The department offers two minor programs: the Minor in Political Science and the Minor in Public Policy. Both flexible programs allow students to combine their passion for political and international issues with a major in another department. Potential classes include Freedom and Equality, Women and Politics, The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Politics in the Two Koreas.
Minors in Political Science or Public Policy are only available to students outside the Political Science major.
Students minoring in political science complete three courses in foundational political science material — Comparative Politics, International Relations and American Politics and Government — and choose a course from a selection of theoretical topics. They also choose four political science electives for a total of 18 credits.
The 24-credit hour public policy minor delves into economics and U.S. government and policy in addition to core discipline material. Core courses include Comparative Politics, American Politics and Government, Economics and either Scope and Methods or Visualization and Modeling Politics.
