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Government and Law Minor

Requirements

The minor consists of a minimum of six courses:

A general minor (three introductory courses and three mid-level courses in the respective subfields).

A subfield (concentration) minor (one introductory course and five other courses in the same subfield).

A thematic minor. A student who wants to pursue a thematic minor must submit a statement explaining the rationale and the plan behind his/her idea to the department head.

Introductory Courses/Subfields

United States Politics:

GOVT 101Introduction to United States Politics
GOVT 207Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics
GOVT 211State and Local Government and Politics
GOVT 213Law and Society
GOVT 215Campaigns and Elections in the U.S.
GOVT 245Early American Political Thought
GOVT 258Political Opinion and Participation in the U.S.
GOVT 310Politics, Policy, and Law in American Federalism
GOVT 311Constitutional Law and Politics in the United States
GOVT 313First Amendment in the United States: Law and Politics
GOVT 314Liberty in the United States: Law and Politics
GOVT 315Campaigns and Elections in the U.S.
GOVT 320The Presidency and Executive Politics
GOVT 321Congress and the Legislative Process
GOVT 401Representation, Apportionment and Democratic Participation
GOVT 407Law and Social Movements
GOVT 410Personality and Supreme Court Decision Making
GOVT 418Democracy, Inclusion, Exclusion

International Politics:

GOVT 102Introduction to International Politics
GOVT 230International Politics of the Middle East and Persian Gulf
GOVT 231Global Environmental Politics
GOVT 232
GOVT 238East Asian International Relations
GOVT 270Chinese Foreign Policy
GOVT 331Politics of the European Union
GOVT 332Globalization and Security
GOVT 334American Security Policy
GOVT 336International Conflict
GOVT 405US Foreign Policy in a Changing World
GOVT 412Politics of European Integration
GOVT 415Nationalism in World Politics
GOVT 419Global Governance

Comparative Politics:

GOVT 103Introduction to Comparative Politics
GOVT 223Politics of Africa
GOVT 225Politics of Russia, the Other Post-Soviet States, and Eastern Europe
GOVT 226Political Regimes and Regime Change
GOVT 227Latin American Politics
GOVT 230International Politics of the Middle East and Persian Gulf
GOVT 329The Politics of Social Movements
GOVT 412Politics of European Integration
GOVT 415Nationalism in World Politics
GOVT 420Topics in Latin American Politics

Political Theory:

GOVT 104Introduction to Political Theory
GOVT 241The Politics of Fashion
GOVT 243Ancient and Medieval Political Theory
GOVT 244Modern Political Theory
GOVT 245Early American Political Thought
GOVT 246Recent American Political Thought
GOVT 248Capitalism and its Critics
GOVT 341Contemporary Political Thought
GOVT 414Political Thought through Literature
GOVT 416Critical Theory: Power and Resistance

GOVT 241, GOVT 243, GOVT 244, GOVT 245, GOVT 246, GOVT 248, GOVT 341: Prerequisite for 200- and 300-level courses in this group: GOVT 104, or permission of instructor.

Seminars:

GOVT 401Representation, Apportionment and Democratic Participation
GOVT 405US Foreign Policy in a Changing World
GOVT 407Law and Social Movements
GOVT 410Personality and Supreme Court Decision Making
GOVT 412Politics of European Integration
GOVT 414Political Thought through Literature
GOVT 415Nationalism in World Politics
GOVT 416Critical Theory: Power and Resistance
GOVT 418Democracy, Inclusion, Exclusion
GOVT 419Global Governance
GOVT 420Topics in Latin American Politics

General Courses:

GOVT 309Scope and Methods of Political Science
GOVT 380Internship
GOVT 390-391Independent Study
GOVT 495-496Thesis