The Department of Political Science
offers an undergraduate major and an undergraduate minor in political science. In
addition, the department offers specialized minors in international affairs and global politics, and a 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.
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.
Transfer Credits
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.
Internships
One 3-credit
Internship in Political Science (21:790:497) may be applied to the major with the approval of the department chair, undergraduate program director, or internship director. Only 6 credits of the Washington
Internship (21:790:397) may be applied to the major with the approval of the department chair, undergraduate program director, or internship director, 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.
Required Core Courses for the Major
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
21:790:341 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 Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Politics
21:790:370 Gender and Politics
21:790:378 LGBT Politics
21:790:382 Planetary Politics
21:790:385 Religion,
Politics, and Public Policy
21:790:388 Human Rights
21:790:391 Politics of Resistance
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
21:790:370 Gender and Politics
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 Marxism
and Critical Theory
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
21:790:312 Caribbean Politics
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
21:790:335 Gender Politics in the Middle East
21:790:337 Government/Politics of Southeast Asia
21:790:379 Government/Politics of Russia and the Former USSR
21:790:388 Human Rights
21:790:391 Politics of Resistance
21:790:446 Comparative Political Parties
21:790:465 Topics in Comparative Politics
21:790:499
Individual Study of Government
Global Politics
21:790:310 Politics of Science and Technology
21:790:312 Caribbean 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
21:790:335 Gender Politics in the Middle East
21:790:382 Planetary Politics
21:790:384
International Organizations
21:790:387 International
Law
21:790:388 Human Rights
21:790:390 Politics of Global Development
21:790:391 Politics of Resistance
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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