Overview
Requirements
The Political Science minor is designed to offer interested non-majors exposure to some of the important issues in American, European, and world politics, and is an excellent complement to majors in many areas.
Core Courses
Plus three of the following courses:
| POLS 311/HIST 311 | Indigenous History and Federal Indian Policy, 1787 - Present | 3 |
| POLS 312 | Congress and the Presidency | 3 |
| POLS 314 | Governmental Power and U.S. Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLS 316 | Rights & Liberties and U.S. Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLS 335 | The European Union | 3 |
| POLS 344 | American Foreign Relations to 1920 | 3 |
| POLS 348 | American Foreign Relations since 1895 | 3 |
| POLS 352 | American Economic Policy | 3 |
| POLS 370/HIST 370 | American Constitutions and Revolutions | 3 |
| POLS 375 | Modern Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 391/HIST 391 | American Economic Development | 3 |
| POLS 450 | Internship in Political Science | 1-3 |
| POLS 495 | Independent Study in Political Science | 3 |
POLS X00
| Directed study in Political Science | 3 |
POLS X90
| Special Topics in Political Science | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 18
Internships conducted through the Office of Experiential Education (EE 350) and worth at least 3 credits, as well as special topics classes in any department, can be used to satisfy one Political Science elective requirement with the approval of the Department of History and Political Science.
Students cannot take multiple sections of classes that are cross-listed with other departments or have different sections or numbers in Political Science. At least 9 credits must be unique to the minor – i.e. they cannot also fulfill other major or minor requirements.