PSCI - Political Science Major
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Major effective prior to 2011
Modifications Made to Curriculum: Fall 2020, Fall 2023, Fall 2024
Focuses on how these questions and contending values are reflected in diverse political arenas. Basic courses in political theory, American politics, comparative politics, and international relations provide knowledge and analytic tools students need to be informed citizens of their communities, nations, and the world. Advanced courses enrich and deepen this knowledge.
Includes opportunities for on-site study through the following specialized programs: The Semester on the United Nations, the Semester in Washington, and the London Semester. Additionally, the John H. Ewing Center for Public Service and Public Affairs each semester provides a program of activities and financial support for students engaging in off-campus research and internships in the public sector. The Kean Summer Fellowship program provides a financial stipend for students to do internships related to politics and public service.
Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations
A 4-credit exemption from course - American Government and Politics will be given for a score of 4 or 5 on the AP American Government and Politics exam. An exemption will not be given for AP Comparative Politics, nor may students apply AP credits in Comparative Politics to the general education breadth requirements.
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Requirements for the Major (44 credits)
I. Required Foundation Courses (16 credits)
Complete all of the following:
course - Comparative Political Systems
course - American Government and Politics
course - International Relations
course - Introduction to Political Theory
II. Intermediate and Upper-Level Electives (28 credits)
In addition to the required foundation courses, students must complete 28 credits (total) in intermediate (200) and upper (300) level courses and they must be distributed across at least three of the four subfields in the discipline. At least three of these courses (12 credits) must be at the upper-level. A minimum of 12 of these intermediate and upper-level credits must be taken on campus. A maximum of 8 departmental internship course credits may be counted towards the Major.
A. American Politics, Government, and Policy
course - Internship in Political Science
course - Law, Justice, and Society
course - Congress
course - The American Presidency
course - Political Participation in the United States
course - State and Local Politics
course - Business and Government in the U.S.
course - Latino Politics
course - Selected Topics: American Government
course - Internship Project in Washington
course - Applied Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship
course - Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
course - Gender and US Politics
course - American Political Economy
course - Social Policy and Inequality in America
course - Education Policy and Politics
course - Race and Politics
course - Environmental Policy and Politics
course- Public Opinion and Survey Research
course - Social Movements
course - Elections and Policy Making in Washington
course - Research Practicum in Washington
B. Comparative Politics and Government
course - European Politics
course - Chinese Politics
course - Middle East Politics
course - East Asian Politics
course - Selected Topics: Comparative Politics
course - Selected Topics: Comparative Politics
course - Comparative Political Economy
course - Authoritarian Politics
course - Global Health
course - Health Policy
course - On Democracy
course - London Semester Interdisciplinary Colloquium
course - Contemporary British Politics
course - The History of Modern Britain
C. International Relations
course - United States Foreign Policy
course - Transnational Feminisms
course - Terrorism
course - International Security
course - Special Topics in Human Rights
course - Refugees and Migrants: The Global Crisis of Immigration
course - Muslims and the West
course - Selected Topics: International Relations
course - UN Community Internship
course - International Environmental Policy and Politics
course - Principles of International Law
course - International Human Rights
course - Torture: Pain, Body, and Truth
course - Comparative Political Economy
course - Comparative Foreign Policy
course - Selected Studies in International Politics
course - International Political Economy
course - Peacemaking and Peacekeeping in the 21st Century
course - The United Nations System and the International Community
course - Research Seminar on the United Nations
course - Social Entrepreneurship: Theorizing Global Trends
D. Political Theory
course - Selected Topics: Political Theory
course - Policing and the Rule of Law: Gender, Race, and Citizenship
course - Research Methods in Political Science
course - Advanced Topics in Political Theory
course - International Human Rights
course - Cultural Diversity and the Law
course - Torture: Pain, Body, and Truth
Notes
Students planning to attend graduate school in Political Science, Public Policy, Public Administration, or a related field, and students planning to write an honors thesis or enroll in upper-level research seminars, are encouraged to take course. Additional highly recommended courses are course and course.
course - Independent Study in Political Science may satisfy a requirement with department approval.