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The department of political science offers a program
intended to provide students with an understanding of politics and
government as practiced in the U.S. and throughout the world; a
knowledge of international political relationships; the opportunity
to develop their analytical and communication skills; a comprehension
of the scope and method of the study of political science; and an
opportunity to prepare for professional careers in law, government,
international affairs, political science, and many other areas.
Students pursuing the area of concentration in
political science select courses as follows: American Government
(101); International Politics (202); Comparative Politics (205);
Research Methods (207); Political Theory (315); and one of the following
senior level seminars: American Institutions and Processes (401);
U.S. Foreign Policy Seminar (403); Political Power and the Environment
(410); or Law and Public Policy (412). Six additional advanced courses
are required. In related areas, one advanced course in history,
the social/behavioral sciences, or philosophy is required. Independent
study also is available, as are internships at the national, state,
and local levels.
Combined programs in political science include:
general studies social science (POS101); POS 202; 205; 207; 315;
one from 401, 403, 410, or 412; plus two other POS courses (excluding
internships and Interim courses).
The political science, sociology, and psychology departments offer
a crime and justice interdisciplinary area of concentration, which
focuses on the legal, political, administrative, psychological,
and sociological analysis of criminal deviance and societal responses
to crime. The combined concentration includes: POS 101 and SOC 105
(general studies social science); PSY 100, SOC 207 (general studies
quantitative reasoning); POS 206; 216; 231; 425; SOC 201; 251; 302
or ANT 253; 403; 482; and 490; and one courses from: POS 214, 302,
310; two courses from: PSY 106, 230, 250, 390, 391; and one course
from IDS 303, 305, 323 (general studies IDS).
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Political Science