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Political Science Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S.

A Political Science minor consists of 21 hours. Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis may not be counted toward this minor.

This minor is available online to CMU students regardless of location.

No more than 15 credits may be double counted for this minor and the Public and Nonprofit Administration Major or the International Relations Major. Students may not declare both a major and minor in Political Science.

Program Requirements

Required Course (3 hours)

PSC 105Introduction to American Government and Politics

3(3-0)

Other Requirements (12 hours)

Select one 3-credit hour course in four of the following five fields:

Field I

American National Political Institutions and Processes

PSC 101Political Behavior

3(3-0)

PSC 125African-American Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 320The American Legislative Process

3(3-0)

PSC 321The American Chief Executive

3(3-0)

PSC 322Judicial Process and Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 323American Parties and Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 325/REL 345/SOC 345/PHL 345The Civil Rights Movement

3(3-0)

PSC 326/WGS 326Women and Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 327Lobbying and Interest Group Behavior

3(3-0)

PSC 328Campaigns and Elections

3(3-0)

PSC 421Constitutional Law: Powers of Government

3(3-0)

PSC 422Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties

3(3-0)

PSC 520American National Government and Politics

3(3-0)

Field II

American State and Local Government, Public Administration and Policy

PAD 210Introduction to Public Administration

3(3-0)

PAD 313Public Budgeting Processes

3(3-0)

PAD 411Public Sector Human Resources

3(3-0)

PAD 585Public Sector Information Technology Management

3(3-0)

PSC 261State and Local Government

3(3-0)

PSC 300Michigan Politics and Elections

3(3-0)

PSC 301Law and Policy in Michigan State Government

3(3-0)

PSC 514American Public Policy Making

3(3-0)

PSC 516Environmental Politics and Policy

3(3-0)

PSC 522Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law

3(3-0)

PSC 563Politics and Policy in Urban Communities

3(3-0)

PSC 566Intergovernmental Relations in the United States

3(3-0)

Field III

International Relations

PSC 150Introduction to International Relations

3(3-0)

PSC 151The U.S. and the World

3(3-0)

PSC 351International Relations

3(3-0)

PSC 352US - Latin American Relations

3(3-0)

PSC 353Model United Nations

3(3-0)

PSC 453American Foreign Policy

3(3-0)

PSC 551Seminar in International Relations

3(3-0)

PSC 555International Law I

3(3-0)

PSC 556International Law II

3(3-0)

Field IV

Comparative Politics

PSC 242Introduction to Comparative Politics

3(3-0)

PSC 340African Political Systems and Processes

3(3-0)

PSC 344East Asian Political Systems and Processes

3(3-0)

PSC 345Middle Eastern Political Systems

3(3-0)

PSC 346The Politics of Islam

3(3-0)

PSC 347Europe and the European Union

3(3-0)

PSC 348Latin American Political Systems

3(3-0)

PSC 515Comparative Public Policy

3(3-0)

Field V

Political Theory

PSC 275Great Political Thinkers

3(3-0)

PSC 280QRIntroduction to Empirical Methods of Political Research

3(3-0)

PSC 371American Political Thought

3(3-0)

PSC 372American Radical Thought

3(3-0)

PSC 375Modern Ideologies

3(3-0)

PSC 378Modern Democratic Theory

3(3-0)

PSC 381Slavery, Tyranny, Democracy: Classical Origins of Modern Ideas

3(3-0)

PSC 426/PHL 426/WGS 426Feminist Theory

3(3-0)

PSC 583Survey Research

3(3-0)

Other Requirements (6 hours)

Select hours from the five fields listed above.

Total: 21 semester hours