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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2024 School of Arts and Sciences-Newark 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 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

For more information and current requirements, visit the Department Webpage.
 
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