Political Science Minor

The Political Science minor provides students with an introduction to the subfields of discipline. With classes that emphasize reading, writing, and critical thinking, the minor is recommended for students in a variety of disciplines who are interested in the world around them. Requirements include introductory courses as well as a choice of upper division electives.

Requirements (21 credits):

Required course: (3)
- POLS 101 Am Politics: National (3)
One course from three of the following subfields: (9)
- American Politics
  - POLS 101 Am Politics: National (3)
  - POLS 330 Mock Trial (3)
  - POLS 332 Race, Gender, & the Body (3)
  - POLS 335 Environmental Politics (3)
  - POLS 337 Politic of Hawaiʻi: State/Local (3)
- Comparative Politics
  - POLS 251 Intro to Comparative Politics (3)
  - POLS 351 Politics Of China Through Film (3)
  - POLS 353 Politics Of Japan (3)
  - POLS 355 Internatl Political Economy (3)
  - POLS 357 Politics of Pac Rim Thru Film (3)
  - POLS 457 U.S.-China Relations (3)
- International Relations
  - POLS 242 Intro To World Politics (3)
  - POLS 340 U.S. Foreign Policy (3)
  - POLS 342 International Law (3)
  - POLS 345 Model United Nations (3)
  - POLS 346 International Organizations (3)
  - POLS 348 International Human Rights (3)
  - POLS 442 War and the State (3)
  - POLS 443 Int'l Conflict Management (3)
- Political Theory
  - POLS 201 Politics of the Ordinary (3)
  - POLS 304 Politics of Power (3)
  - POLS 402 Critical Aesthetics (3)
- Public Law
  - POLS 220 Law, Politics, & Society (3)
  - POLS 321 Civil Liberties & Civil Rights (3)
  - POLS 325 Environments of Law (3)
  - POLS 327 Law and Culture (3)
  - POLS 328 Visual Politics (3)
  - POLS 444 Law, Property, and Nature (3)
Three additional POLS courses at the 300- or 400-level (9)