Political Science Minor Requirements

Political Science Minor

(28 credits)

• POLI 130 United States Politics and Government or POLI 131 American Multicultural Politics
• POLI 150 Introduction to International Studies 
• POLI 200 Research Methodology and Techniques
• Four additional POLI courses at or above the 200 level 

International Politics Minor

(24 credits)

• POLI 150 Introduction to International Studies and POLI 350 – International Relations

Four of the following comparative politics/international relations courses:

• POLI 349 Global Environmental Politics
• POLI 352 Conceprions of Human Rights
• POLI 353 United States Foreign Policy
• POLI 355 International Organizations
• POLI 362 Globalization and the Developing World in the 21st Century
• POLI 368 Latin American Politics Through Film, Poetry and Music
• POLI 389/489 Special Topics Courses related to International Politics
• POLI 400 United Nations Seminar
• POLI 410 Global Political Extremism

United States Politics Minor

(24 credits) 

• POLI 130 United States Politics and Government or POLI 131 American Multicultural Politics
• POLI 200 Research Methodology and Techniques

Four of the following United States Politics and/or Public Policy/Administration courses: 

• POLI 231 State and Local Politics
• POLI 232 Red State, Blue State: American Political Polarization
• POLI 237 Courts and Justice in the U.S.
• POLI 248 Trial Advocacy*
• POLI 249 Mock Trial*
• POLI 317 American Political Thought
• POLI 329 Political Communication
• POLI 332 Parties and Elections
• POLI 333 American Conspiracy Theories 
• POLI 335 Congressional Politics
• POLI 336 The U.S. Presidency and Executive Leadership
• POLI 338 Introduction to Public Administration
• POLI 341 Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers
• POLI 342 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights/Liberties
• POLI 343 Administrative Law and Politics
• POLI 345 Congress and the Presidency
• POLI 346 Policy Analysis
• POLI 348 U.S. Environmental Politics
• POLI 353 United States Foreign Policy
• POLI 389/489 Special Topics cources in U. S. Politics

 *Trial Advocacy and Mock Trial may be repeated for credit toward general course credits, but may not be repeated for credit toward the major, minors, or the American Politics concentrarion.