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(715) 425-3318/3798
www.uwrf.edu/pols/
Tracey Gladstone-Sovell-Chair, Davida Alperin, Wesley Chapin, Neil Kraus.
The political science department‚s requirements for a major or minor are designed to provide students with the intellectual skills and substantive knowledge that are necessary to be able to analyze and interpret political events and governmental processes.
Information for students interested in pre-law is available.
For those who wish to teach political science in high school, the required major is the Broad Field Social Studies Major-Political Science Emphasis.
BA and BS Liberal Arts majors.
BS Education majors.
Political Science Major: 36 Total Credits
Required Courses: 9 cr. hrs.
POLS 114 American National, State and Local Government 3 cr.
POLS 200 Political Analysis 3 cr.
POLS 480 Seminar in Political Science 3 cr.
Directed Electives: 15 cr. hrs.
Select one course in each of the following five fields.
1. American Politics 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 225 Introduction to Public Administration
POLS 253 State and Local Politics
POLS 256 Public Policymaking
POLS 311 American Political Parties and Elections
POLS 322 Politics of American Cities
POLS 326 The American Presidency: The Office and its Powers
POLS 327 Congressional Politics
2. International Relations 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations
3. Comparative Politics 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 245 Introduction to Comparative Politics
4. Political Philosophy 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 230 Contemporary Political Ideologies
POLS 308 Western Political Thought: The Renaissance through Marx
POLS 309 Western Political Thought: Nietzsche to the Present
POLS 310 History of American Political Thought
5. Political Behavior 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 212 The Politics of Equality and Inequality in the United States
POLS 314 Women and Politics
POLS 321 Political Participation
Electives: 12 cr. hrs.
Any POLS course, excluding courses taken to fulfill required or directed electives.
Restrictions: Students may apply a maximum of 6 credits of POLS 379 Internship in Political Science toward the elective section of the major. Students majoring in Political Science must take a minimum of 15 out of the total 36 credits for the major in courses numbered at the 300 level or above, excluding credits taken for POLS 379 Internship in Political Science.
Required Supporting Course:
Political Science Majors must take ONE of the following courses:
PSYC 210 Behavioral Statistics; SOCI 250 Introduction to Social Statistics; ECON 226 Introduction to Statistics; MATH 216 Elementary Statistical Concepts; or MATH 226 Fundamentals of Statistics.
Political Science Minor 24 Total Credits
Required Courses: 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 114 American National, State and Local Government 3
Directed Electives: 12 cr. hrs.
Select one course from four of the following five fields:
1. American Politics 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 225 Introduction to Public Administration
POLS 253 State and Local Politics
POLS 256 Public Policymaking
POLS 311 American Political Parties and Elections
POLS 322 Politics of American Cities
POLS 326 The American Presidency: The Office and its Powers
POLS 327 Congressional Politics
2. International Relations 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 260 Introduction to International Relations
3. Comparative Politics 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 245 Introduction to Comparative Politics
4. Political Philosophy 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 230 Contemporary Political Ideologies
POLS 308 Western Political Thought: The Renaissance through Marx
POLS 309 Western Political Thought: Nietzsche to the Present
POLS 310 History of American Political Thought
5. Political Behavior 3 cr. hrs.
POLS 212 The Politics of Equality and Inequality in the United States
POLS 314 Women and Politics
POLS 321 Political Participation
Electives: 9 cr. hrs.
Any POLS course, excluding any courses taken to fulfill required or directed electives
Restrictions: Students may apply a maximum of 3 credits of POLS 379 Internship in Political Science toward the elective section of the minor. Students minoring in Political Science must take a minimum of 9 out of the total 24 credits for the minor in courses numbered at the 300 level or above, excluding credits taken for POLS 379 Internship in Political Science.
Updated May, 2007
