Political Science Minor
Description
The 18-credit minor in Political Science provides students with a flexible program that will allow a broad understanding of the various aspects of the discipline. The program will provide the basic foundation in the introductory class followed by a sampling of the subfields. The minimum of three upper-division courses will provide the student with a more in-depth understanding of at least two subfields in which the student has the greatest interests.
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Required Courses (18 credits)
The Political Science minor requires 18 credits (six courses). One of these six courses—POL 1000—is required. A minimum of three of the remaining five courses must be at the upper-division (i.e., 3000 or 4000) level. Of the five elective courses, one must be chosen from each of the subfields plus one additional elective which can be any POL course.
Required Course
- POL 1000 Introduction to Political Science (3 credits)
Subfields
Select five classes from the subfields below. No more than two courses from any single subfield may be selected.
American Politics
- POL 2100 American Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3100 Women and Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3390 Issues in Public Policy (3 credits)
- POL 3420 American Constitution and Public Law (3 credits)
- POL 3460 Civil Liberties and Equality (3 credits)
- POL 3860 Politics and the Media (3 credits)
Comparative and International Relations
- POL 2510 International Relations (3 credits)
- POL 2600 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 credits)
Political Theory
Judicial Politics
Program Contact Information
Department Chair: Genevieve Meyers, Ph.D.
Briggs Building, Room 238
McNichols Campus
Email: meyersge@udmercy.edu
Telephone: 313-993-1089
Fax: 313-993-1166