Political Science Minor
Minor - Political Science
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Lower-Division Required Courses | 12 | |
Required Upper-Division Field Courses | 9 | |
Total Hours | 21 |
Degree Specific Credits: 21
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Note: Nine of the 21 required credits must be in 300-400-level courses.
Lower-Division Required Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete all of the following courses: | ||
PSCI 210S | Intro to American Government | 3 |
PSCI 220S | Intro to Comparative Government | 3 |
PSCI 230X | Intro to International Relations | 3 |
PSCI 250E | Intro to Political Theory | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Required Upper Division Field Courses
Rule: Must complete 1 course in 3 of the 5 following categories. 9 total credits required..
Note: PSCI 480 (Research Goals and Strategies) may apply to any of the following categories with the consent of the instructor.
Public Administration and Public Policy
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 credits from the following courses: | 3 | |
Practical Applications in Nonprofit Administration | ||
Advanced Nonprofit Admin | ||
American Foreign Policy | ||
State and Local Government | ||
US Multicultural Politics | ||
Montana Government and Politics | ||
Experimental Offering: Public Administration | ||
Public Administration | ||
Public Policy Issues and Analysis | ||
Global Health Issues | ||
Politics of Global Migration | ||
Health Care Policy | ||
Experimental Offering: Public Administration | ||
Administrative Law | ||
Human Resource Management | ||
Development Administration | ||
Public Policy Cycle | ||
Ethics and Public Policy | ||
Management and Policy Skills (enrollment with consent of instructor) | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Political Theory
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 credits from the following courses: | 3 | |
Honors Seminar (Democracy) | ||
Experimental Offering: Political Theory | ||
American Political Thought | ||
Contemporary Issues in Political Theory | ||
Experimental Offering: Political Theory | ||
Utopianism and its Critics | ||
Modern Political Theory | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Comparative Government
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 credits from the following courses: | 3 | |
Tribal Sovereignty | ||
Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
Experimental Offering: Comparative Politics | ||
Politics of Europe | ||
Politics of Latin America | ||
Politics of Africa | ||
Politics of Mexico | ||
Politics of China | ||
Global Health Issues | ||
State Formation | ||
Experimental Offering: Comparative Politics | ||
Politics of Social Movements | ||
Chinese Politics & Societal Thought | ||
Origins of Democracy and Authoritarianism | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
International Relations
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 credits from the following courses: | 3 | |
Experimental Offering: International Relations | ||
Global Environmental Politics | ||
International Security | ||
American Foreign Policy | ||
European Union | ||
Model United Nations | ||
Experimental Offering: International Relations | ||
Politics of Global Migration | ||
International Law & Organization | ||
Development Administration | ||
Politics of the World Economy | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American Politics
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 3 credits from the following courses: | 3 | |
Honors Seminar (Democracy) | ||
American Foreign Policy | ||
Experimental Offering: American Government | ||
Political Parties and Election | ||
Media, Public Opinion, Polling | ||
State and Local Government | ||
American Political System | ||
US Multicultural Politics | ||
Montana Government and Politics | ||
American Political Thought | ||
Public Policy Issues and Analysis | ||
Courts and Judicial Politics | ||
Experimental Offering: American Government | ||
Politics of Social Movements | ||
American Political Participation | ||
Political Psychology | ||
Health Care Policy | ||
Public Policy Cycle | ||
American Constitutional Law | ||
Civil Rights | ||
Total Hours | 3 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-