Political Science Major
The major in Political Science requires the completion of 36 credits, at least 27 of which will take place in the classroom. The balance of credits can be earned through formal coursework or Political Science internships.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
For those students who wish to write a senior thesis, a 3.4 GPA is required.
The remaining 15 credits in Political Science can be taken as electives.
Students can choose a concentration and take four courses from one of the concentration lists below.
International Law & Global Governance Concentration
Choose four courses
Citizenship & Civic Engagement Concentration
Choose four courses
| PO 123 | Human Rights & Social Justice | 3 |
| PO 155 | Intro to Social & Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PO 212 | Federalism and American Politics | 3 |
| PO 215 | American Political Parties | 3 |
| PO 216 | Congress & the Legislative Process | 3 |
| PO 217 | The American Presidency | 3 |
| PO 218 | Campaigns and Elections | 3 |
| PO 219 | Media, Politics & Social Justice | 3 |
| PO 220 | Catholic Perspectives on Law & Justice | 3 |
| PO 298 | Democracy | 3 |
| PO 307 | Conservatism | 3 |
| PO 308 | Political Economy | 3 |
| PO 314 | Middle East Politics | 3 |
| PO 304 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| PO 315 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| PO 316 | South Asian Politics | 3 |
| PO 317 | African Politics | 3 |
| PO 318 | European Politics | 3 |
| PO 319 | Political Psychology | 3 |
| PO 322 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| PO 323 | American Education Policy | 3 |
| PO 324 | Islamic Political Movements | |
| PO 325 | The Politics of Law | 3 |
| PO 331 | Model UN | 3 |
| PO 341 | International Law | 3 |
| PO 351 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| PO 352 | The First Amendment | 3 |
American Institutions and Policies Concentration
Choose four courses
| PO 123 | Human Rights & Social Justice | 3 |
| PO 212 | Federalism and American Politics | 3 |
| PO 215 | American Political Parties | 3 |
| PO 216 | Congress & the Legislative Process | 3 |
| PO 217 | The American Presidency | 3 |
| PO 218 | Campaigns and Elections | 3 |
| PO 219 | Media, Politics & Social Justice | 3 |
| PO 244 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| PO 298 | Democracy | 3 |
| PO 304 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| PO 308 | Political Economy | 3 |
| PO 321 | Public Administration | 3 |
| PO 322 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| PO 323 | American Education Policy | 3 |
| PO 325 | The Politics of Law | 3 |
| PO 351 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| PO 352 | The First Amendment | 3 |