4. 国际关系
  • 5. 政治思想 & Theory (satisfied by POL 1070, mentioned above)

* You will also need to take a total of three courses in your area of 浓度.

政治科学 majors are not required to, but may, obtain a 浓度 in any of the five areas of the discipline by taking one additional class (for a total of three) in that area. 浓度 will be noted by the registrar and will be included in student transcripts.

For students seeking a 浓度 in 政治思想 and Theory, POL 1070 and POL 3250 are both required courses, in addition to a third 政治思想 and Theory course.

• POL 1040 Introduction to Public Policy (4 credits)
• POL 1500 American Government: National, State, and Local (4 credits)
• POL 3510 Campaigns and Elections (4 credits)
• POL 3520美国战争(4学分)
• POL 3530 Congress and the Presidency (4 credits)
• POL 3580 American Foreign Policy (4 credits)
• POL 3620 Environmental Politics (4 credits)

• POL 1030 Introduction to Comparative Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3030非洲妇女(4学分)
• POL 3040 African Transitions (4 credits)
• POL 3200 Women and Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3330 Middle East Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3360 Latin American Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3370 Russia/East European Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3380 West European Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3400 Chinese Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3450全球贫困(4学分)

• POL 1050 Introduction to 国际关系 (4 credits)
• POL 3330 Middle East Politics (4 credits)
• POL 3350人权(4学分)
• POL 3600 International Security (4 credits)
• POL 3610 Nuclear Proliferation (4 credits)
• POL 3620 Environmental Politics (4 credits)

• POL 1070 Introduction to Political Theory (4 credits)
• POL 2050 Philosophical Foundations of Political Economy (4 credits)
• POL 3110 Women’s and Gender Studies Theory (4 credits)
• POL 3240 Contemporary Political Theory (4 credits)
• POL 3250 Classics of 政治思想 (4 credits)
• POL 3260 Studies in Political Theory (4 credits)
• POL 3270 Religion and Politics in the United States (4 credits)

• POL 1900 Constitutional Rights: Freedom of
• POL 1910法律与社会(4学分)
• POL 3920 Constitutional Law and the Separation of Powers (4 credits)
• POL 3910 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (4 credits)
• POL 3900比较法(4学分)
• POL 3930 Environmental Law (4 credits)

A minor in political science consists of five courses. These courses must be chosen from at least three of the five areas designated for political science. 这些课程在标题下 “一般课程” do not constitute an area of political science but may be chosen as electives. CRJ 3300 模拟试验 can count as one of the five courses needed to complete a minor in political science.

虽然不是专业要求, it is strongly recommended that students planning to attend graduate and/or professional school take a course in statistics. 可能的课程包括:

• 基础统计学
• SOC 3900数据分析
• BUS 2340 Applied Statistics for Economics and Management

Recommended supporting areas include courses from other areas in the Division of Natural and Social Sciences (economics, 地理位置, 心理科学, and sociology) and from the Division of 艺术 and Humanities (philosophy, 历史, 和英语).

The 政治科学 Department also offers a number of J-Term courses and study tours that are not listed in the catalog. Please consult a political science faculty member for more information about these options.

The CRJ 3300 模拟试验 course may count as an elective for political science. It can count as part of the 公法与司法政治 浓度 (one of the three required courses in this area), but it cannot be used to meet the breadth requirement (one course from the area of Public law and Judicial Politics) on its own, for students pursuing other 浓度s.

荣誉 in the major require a minimum of 3.5 GPA in political science and achieving an assessment of 荣誉 on your 政治科学 Senior Thesis.