B.A.; B.A.A.; B.S. degree
A Political Science minor consists of 21 hours. Courses taken on a credit/no credit basis may not be counted toward this minor.
Required Courses (3 hours)
PSC 105 (3) Introduction to American Government and Politics
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 101 (3) Political Behavior (Group III-A)
- PSC 125 (3) African-American Politics (Group IV-C)
- PSC 320 (3) The American Legislative Process
- PSC 321 (3) The American Chief Executive
- PSC 322 (3) Judicial Process and Politics
- PSC 323 (3) American Parties and Politics
- PSC 325 (3) The Civil Rights Movement (Group IV-C)
- PSC 326 (3) Women and Politics (Group IV-A)
- PSC 327 (3) Lobbying and Interest Group Behavior
- PSC 328 (3) Campaigns and Elections
- PSC 421 (3) Constitutional Law: Powers of Government
- PSC 422 (3) Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
- PSC 520 (3) American National Government and Politics
Field II. American State and Local Government, Public Administration and Policy
- PAD 210 (3) Introduction to Public Administration
- PAD 313 (3) Public Budgeting Processses
- PAD 411 (3) Public Sector Human Resources
- PAD 585 (3) Public Sector Information Technology Management
- PSC 261 (3) State and Local Government
- PSC 300 (3) Michigan Politics and Elections
- PSC 301 (3) Law and Policy in Michigan State Government
- PSC 514 (3) American Public Policy Making
- PSC 516 (3) Environmental Politics and Policy
- PSC 522 (3) Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law
- PSC 563 (3) Politics and Policy in Urban Communities
- PSC 566 (3) Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
Field III. International Relations
- PSC 150 (3) World Politics
- PSC 151 (3) The US and the World
- PSC 351 (3) International Relations
- PSC 352 (3) US-Latin American Relations
- PSC 353 (3) Model United Nations
- PSC 453 (3) American Foreign Policy
- PSC 551 (3) Seminar in International Relations
- PSC 555 (3) International Law I
- PSC 556 (3) International Law II
Field IV. Comparative Politics
- PSC 242 (3) Introduction to Comparative Politics
- PSC 340 (3) African Political Systems and Processes
- PSC 341 (3) Comparative Politics :Eastern Europe
- PSC 343 (3) Southeast Asian Political Systems and Processes
- PSC 344 (3) East Asian Political Systems and Processes
- PSC 345 (3) Middle Eastern Political Systems
- PSC 346 (3) The Politics of Islam
- PSC 347 (3) Comparative Politics: Western Europe
- PSC 348 (3) Latin American Political Systems
- PSC 515 (3) Comparative Public Policy
- PSC 540 (3) Cultural Heritage and Politics of Eastern Europe
Field V. Political Theory
- PSC 275 (3) Great Political Thinkers
- PSC 280 (3) Introduction to Empirical Methods of Political Research
- PSC 371 (3) American Political Thought
- PSC 372 (3) American Radical Thought
- PSC 375 (3) Modern Ideologies
- PSC 378 (3) Modern Democratic Theory
- PSC 381 (3) Slavery, Tyranny, Democracy:Classical Orgins of Modern Ideas
- PSC 382 (3) Modern Political Theory
- PSC 383 (3) Contemporary Political Theory
- PSC 426 (3) Feminist Theory
- PSC 583 (3) Survey Research
Other Requirements (6 hours)
Select hours from the five fields listed above.
Total: 21 semester hours