Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Foundation Courses
PS 201	*INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS	4
PS 205	*INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	4
PS 204	*INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS	4
or PS 206	*INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT
Methods/WIC
PS 300	^RESEARCH METHODS	4
Upper-Division Option Courses
Select at least 16 credits of the following: 1		16
PS 314	INTEREST GROUP POLITICS
PS 331	*STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS
PS 371	PUBLIC POLICY PROBLEMS
PS 372	PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
PS 374	*SUSTAINABLE LIVING: PRACTICES AND POLICIES
PS 455	*THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
PS 461	ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL THEORY
PS 470	GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 473	US ENERGY POLICY
PS 475	ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 476	SCIENCE AND POLITICS
PS 477	INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 478	RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
Select up to 8 credits of the following:		8
ECON 352/AEC 352	*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY
ECON 466	ECONOMICS OF TRADITIONAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
FES 485	*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
SOC 381	SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY
SOC 456	*SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT
SOC 475	RURAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 480	*ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SOC 481	*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Political Science Electives
Select 12 credits 2		12
Total Credits		52

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC). Major courses cannot double count for Baccalaureate Core requirements.

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

16 to 24 credits from the political science courses listed. Up to 8 upper-division credits can come from classes listed in economics and sociology. Credits from all courses must add up to at least 24. Other courses applied to this total must be approved by the department.

2

Any political science courses may be taken to reach the minimum of 52 total credits in the major with at least 36 of these at the upper-division level.

Potential for Learning Outside the Classroom

Political science majors are strongly encouraged to pursue experiential learning and other educational opportunities outside of the classroom, and these experiences can be used to fulfill some political science graduation requirements. Such experiences can include research, thesis writing, projects, or internship. Credits will be placed in the appropriate PS 401 – PS 410 designator. A maximum of 8 credits from any combination of PS 401 – PS 410 may be applied to the major, although additional credits from courses in this range may be applied to general graduation requirements. Additional experiential learning opportunities include "field schools" and study abroad. Students should discuss all of these opportunities with the political science undergraduate advisor.