Undergraduate Minor Requirements
Students must complete at least 28 credits with at least 20 upper division hours. No more than 4 credits of PS 401 – PS 410 can apply to the minor. This limit includes credits for a political science internship. Students choose between a general minor or specialization in one of three minor tracks.
The general minor requires:
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At least two introductory PS courses and
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At least 20 credits of upper division PS courses (300 or 400 level).
The tracks differ from the general minor in three ways:
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Instead of choosing any two introductory PS courses, the two courses are specified.
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Four of the five upper division courses are selected from a list of track courses (the last one can be any upper division PS course).
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One of the track courses can be a SOC or ECON course from the list.
General Political Science Minor Checklist
Course
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LD Credits
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UD Credits
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PS 201 Introduction to United States Government
PS 204 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PS 205 Introduction to International Relations
PS 206 Introduction to Political Thought
(choose 2 of the 4)
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8
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Any Upper Division PS class
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4
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Any Upper Division PS class
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4
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Any Upper Division PS class
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4
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Any Upper Division PS class
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4
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Any Upper Division PS class
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4
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Sub-Totals:
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8
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20
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Total Credits in the Minor:
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28
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Political Science Minor Track Checklist
Course
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LD Credits
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UD Credits
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Environmental & Energy Politics: PS 201 and PS 205
International Affairs: PS 204 and PS 205
Law and Politics: PS 201 and PS 206
(choose 1 of the 3 track combinations)
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8
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Any PS class from the matching track
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4
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Any PS class from the matching track
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4
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Any PS class from the matching track
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4
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Any PS, SOC, or ECON class from the matching track
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4
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Any Upper Division PS class
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4
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Sub-Totals:
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8
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20
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Total Credits in the Minor:
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28
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Political Science Minor Tracks - List of Courses
Law and Politics Track
At least 3 courses from:
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PS 311 Congressional Politics
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PS 312 Presidential Politics
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PS 325 Gender and Law
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PS 326 Judicial Process & Politics
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PS 331 State & Local Politics
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PS 354 International Organizations & Global Politics
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PS 361 Classical Political Thought
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PS 362 Modern Political Thought
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PS 363 Gender & Race in American Political Thought
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PS 364 Contemporary Political Theory
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PS 365 American Political Thought
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PS 366 Atlantis to Utopia: Politics of the Ideal State
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PS 371 Public Policy Problems
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PS 372 Public Administration
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PS 375 The Civil Rights Movement and Policies
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PS 381 Constitutional Law: Government Powers and Constraints
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PS 382 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
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PS 383 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
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PS 384 Constitutional Law: Rights of the Accused
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PS 413 Ethics in Public Policy
No more than 1 course from:
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ECON 461 Law, Economics, and Regulation
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SOC 340 Deviant Behavior and Social Control
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SOC 438 US Immigration Issues in 21st Century
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SOC 440 Juvenile Delinquency
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SOC 441 Criminology and Penology
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SOC 442 Sociology of Drug Use and Abuse
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SOC 448 Law and Society
International Affairs Track
At least 3 courses from:
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PS 341 European and EU Politics
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PS 342 The Politics of Corruption
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PS 343 Russian Politics
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PS 344 Latin American Politics
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PS 345 Politics of Developing Nations
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PS 346 Middle East Politics
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PS 348 Chinese Politics
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PS 350 Japanese Politics
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PS 351 American Foreign Policy
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PS 354 International Organizations & Global Politics
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PS 356 International Politics of Asia Pacific
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PS 427 Nuclear Nonproliferation and Arms Control
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PS 428 Terrorism and Global Security
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PS 441 Democratization
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PS 446 East Asian Political Economy
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PS 453 International Development Policy
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PS 455 Politics of Climate Change
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PS 457 U.S.–China Relations
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PS 458 International Political Economy
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PS 470 Global Food Politics & Policy
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PS 474 International Energy Politics and Policy
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PS 477 International Environmental Politics and Policy
No more than 1 course from:
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ECON 340 International Economics
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ECON 440 Economics of Globalization
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ECON 441 International Finance Theory and Policy
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ECON 455 Economic Development
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SOC 360 Population Trends & Policy
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SOC 460 The Sociology of Globalization
Environmental and Energy Politics Track
At least 3 courses from:
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PS 314 Interest Group Politics
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PS 331 State & Local Politics
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PS 371 Public Policy Problems
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PS 372 Public Administration
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PS 374 Sustainable Living: Practices and Policies
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PS 455 Politics of Climate Change
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PS 461 Environmental Political Theory
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PS 470 Global Food Politics and Policy
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PS 473 U. S. Energy Policy
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PS 474 International Energy Politics and Policy
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PS 475 Environmental Politics and Policy
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PS 476 Science and Politics
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PS 477 International Environmental Politics and Policy
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PS 478 Renewable Energy Policy
No more than 1 course from:
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ECON 466 Energy Economics
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SOC 381 Social Dimensions of Sustainability
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SOC 456 Science and Technology in Social Context
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SOC 475 Rural Sociology
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SOC 480 Environmental Sociology
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SOC 481 Society and Natural Resources