Approved Field Electives for the Political Science Major and Minor

American Politics:

• COMM 425 - Advanced Topics in Politics and Broadcast Journalism Credit(s): 3
• FINC 418 - Seminar in Corporate Governance Credit(s): 3
• MAST 462 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3
• POSC 301 - Local Government and Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 317 - Gender and Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 318 - Public Opinion Credit(s): 3
• POSC 320 - Parties and Interest Groups Credit(s): 3
• POSC 322 - Politics and the African-American Experience Credit(s): 3
• POSC 324 - Voting and Elections Credit(s): 3
• POSC 340 - Politics and the Media Credit(s): 3
• POSC 342 - Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation Credit(s): 3
• POSC 345 - Gender in American Campaigns and Elections Credit(s): 3
• POSC 350 - Politics and the Environment Credit(s): 3
• POSC 355 - Policy, Politics and Urban America Credit(s): 3
• POSC 368 - Politics of Difference Credit(s): 3
• POSC 380 - Introduction to Law Credit(s): 3
• POSC 401 - Topics in Law and Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 402 - The First Amendment Credit(s): 3
• POSC 403 - Civil Liberties Credit(s): 3
• POSC 404 - The Judicial Process Credit(s): 3
• POSC 405 - Constitutional Law Credit(s): 3
• POSC 406 - LGBT* Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 407 - American Presidency Credit(s): 3
• POSC 411 - Politics, Policy and Inequality Credit(s): 3
• POSC 413 - Topics in American Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 421 - Political Psychology Credit(s): 3
• POSC 423 - Congress Credit(s): 3
• POSC 447 - National Agenda Credit(s): 3
• POSC 451 - Attitudes, Persuasion, and Political Propaganda Credit(s): 3
• POSC 452 - Topics in Urban Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 454 - Latinx Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 456 - Social Movements in Fiction and Film Credit(s): 3
• POSC 461 - Topics in Gender and Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 471 - Polling Research and Analysis Credit(s): 3
• POSC 476 - Election Law Credit(s): 3
• POSC 480 - Topics in Environmental Politics Credit(s): 3
• PSYC 489 - The Implicit Mind Credit(s): 3
• PSYC 492 - Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination Credit(s): 3
• PSYC 493 - Hate and Extremism Credit(s): 3

Comparative Politics:

• ANTH 354 - Global Humanitarianism Credit(s): 3
• POSC 304 - Islam, Identity and Governance Credit(s): 3
• POSC 309 - Political Culture By Country Credit(s): 3
• POSC 310 - European Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 317 - Gender and Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 330 - Political Terrorism Credit(s): 3
• POSC 339 - European Union Credit(s): 3
• POSC 350 - Politics and the Environment Credit(s): 3
• POSC 377 - Arab-Israeli Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 424 - African Women in Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 426 - Latin American Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 430 - Intermestic Relations of Islam and America Credit(s): 3
• POSC 433 - African Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 436 - African Politics and Literature Credit(s): 3
• POSC 439 - Topics in African Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 441 - Contemporary Politics by Country Credit(s): 3
• POSC 442 - Topics in European Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 450 - Topics in Latin American Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 453 - Comparative Political Economy Credit(s): 3
• POSC 455 - Politics of East Asian Development Credit(s): 3
• POSC 458 - Post-Soviet Union Credit(s): 3
• POSC 480 - Topics in Environmental Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 482 - America in the Middle East Credit(s): 3
• POSC 491 - Politics of Developing Nations Credit(s): 3

International Relations:

• ANTH 352 - Refugees and Forced Migration Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 354 - Global Humanitarianism Credit(s): 3
• POSC 313 - American Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
• POSC 316 - International Political Economy Credit(s): 3
• POSC 329 - International Migration Credit(s): 3
• POSC 330 - Political Terrorism Credit(s): 3
• POSC 362 - Diplomacy Credit(s): 3
• POSC 363 - International Law Credit(s): 3
• POSC 368 - Politics of Difference Credit(s): 3
• POSC 408 - International Organization Credit(s): 3
• POSC 409 - Topics in World Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 410 - Islam in Global Affairs Credit(s): 3
• POSC 412 - The International Relations of Asia Credit(s): 3
• POSC 414 - Topics in American Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
• POSC 415 - Force and World Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 416 - Ethnic Conflict and Conflict Resolution Credit(s): 3
• POSC 417 - National Security Policy Credit(s): 3
• POSC 419 - International Relations History Credit(s): 3
• POSC 420 - International Crimes, Criminals, and Courts Credit(s): 3
• POSC 422 - The New Asia? The US, China, and a Changing East Asia Credit(s): 3
• POSC 428 - Topics in Asian Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 429 - Southeast Asia and the World Credit(s): 3
• POSC 430 - Intermestic Relations of Islam and America Credit(s): 3
• POSC 431 - Populism Credit(s): 3
• POSC 443 - China and the World Credit(s): 3
• POSC 445 - Human Rights and World Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 446 - International Human Rights on Film Credit(s): 3
• POSC 448 - Theories of International Relations Credit(s): 3
• POSC 449 - Ethics and Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 455 - Politics of East Asian Development Credit(s): 3
• POSC 460 - Good Governance Credit(s): 3
• POSC 463 - United Nations Credit(s): 3
• POSC 470 - Humanizing World Politics Credit(s): 3
• POSC 475 - Model United Nations Credit(s): 3
• POSC 482 - America in the Middle East Credit(s): 3

Political Theory:

• AFRA 484 - Religion and Social Justice Credit(s): 3
• POSC 333 - Contemporary Political Ideologies Credit(s): 3
• POSC 361 - Feminist Political Theory Credit(s): 3
• POSC 387 - American Political Thought Credit(s): 3
• POSC 435 - Modern Political Thought Credit(s): 3
• POSC 437 - Politics, Policy and Racial Justice Credit(s): 3
• POSC 438 - Topics in Political Theory Credit(s): 3
• POSC 459 - Sexuality and Law Credit(s): 3
• POSC 472 - Democratic Theory Credit(s): 3
• POSC 473 - Gender, Sex and Law Credit(s): 3
• WOMS 308 - Theories of Sexuality and Gender Credit(s): 3

Last Revised for 2024-2025 Academic Year