Political Science, B.A.

General Program

Required Courses:

• POSC 170 - American Government  
• Two courses in political philosophy
• Two courses in American politics
• Two courses in world politics
• Four additional political science courses.

Political Philosophy

Required Courses:

• POSC 170 - American Government 
• Either
  • POSC 310 - Classical Political Philosophy
     
    or
  • POSC 320 - Modern Political Theory
     
• Four courses in political philosophy
• One course in world politics
• One course in American politics
• Three additional political science courses.

International Affairs

(see also International Relations and Diplomacy, B.A. )

Required Courses:

• POSC 170 - American Government 
• Either
  • POSC 240 - International Relations
     
    or
  • POSC 250 - Comparative Politics
     
     
• Four courses in world politics
• Two courses in political philosophy
• Three additional political science courses.

Two years of a foreign language are strongly recommended, as are courses in economics and U.S. history.

Pre-Law

Required Courses:

• POSC 170 - American Government 
• Either
  • POSC 280 - Public Administration
     
    or
  • POSC 282 - Environmental Administration and Law
     
     
• POSC 325 - Philosophy of Law
   
  
  One course chosen from
• POSC 380 - Constitutional Law I: Institutional Powers
   
• POSC 381 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties
    or
• POSC 382 - Constitutional Law III: Gender and Race
   
   
• Two political philosophy courses
• Five additional political science courses

• Either
  • PHIL 250 - Logic and Critical Thinking
     
    or
  • PHIL 251 - Logic, Truth, and Culture
     
     
• Either
  • ECON 191 - Principles of Macroeconomics
     
    or
  • ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting I