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Political Science Minor

Political Science Minor Requirements: 5 courses, 17-20 credits

POLS-110Introduction to American Politics

4
POLS-H110Honors Introduction to American Politics

4
POLS-120Research Methodology for Political Science

4
Students in the Honors Program have the option of completing the Honors version of a course.

Choose three of the following courses. Two must be at the 200-level and one must be at the 300- 400-, or 500-level. No more than one internship course may be used to fulfill the minor.

POLS-201Data Analysis and Politics

4
POLS-208Politics and Religion

4
POLS-223American Politics and Institutions

4
POLS-224Getting on the Agenda: Public Policy Processes and Procedures

4
POLS-225U.S. Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties

4
POLS-245Courts, Public Policy, and Legal Research

4
POLS-H245Honors Courts, Public Policy and Legal Research

4
POLS-253State and Local Government

4
POLS-275Ancient and Medieval Political Theory

4
POLS-276Modern Political Theory

4
POLS-306Women and Public Policy

4
POLS-323Political Survey Research

4
POLS-340Moot Court

4
POLS-H340Honors Moot Court

4
POLS-345Public Policy Writing

4
POLS-346The American Presidency

4
POLS-347Legislative Politics

4
POLS-H348Honors Supreme Court Seminar

4
POLS-361Voting Rights and Election Law

4
POLS-H361Honors Voting Rights and Election Law

4
POLS-438Environmental Policy and Politics

4
POLS-441Ready, Set, Run!

2
POLS-442Candidate Definition

1
POLS-443Candidate Media Strategy 101

1
POLS-467Comparative Social Movements

4
POLS-471Topics in Democracy: Democratic Erosion & Autocratic Consolidation

4
POLS-503Washington Academic Seminar I

4
POLS-H503Honors Washington Academic Seminar I

4
POLS-505Washington Seminar on National Security

4
POLS-H505Honors The Washington Center Seminar-National Security

4
POLS-521Internship in Political Science and Legal Studies

4
POLS-534Experiential Learning in Political Science

12
POLS-H534Honor Experiental Learning in Government

12

Credits earned in excess of the major elective credit requirement count toward a student’s overall credit requirement for the degree.

Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Minor Programs Policy: A student declaring a minor may use no more than two courses from a major or double major combination to fulfill the requirements for the minor. No more than one course from one minor may count toward the fulfillment of a second minor. Students may not minor in a subject in which they are also completing a major. For more information, see the Minor Programs section of the CAS Degree Requirements page.

About the Political Science Minor

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