Political Science Minor

Political Science Minor Requirements

Core Requirements

POLS 110	Introduction to Political Theory	3
POLS 140	United States Government	3
POLS 200	Methods of Political Inquiry	3
POLS 230	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3
POLS 262	U.S. Foreign Policy	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Advanced Subfield Electives

1. Political Theory, American Politics, and Public Law

Choose two courses (six hours) from the following subfield:

POLS 311	Politics, Justice and the Good Life	3
POLS 312	Classical and Medieval Political Thought	3
POLS 314	American Political Thought	3
POLS 316	Modern Political Thought	3
POLS 317	Feminist Political Thought	3
POLS 318	Contemporary Political Thought	3
POLS 319	Islamic Political Thought	3
POLS 321	Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers	3
POLS 322	Courts and Civil Liberties	3
POLS 324	Environmental Law and Policy	3
POLS 325	Federalism and the Constitution	3
POLS 328	Law, Government and Privacy in the Internet Age	3
POLS 329	Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics	3
POLS 342	The American Presidency	3
POLS 343	Political Parties and Elections	3
POLS 344	Kentucky Government	3
POLS 345	Congress and the Federal Bureaucracy	3
POLS 350	Political Behavior	3
POLS 351	Public Administration	3
POLS 352	American Public Policy	3
POLS 353	Public Personnel Administration	3
POLS 354	African-American Politics	3
POLS 355	Women and Politics	3
POLS 410	Seminar in Political Theory	3
POLS 420	Seminar in Public Law	3
POLS 440	Seminar in American Politics	3
POLS 451	Seminar in Bureaucracy and Public Management	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

2. Comparative Politics and International Relations

Choose one course (three hours) from the following subfield:

POLS 330	European Parliamentary Democracies	3
POLS 331	Politics of the Middle East and North Africa	3
POLS 332	Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean	3
POLS 333	Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa	3
POLS 334	Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe	3
POLS 335	Politics of Development and Democratization	3
POLS 336	North American Politics: United States and Canada	3
POLS 337	Politics of Asia	3
POLS 338	Politics of Transition	3
POLS 360	International Relations	3
POLS 361	Globalization and its Discontents	3
POLS 362	Current World Problems	3
POLS 365	United Nations and World Organizations	3
POLS 367	Politics of International Economic Relations	3
POLS 368	Human Rights and Global Justice	3
POLS 369	Political Geography	3
POLS 430	Seminar in Comparative Politics	3
POLS 460	Seminar in International Relations	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Total Credit Hours: 24