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Academic Foundations 003
African American and African Studies 014
American Studies 050
Ancient and Medieval Civilizations 060
Anthropology 070
Arabic 074
Art, Design, and Art History (080, 081, 082, 083, 085)
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Chemistry 160
Chinese 165
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 191
Computer Science 198
Earth and Environmental Sciences (Geology 460)
Economics 220
Urban Education 300
English (350 and 352)
English: Composition and Writing 355
Environmental Sciences 375
French 420
Geoscience Engineering 465
Greek 490
Health Sciences: Aging 499J
Health Sciences: Health Advocacy 499K
Health Information Management 504
History (History 510, American 512)
Honors 525
Information Systems 548
International Affairs
Italian 560
Japanese 565
Journalism and Media Studies 086
Latin 580
Legal Studies
Linguistics 615
Mathematics 640
Medical Imaging Sciences 658
Music 087
Neuroscience 112
Philosophy 730
Physics 750
Political Science 790
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Minor in Global Politics 487
Bachelor's/Master's Dual-Degree Program
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Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies 812
Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Psychology 819
Psychology 830
Religious Studies
Russian 860
Social Work 910
Sociology 920
Spanish 940
Theater 088
Video Production 089
Women's and Gender Studies 988
Writing 989
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Consortium with New Jersey Institute of Technology
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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2013–2015 Liberal Arts Colleges Academic Programs and Courses Political Science 790 Major Requirements  

Major Requirements


The Department of Political Science offers an undergraduate major and an undergraduate minor in political science. In addition, the department offers a specialized minor in international affairs, a specialized minor in global politics, and bachelor's-master's dual-degree program. All departmental programs provide students with the critical thinking and writing skills required for civic engagement in a democratic society and enable them to pursue careers in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors or continue with graduate study in political science, law, public service and administration, criminal justice, nonprofit administration, global politics, and international relations. The department's programs are offered at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences and University College-Newark.

The major at Newark College of Arts and Sciences (NCAS) requires 36 credits in political science. Students attain the undergraduate major by completing 15 credits of required core courses, 12 credits of a distribution requirement  (3 credits apiece in each of the four subfields: American Politics and Public Policy, Political Theory and Methodology, Comparative Politics, Global Politics), and 9 credits in any one, two, or three subfields.

General Guidelines for the Major

Only courses with grades of C or better may be counted toward the major.

Up to 15 credits of political science courses taken at other colleges or universities may be applied toward the major with the approval of the department chair. These credits may not include courses already transferred in and evaluated by NJ Transfer and the Office of Academic Services.

One 3-credit Internship in Political Science (21:790:497) may be applied to the major with the approval of the department chair. Only 6 credits of the Washington Internship (21:790:397) may be applied to the major with the approval of the department chair, even though the Washington Internship may be taken for a total of 15 credits for the spring and fall semesters or 12 credits for the summer semester.

The required core courses for the major are:

21:790:201  American National Government
21:790:202  America and the World
21:790:203  Introduction to Comparative Politics
21:790:371  Early Political Theory or  21:790:372  Modern Political Theory
21:790:491  Research Methods

Subfields

American Politics and Public Policy
21:790:201  American National Government
21:790:202  America and the World
21:790:203  Introduction to Comparative Politics
21:790:304  Introduction to Law and Legal Research
21:790:305  American State and Local Governments
21:790:307  Public Policy Analysis
21:790:310  Science, Technology, and Public Policy
21:790:325  Municipal Government
21:790:338  Political Economy of Government-Business Relations
21:790:341  Public Administration
21:790:351  Political Parties in the United States
21:790:352  Politics, Elections, and Public Policy
21:790:356  Sex, Law, and Public Policy
21:790:358  Public Opinion
21:790:359  Government and Politics of New Jersey
21:790:360  Urban Politics and Public Policy
21:790:362  Politics of Poverty
21:790:363  American Federalism
21:790:364  Politics of Minority Groups
21:790:378  LGBT Politics
21:790:382  Environmental Politics and Policy
21:790:385  Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
21:790:395  Contemporary American Foreign Policy
21:790:401-402  American Constitutional Development
21:790:409  Law and Public Policy
21:790:435  American Presidential Politics
21:790:436  Congress and the Legislative Process
21:790:441  Civil Liberties
21:790:452  Seminar in Law and Social Change
21:790:454  Seminar in Problems of American Government
21:790:457  Seminar in Political Parties
21:790:463  Topics in American Politics and Policy
21:790:467  Psychology and Politics
21:790:499  Individual Study of Government
 
Political Theory and Methodology
21:790:306  Politics and Literature
21:790:367  Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
21:790:368  Democracy and Citizenship
21:790:371  Early Political Theory
21:790:372  Modern Political Theory
21:790:375-376  American Political Theory
21:790:377  Ideology and Politics
21:790:408  Seminar in Political Philosophy
21:790:421  Theory and Practice of Marxism
21:790:464  Topics in Political Theory
21:790:499  Individual Study of Government
 
Comparative Politics

21:790:301  Government/Politics of Western Europe
21:790:302  Politics of the European Union
21:790:311  Government/Politics of Latin America
21:790:316  Government/Politics of the Far East
21:790:318  Government/Politics of Africa
21:790:329  International Politics of Russia
21:790:330  Government/Politics of Eastern Europe
21:790:333  Government/Politics of the Middle East
21:790:337  Government/Politics of Southeast Asia
21:790:338  Political Economy of Government-Business Relations
21:790:379  Government/Politics of Russia and the Former USSR
21:790:446  Comparative Political Parties
21:790:465  Topics in Comparative Politics
21:790:499  Individual Study of Government
 
Global Politics
21:790:317  International Political Economy
21:790:321  World Politics
21:790:329  International Politics of Russia
21:790:331  Politics of International Migration
21:790:384  International Organizations
21:790:387  International Law
21:790:390  Politics of Global Development
21:790:395  Contemporary American Foreign Policy
21:790:415  Seminar in Political Development
21:790:417  Problems in International Relations
21:790:466  Topics in Global Politics
21:790:499  Individual Study of Government
 
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