Major
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The major in political science consists of 10 semester courses, including four core courses and one course from each of the four area groupings. At least three of the ten courses must be at the 300 level or above. Majors should complete Pols 200 before their senior year and they are encouraged to take Math 141 for their math requirement. Any student may propose an individual major program for consideration by the department's entire faculty. The department welcomes individual research on the part of its majors.
Core courses
Pols 101 The American Political System
Pols 200 Modern Political Inquiry: An Introduction to Research Methods
Pols 401 Seminar
And one of:
Pols 207 Political Theory: Ancient Greece to the Renaissance
or Pols 227 Political Theory: Renaissance to the American Founding
Pols 298 Justice, Freedom and Democracy
Pols 298 Non-Western Political Thought
Pols 327 Black Political Thought
International relations
Pols 109 International Politics
Pols 209 Chinese Foreign Policy
Pols 229 United States Foreign Policy
Pols 249 Russian Foreign Policy
Pols 273 Inter-American Relations
Pols 309 International Law and Organization
Pols 339 Theories of International Relations
Pols 379 National Security Policy
Comparative Western societies
Pols 115 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Pols 215 Contemporary European Governments and Politics
Pols 225 Italian Politics
Pols 255 Russian Politics
Pols 265 Politics and Society in Eastern Europe
Pols 325 European Integration
Pols 335 Politics of Divided Societies
Pols 345 Understanding Russian Politics and Society through the Prism of Film
Pols 375 The Politics of Social and Economic Problems in Post-Communist Russia
Comparative non-Western
Pols 203 African Politics
Pols 223 Contemporary Chinese Politics
Pols 233 The Politics of Latin America
Pols 263 The Politics of the Middle East
Pols 323 Comparative Political Development
Pols 333 Popular Movements and Religious Sentiment in the Americas
American
Pols 201 Contemporary Urban Politics
Pols 211 Congress and the Legislative Process
Pols 221 Women in Politics
Pols 231 The American Presidency
Pols 271 African American Politics
Pols 291 Judicial Politics
Pols 321 Public Administration and Public Policy
Pols 326 Political Psychology
Pols 331 Media and Politics
Pols 341 Constitutional Law I: The Supreme Court and the Constitution
Pols 351 Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Pols 361 Environmental Conflict Resolution
Pols 391 Advocacy and the Governmental Process
Theory
Pols 207 Political Theory: Ancient Greece to the Renaissance
Pols 227 Political Theory: Renaissance to the American Founding
Pols 298 Non-Western Political Thought
Pols 298 Justice, Freedom and Democracy
Pols 327 Black Political Thought