Political Science Minor

Requirements: (18 credits)

NOTE

A minimum of 6 credits must be satisfied with courses at the 200 level or higher.

Some of the courses have prerequisites so students should plan accordingly and consult the Search for Schedules option on WebAdvisor to view course offerings and prerequisites.

Select two

  • GVT101 Comparative Politics (3)
  • GVT113 Introduction to American Politics (3)
  • GVT121 International Relations (3)
  • GVT125 Introduction to Public Policy (3)

Select 12 credits from at least two of the areas below and the courses indicated.

Comparative/International

  • GVT101 Comparative Politics (3)---if not already taken
  • GVT121 International Relations (3)---if not already taken
  • GVT210 The Politics of Globalization (3)
  • GVT213 Sustainability and Third World Development (3)
  • GVT221 Political Economy of East Asia (3)
  • GVT225 Politics of China (3)
  • GVT231 Global Governance (3)
  • GVT232 International Political Economy (3)
  • GVT238 Dictatorship and Democracy in World Politics (3)
  • GVT315 Politics of Western Europe (3)
  • GVT326 Politics of East Asia (3)
  • GVT327 Politics of South Asia (3)
  • One of the following may be taken if GVT101 was completed:
    • HIS223 U.S. Foreign Policy: World War II to the Present (3)
    • HIS230 Problems of the Third World (3)
    • HIS308 Modern Latin America (3)
    • HIS317 The Middle East (3)
    • HIS319 20th Century Russia and Eastern Europe (3)

American Politics

  • GVT113 Introduction to American Politics (3) --- if not already taken
  • GVT114 State and Local Government (3)
  • GVT217 American Political Parties and Pressure Groups (3)
  • GVT224 American Political Campaigns and Elections (3)
  • GVT311 Seminar in Legislative Politics (3)
  • GVT415 Seminar on the Presidency (3)
  • HIS221 American History from 1877 to the Present (3)
  • HIS222 Urban America (3)

Policy

  • GVT125 Introduction to Public Policy (3)
  • GVT211 Environmental and Energy Policies I (3)
  • GVT215 Issues in Public Policy (3)
  • GVT219 Politics, Planning and Land Use (3)
  • GVT320 Gender and Policy in the U.S. (3)
  • GVT350 Political Argumentation and Debate (3)

Public Law

  • GVT117 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
  • GVT223 Political and Civil Rights in the U.S. (3)
  • GVT230 U.S. Judicial Process (3)
  • GVT305 American Constitutional Law (3)

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