Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Foundation Courses
PS 204	*INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS	4
PS 205	*INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	4
PS 201	*INTRODUCTION TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS	4
or PS 206	*INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT
Research Methods/WIC
PS 300	^RESEARCH METHODS	4
Upper-Division Option Courses
Select at least 16 credits of the following: 1		16
PS 341	*EUROPEAN AND EU POLITICS
PS 343	*RUSSIAN POLITICS
PS 344	*LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS
PS 345	*POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS
PS 348	*CHINESE POLITICS
PS 350	*JAPANESE POLITICS
PS 351	AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
PS 356	INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF ASIA PACIFIC
PS 441	DEMOCRATIZATION
PS 446	EAST ASIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY
PS 454	INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZATIONS
PS 455	*THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
PS 457	US-CHINA RELATIONS
PS 458	INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
PS 470	GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY
PS 477	INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
Select up to 8 credits of the following:		8
ECON 340	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
ECON 440	ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION
ECON 441	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE THEORY AND POLICY
ECON 455	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SOC 360	*POPULATION TRENDS AND POLICY
SOC 460	THE SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION
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.