The department offers a minor in political science structured so that a student can experience one of four political science areas of concentration: American Politics, Public Law and Theory (of particular interest to prelaw students not wishing to major in Political Science), Comparative Politics, and International Politics.

Requirements for the Minor: 16 to 17 semester hours depending on choice of courses

American Politics Concentration:

• PSC 111 (4 hours)
• 2 courses in American Politics at 300-level (8 hours)
• Any additional 300- or 400-level course, including PSC 420 Seminar in American Politics (5 hours)
  American Politics Courses:
  PSC 301 Urban Politics and Policy, PSC 305 Cultural Diversity in U.S. Politics, PSC 310 Constitutional Law, PSC 311 Civil Rights & Civil Liberties, PSC 314 State Government & Elections, PSC 315 Public Policy and Administration, PSC 317 Political Parties and Elections, PSC 318 The Presidency and Congress, PSC 319 Public Opinion

Public Law and Theory Concentration:

• PSC 111 (4 hours)
• Two 300-level Law or Theory courses
  (PSC 310, PSC 311, PSC 340, PSC 341, PSC 342)
• Any additional 300- or 400-level course, including PSC 423 Seminar in Legal Theory (5 hours)
  Law and Theory Courses:
  PSC 310 Constitutional Law, PSC 311 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, PSC 340 Ancient & Medieval Political Thought, PSC 341 Modern Political Thought, PSC 342 American Political Thought

Comparative Politics Concentration:

• PSC 221 (4 hours)
• 2 comparative politics courses at 300-level from among PSC 323, PSC 324, PSC 325, PSC 326,PSC 329, PSC 332, PSC 333, PSC 335, PSC 337, PSC 338,PSC 339
• Any additional 300- or400-level course, including PSC 421 Seminar in Comparative Politics (5 hours)
  Comparative Politics Courses:
  PSC 221 Comparative Politics; PSC 323 African Politics, PSC 324 Russia and the Successor States, PSC 325 Western European Politics, PSC 326 Politics of the Third World,PSC 329 Politics and Political Economy of the European Union, PSC 332 Politics in the Middle East, PSC 333 Latin American Politics, PSC 335 East Asian Politics, PSC 337 Canadian Government & Politics, PSC 338 Central and Eastern Europe,PSC 339 Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa

International Politics Concentration:

• PSC 231 (4 hours)
• Two international politics courses at 300-level from among PSC 321, PSC 327, PSC 328, PSC 330, PSC 331, PSC 334
• Any additional 300- or 400-level course, including PSC 422 Seminar in International Politics (5 hours)
  International Politics Courses:
  PSC 231 International Politics, PSC 321 Political Violence, PSC 327 Politics of Peaceful World Change, PSC 328 International Political Economy, PSC 330 U.S. National Security Policy, PSC 331 U.S. Foreign Policy, PSC 334 Causes of War (Formerly US-Latin American Security Issues)

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