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| Minor in Political Science | |
| The Department of Political Science offers several course clusters for students from other disciplines who wish to enhance their degree programs. The minor consists of 18 credits of political science courses, chosen with a departmental adviser. Several three-course clusters are suggested below for inclusion in the minor to address particular interests. In each case, nine additional credits are to be chosen in consultation with a departmental adviser. | |
| American Government | |
| PS 121 | American Government and Politics |
| PS 122 | State and Local Government and Politics |
| PS 332 | Constitutional Law |
| International Relations | |
| PS 241 | International Relations |
| PS 243 | International Law and Organization |
| PS 281-285 | Comparative Political Systems (at least one) |
| Legal Studies | |
| PS 230 | Anglo-American Jurisprudence |
| PS 231 | Judicial Behavior |
| PS 332 | Constitutional Law |
| General Political Science | |
| Students whose needs are best served by a mixture of political science courses may construct an individualized minor in consultation with a departmental advisor. | |
| An additional minor cluster is offered through the Institute of Law and Public Affairs as follows: | |
| Certification in Public Policy (Campaign Management) | |
| A certificate in public policy is issued to students who complete 18 credits of courses in areas of public affairs designed to serve the student’s intellectual and professional needs. An example is the program in campaign management. | |
| Required Courses | |
| PS 121 | American Government and Politics |
| Plus five of the following: | |
| PS 224 | Public Attitudes and Public Policy |
| PS 340 | Campaign Management: Procedures and Operations |
| PS 341 | Campaign Management: Structure and Organization |
| PS 344 | Campaign Management: Survey Research, Polling, Computers |
| PS 346 | Campaign Management: Financing and Election Laws |
| PS 450 | Campaign Management: Internship |
Additional related elective courses may be selected with the approval of a departmental adviser. | |