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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 101 | Introduction to United States Politics | |
| GOVT 207 | Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics | |
| GOVT 211 | State and Local Government and Politics | |
| GOVT 213 | Law and Society | |
| GOVT 215 | Campaigns and Elections in the U.S. | |
| GOVT 218 | Politics of Public Policy | |
| GOVT 245 | Early American Political Thought | |
| GOVT 258 | Political Opinion and Participation in the U.S. | |
| GOVT 310 | Politics, Policy, and Law in American Federalism | |
| GOVT 311 | Constitutional Law and Politics in the United States | |
| GOVT 313 | First Amendment in the United States: Law and Politics | |
| GOVT 314 | Liberty in the United States: Law and Politics | |
| GOVT 315 | Equality in the United States: Law and Politics | |
| GOVT 320 | The Presidency and Executive Politics | |
| GOVT 321 | Congress and the Legislative Process | |
| GOVT 407 | Law and Social Movements | |
| GOVT 410 | Personality and Supreme Court Decision Making | |
| GOVT 421 | American Political Economy | |
International Politics:
| GOVT 102 | Introduction to International Politics | |
| GOVT 220 | The United States and Latin American Relations | |
| GOVT 230 | International Politics of the Middle East and Persian Gulf | |
| GOVT 231 | Global Environmental Politics | |
| GOVT 238 | East Asian International Relations | |
| GOVT 270 | Chinese Foreign Policy | |
| GOVT 331 | Politics of the European Union | |
| GOVT 332 | Globalization and Security | |
| GOVT 334 | American Security Policy | |
| GOVT 336 | International Conflict | |
| GOVT 405 | US Foreign Policy in a Changing World | |
| GOVT 412 | Politics of European Integration | |
| GOVT 415 | Nationalism in World Politics | |
| GOVT 419 | Global Governance | |
Comparative Politics:
| GOVT 103 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | |
| GOVT 223 | Politics of Africa | |
| GOVT 225 | Politics of Russia, the Other Post-Soviet States, and Eastern Europe | |
| GOVT 226 | Political Regimes and Regime Change | |
| GOVT 227 | Latin American Political History from the Conquest to the Present | |
| GOVT 230 | International Politics of the Middle East and Persian Gulf | |
| GOVT 412 | Politics of European Integration | |
| GOVT 415 | Nationalism in World Politics | |
| GOVT 420 | Issues in Contemporary Latin American Politics | |
Political Theory:
Prerequisite for 200- and 300-level courses in this group: GOVT 104, or permission of instructor.
Seminars:
| GOVT 405 | US Foreign Policy in a Changing World | |
| GOVT 407 | Law and Social Movements | |
| GOVT 410 | Personality and Supreme Court Decision Making | |
| GOVT 412 | Politics of European Integration | |
| GOVT 414 | Political Thought through Literature | |
| GOVT 415 | Nationalism in World Politics | |
| GOVT 416 | Critical Theory: Power and Resistance | |
| GOVT 418 | Race, Prisons, Citizenship | |
| GOVT 419 | Global Governance | |
| GOVT 420 | Issues in Contemporary Latin American Politics | |
General Courses: