Political Science Bachelor of Arts degree
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science
Minimum required: 36 credit hours
1. Required Core Courses (12 credit hours)
POLI 120 |
American Politics |
POLI 150 |
U.S. and World Affairs |
POLI 200 |
Statistics |
POLI 241 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics |
2. Students must pick an area of concentration, which are: American Politics, Law and Politics or World Politics as noted below.
American Politics Concentration
A. Three courses from the following (at least one of which must be POLI 323, POLI 324 or POLI 370)
POLI 311 |
Fundamentals of Public Administration |
POLI 321 |
Political Parties and Interest Groups |
POLI 322 |
New York Government |
POLI 323 |
Elections in America |
POLI 324 |
President and Congress |
POLI 325 |
Public Opinion and Participation |
POLI 326 |
Media and Politics |
POLI 329 |
Topics in American Politics |
POLI 370 |
American Constitutional Law |
POLI 382 |
Social Welfare Policy |
B. One course from Political Theory
C. Two courses from World Politics
Law and Politics Concentration
A. Three courses from the following:
POLI 353 |
International Law and Organization |
POLI 370 |
American Constitutional Law |
POLI 371 |
Civil Rights and Liberties |
POLI 375 |
The Judicial Branch |
POLI 379 |
Topics in Public Law |
POLI 383 |
Courts and Social Policy |
B. One course from Political Theory
C. Two courses from World Politics
World Politics Concentration
A. Four courses from the following:
Western Courses
POLI 330 |
Western European Politics |
POLI 332 |
Russian Politics |
POLI 343 |
International Migration |
POLI 348 |
The European Union |
POLI 349 |
Topics in Comparative Politics |
POLI 351 |
The Inter-American System |
Non-Western Courses
POLI 341 |
Political Economy of Development |
POLI 345 |
Film and Politics |
POLI 346 |
East Asian Political Economy |
International Relations
POLI 352 |
World Political Geography |
POLI 353 |
International Law and Organization |
POLI 355 |
International Political Economy |
POLI 356 |
U.S. Foreign Policy |
POLI 359 |
Topics in International Politics |
POLI 362 |
Terrorism and Counterterrorism |
B. One course from American Politics
C. One course from Political Theory
Political Theory
A concentration in Political Theory may be designed with the approval of the department chairperson. Political Theory courses include the following:
POLI 360 |
Classical Political Theory |
POLI 361 |
Modern Political Theory |
POLI 363 |
Game Theory |
POLI 365 |
American Political Thought |
POLI 369 |
Topics in Political Theory |
(Students may also create their own concentration, e.g., International Political Economy, Middle East Politics, Political Theory, with the approval of the department chairperson.)
3. Required Senior Seminar Course (Capstone experience)
POLI 450 |
Senior Seminar |
