Political Science
General
Program Title
Political Science
Degree Designation
MIN
Award Type
Minor
Program Level
Undergraduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Program Description
This program enhances civic understanding, provides pre-professional training, and serves as a basis for entering a professional position. Students gain a broad overview of the subfields of Political Science as a discipline in areas such as American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory.
Required GPA for graduation
2.0
Minimum Course Grade
C- (1.67)
Minimum Course Grade Applies To
All courses in this program
Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Analyze the foundations, institutions, and practices of politics in the United States at the local, state, and national level.
Outcome
Evaluate the structure and operation of the U.S. and other political systems and the complex interrelationships between the political, economic, social, cultural, and historical forces that drive political phenomena.
Outcome
Analyze the scholarship, analytical methods, and theories of politics in one or more of the discipline's four sub-fields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations and Political Theory.
Outcome
Evaluate political phenomena through critical thinking, political theory, or applied empirical analysis such as survey work.
Outcome
Communicate competently in written and verbal communication forms consistent with the professional norms and standards of political science.
Degree Maps
Major Code
1119
Program Code
1119.01