Print window | Close window | Back

Political Science
For All Students

Core Requirements:

POLI 101 American National Government done need

POLI 231 INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

done need
POLI 250 PUBLIC POLICY done need
POLI 340 PUBLIC AFFAIRS RESEARCH METHODS done need
POLI 401 SENIOR SEMINAR done need

Institutions (at least 1 from category):

201 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT done need

202 AMERICAN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

done need
204 MASS MEDIA done need
205 AMERICAN POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
done need
214 JUDICIAL PROCESS
done need
232 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
done need
301 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
done need

Comparative Politics (at least 1 from category)
221 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS: EUROPE
done need
222 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS: ASIA
done need
224 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS: AFRICA
done need
225 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL SYSTEMS: LATIN AMERICA
done need

Applied Policy (at least 1 from category)

240 PUBLIC OPINION POLLING done need

251 ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC POLICY

done need

252 HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY

done need

331 U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

done need

333 GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

done need
Political Theory (at least 1 from category)
342 WESTERN POLITICAL THEORY done need
343 AMERICAN POLITICAL THEORY done need
Public Law (at least 1 from category)
211 CRIMINAL JUSTICE done need

213 CRIMINAL LAW

done need
311 AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW done need

312 CIVIL LIBERTIES

done need


At least four courses at the 300 or above level are required to complete the major.

Possible Political Science Electives (or any additional Political Science courses from above)

POLI 395-96 HENRY H. FOWLER PUBLIC POLICY SEMINAR
(1 Unit, 1/2 unit)

 done need
POLI 406 INDEPENDENT STUDY done need
POLI 416 PUBLIC INTERNSHIP done need
POLI 495* HONORS PROJECT
(½)		 done need
POLI 496 HONORS PROJECT 
(1)		 done need
POLI 497 HONORS PROJECT 
(½)		 done need
*495 HONORS PROJECT is prerequisite for 497 HONORS PROJECT

The department recommends that majors take economics and history courses in fulfilling the General Education requirements and elective options.  Students planning to undertake a graduate study in political science are advised to take a modern language, statistics, and a computer course to satisfy General Education and elective requirements.
Print window | Close window