Political Science, Minor

Overview
Requirements
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To earn a minor in political science at Saint 浪花直播 University, students complete six courses with 18 credits of coursework.

In the general minor, SLU students take three courses in each of the four major subfields of political science (American politics, comparative politics, international relations and political thought) for a total of nine credits. Students also take three political science electives for an additional nine credits of coursework.

In the specialized minor, students take three courses from just one of the subfields, as well as nine credits of political science electives.

No more than six credits of transfer credit and no more than three credits of internship can count toward the minor.

Students can choose between a general or a specialized minor.聽 No one class can fulfill more than one requirement within the minors.

General Minor

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Select one course from three of the four subfields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Thought.		9
American Politics subfield (classes in the range POLS 1100-1399, 2100-2399, 2820, 3100-3399, 4100-4399
Comparative Politics subfield (classes in the range POLS 1500-1599, 2500-2599, 3500-3599, 3810, 4500-4599)
International Relations subfield (classes in the range POLS 1600, 2600-2699, 2820, 3600-3699, 4600-4699, 3810)
Political Thought subfield (classes 1700-1799, 2700-2799, 3700-3799, 4700-4799)
Select three Political Science electives in any subfield.		9
Total Credits		18

Specialized Minor

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Select three courses from a single subfield: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, or Political Thought.		9
American Politics subfield (classes in the range POLS 1100-1399, 2100-2399, 2820, 3100-3399, 4100-4399)
Comparative Politics subfield (classes in the range POLS 1500-1599, 2500-2599, 3500-3599, 3810, 4500-4599)
International Relations subfield (classes in the range POLS 1600, 2600-2699, 2820, 3600-3699, 4600-4699, 3810)
Political Thought subfield (classes 1700-1799, 2700-2799, 3700-3799, 4700-4799)
Select three Political Science electives in any subfield.		9
Total Credits		18

American Politics Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
笔翱尝厂听1100	Introduction to American Government
笔翱尝厂听1150	American Political Systems
笔翱尝厂听1300	Introduction to Law
笔翱尝厂听2100	The American Constitution
笔翱尝厂听2140	The American Presidency
笔翱尝厂听2150	Race and Politics
笔翱尝厂听2160	Campaigns and Elections
笔翱尝厂听2200	State and Local Politics
笔翱尝厂听2220	Urban Politics
笔翱尝厂听2300	Public Administration
笔翱尝厂听2350	Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll: Morality Politics in the United States
笔翱尝厂听2820	American Foreign Policy
笔翱尝厂听3100	Judicial Politics
笔翱尝厂听3110	American Political Movements
笔翱尝厂听3130	Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
笔翱尝厂听3140	Public Opinion and Mass Communication
笔翱尝厂听3150	American Presidential Elections
笔翱尝厂听3250	American Politics and Film
笔翱尝厂听3300	U.S. Public Policy
笔翱尝厂听3330	Metropolitan Environment
笔翱尝厂听3340	Foundations of Law
笔翱尝厂听3350	Church and State
笔翱尝厂听4120	Civil Rights: A Moot Court Seminar
笔翱尝厂听4126	Sexuality and the Law
笔翱尝厂听4131	Race, Class, and Punishment
笔翱尝厂听4140	Political Parties
笔翱尝厂听4150	Gender and Politics
笔翱尝厂听4170	Electoral Politics
笔翱尝厂听4171	Law, Policy, Society
笔翱尝厂听4300	Law, Politics, and Regulatory Policy
笔翱尝厂听4325	Public Sector Budgeting
笔翱尝厂听4340	Issues in Public Policy
笔翱尝厂听4360	Urban Economic Development

Comparative Politics Courses聽

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
笔翱尝厂听1500	Introduction to Comparative Politics
笔翱尝厂听1510	Politics of the Developing World
笔翱尝厂听1540	Blood and Money: Ethnic War
笔翱尝厂听2510	European Politics
笔翱尝厂听2520	Introduction to African Politics
笔翱尝厂听2530	Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics
笔翱尝厂听2550	Political Systems of the Sub-Sahara
笔翱尝厂听2560	The Politics of Asia
笔翱尝厂听2570	Introduction to Latin American Politics
笔翱尝厂听2590	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
笔翱尝厂听3500	East Asian Political Economy
笔翱尝厂听3520	Communism, Capitalism and Social Justice
笔翱尝厂听3567	Political Development in Contemporary Spain
笔翱尝厂听3810	Latin American-U.S. Relations
笔翱尝厂听4500	Russian Political Culture
笔翱尝厂听4520	Political Change
笔翱尝厂听4530	Authoritarian Politics: Rigging Elections and Clinging to Power
笔翱尝厂听4590	Crisis of Leadership

International Relations Courses聽聽

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
笔翱尝厂听1600	Introduction to International Politics
笔翱尝厂听2600	Introduction to International Political Economy
笔翱尝厂听2640	International Terrorism
笔翱尝厂听2691	Theory and Practice of Human Rights
笔翱尝厂听2820	American Foreign Policy
笔翱尝厂听3600	Problems of Globalization
笔翱尝厂听3620	International Organization and the Management of World Problems
笔翱尝厂听3630	International Security and Conflict Resolution
笔翱尝厂听3640	International Law
笔翱尝厂听3650	International Relations of Africa
笔翱尝厂听3810	Latin American-U.S. Relations
笔翱尝厂听4610	International Relations: Theory and Practice
笔翱尝厂听4630	The European Union: Politics and Political Economy
笔翱尝厂听4650	War, Peace, and Politics
笔翱尝厂听4662	International Challenges
笔翱尝厂听4692	Theories of World Politics

Political Thought Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
笔翱尝厂听1700	Foundations of Political Theory
笔翱尝厂听2700	Fundamental Issues in Political Philosophy
笔翱尝厂听2710	Theories of Justice
笔翱尝厂听2720	American Anomaly: American Political Institutions in Comparative Perspective
笔翱尝厂听3710	Ancient and Medieval Classics in Political Thought
笔翱尝厂听3720	Renaissance and Modern Political Theories
笔翱尝厂听3740	Capitalism, Racism, Patriarchy: Theorizing Structural Power
笔翱尝厂听3750	The Modern Democratic State
笔翱尝厂听3760	The Politics of Pope Francis
笔翱尝厂听3770	Feminist Theory: Gender Justice
笔翱尝厂听4710	Citizenship and Social Difference
笔翱尝厂听4730	Seminar: Contemporary Political Ideologies
笔翱尝厂听4740	Marx's CAPITAL
笔翱尝厂听4750	American Political Thought

Continuation Standards

Students in the political science minor must maintain a 2.00 grade point average (GPA) in political science coursework.

Students can complete all or part of the political science minor at SLU-Madrid.

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