1. Majors must complete eleven 3-credit courses (or ten 3-credit
courses and two 1.5-credit courses) in political science with a grade
of C or better, including
a. at least one of the following introductory courses in Theoretical Approaches to Politics: 01:790:101 or 105;
b. at least one of the following introductory courses in American Institutions and Politics: 01:790:201 or 247;
c. at least one of the following introductory courses in Foreign
and International Politics: 01:790:102 or 204 or 210;
d.
at least one 300- or 400-level course in each of these three
areas: Theoretical Approaches to Politics, American Institutions and
Politics, and Foreign and International Politics. A list of courses
falling into each area is available from the department.
e. 01:790:395 Political Science Seminar (normally taken in the junior year);
2. The major may include
a. no more than four 3-credit courses at the 100 or 200 level;
b. no more than 6 credits of independent study, internships, or thesis work, or any combination of these;
c. no more than 3 credits of minicourses.
3. In addition, majors must complete with a grade of C or better, two
3-credit courses in each of two of the following cognate departments:
anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, psychology,
religion, and sociology.
Joint Major in History/Political Science 514
This major is administered entirely by the Department of History. For
further information, see the heading History/Political Science Joint
Major 514 in this section of the catalog.
