Social Science- Politics & Law Track

Program
Degree Type
B.A.

Social Science Core (15 Credits)

  • Choose three courses at the 100-level, one of each in HIST, POLS, and SOCI.
  • Choose two additional courses in HIST, POLS, SOCI, or CVIN at the 100 or 200 level.

Social Science Methods (11/12 credits + 4 credits in STATs)

Students are required to take SOSS 200- Introduction to Research Methods (4 Credits)

Take at least two of the following:

  • HIST 205- Historical Methods (3 Credits)
  • SOSS 301- Qualitative Methods (4 Credits)
  • SOSS 302- Quantitative Methods (4 Credits)

Math Requirement

  • STAT 161 (4 Credits)

Politics & Law Track Requirement

Students select five courses from the list below, with a minimum of three courses at the 200- or 300-level.

Courses that were taken to fulfill the Social Science core requirements may not be used to satisfy the Politics & Law Program Track specialization requirement.

POLS 103: Politics of the U.S.

POLS 105: Introduction to International Relations

POLS 117: Law and Society

POLS 202: State & Local Govt

POLS 215: Intro. to Comparative Politics

POLS 216: Politics of Decision Making

POLS 217: Constitutional Interpretation

POLS 223: International Political Economy

POLS 240: History of Political Philosophy

POLS 245: Politics of Asia

POLS 255: Politics of Latin America

POLS 310: Parties & Elections in American Politics

POLS 311: The President and Congress

POLS 312: Politics and Public Policy

POLS 313: Modern Espionage: Algorithms, Intelligence, & Whistleblowers

POLS 314: National and International Security

POLS 315: Political Movements and Protests

POLS 316: Pop Culture, Propaganda, & Censorship

POLS 317: Civil Rights and Liberties

POLS 337: Women in Politics

POLS 350: Special Topics in POLS

POLS 400: Moot Court

POLS 460: Independent Study

POLS 470: Internship I

Total Credits
41-45