Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science
Requirements may differ according to date of enrollment. Current students should check their 
college catalog.
Minimum required: 33 credit hours
| Course Number | Title | Credit Hours |
1. Required Core Courses (12 credit hours):
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| POLI 120 |
American Politics |
3 |
| POLI 150 |
U.S. and World Affairs |
3 |
| POLI 200 |
Statistics |
3 |
| POLI 210 |
Research Methods |
3 |
2. Students must take the following number of courses in the following areas:
A. American Politics and Government (1 course)
B. Public Law and Policy (1 course)
C. Comparative Politics (2 courses – one of these two courses must be in a non-western area)
D. International Relations (1 course)
E. Political Theory (1 course)
3. Each major must take the capstone seminar (POLI 450) in their senior year.
4. Areas of Study
A. American Politics and Government
Institutions Courses:
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| POLI 311 |
Fundamentals of Public Administration |
3 |
| POLI 322 |
New York Government |
3 |
| POLI 324 |
President and Congress |
3 |
| POLI 329 |
Topics in American Politics |
3 |
| POLI 370 |
American Constitutional Law |
3 |
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Politics and Processes Courses:
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| POLI 321 |
Political Parties and Interest Groups |
3 |
| POLI 323 |
Elections in America |
3 |
| POLI 325 |
Public Opinion and Participation |
3 |
| POLI 326 |
Media and Politics |
3 |
| POLI 329 |
Topics in American Politics |
3 |
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B. Public Law and Policy
Law Courses: |
| POLI 371 |
Civil Rights and Liberties |
3 |
| POLI 379 |
Topics in Public Law |
3 |
| POLI 383 |
Courts and Social Policy |
3 |
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Policy Courses:
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| POLI 381 |
Urban Politics and Planning |
3 |
| POLI 382 |
Social Welfare Systems |
3 |
| POLI 387 |
Environmental Policy |
3 |
| POLI 380 |
Policy Evaluation |
3 |
| POLI 389 |
Topics in Public Policy |
3 |
C. Comparative Politics:
Western Courses:
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| POLI 330 |
Western European Politics |
3 |
| POLI 331 |
Canadian Politics |
3 |
| POLI 332 |
Russian Politics |
3 |
| POLI 344 |
Comparative Public Policy |
3 |
| POLI 348 |
The European Union |
3 |
| POLI 349 |
Topics in Comparative Politics |
3 |
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Non-Western Courses:
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| POLI 334 |
African Politics |
3 |
| POLI 341 |
Political Economy of Development |
3 |
| POLI 345 |
Film and Politics |
3 |
| POLI 346 |
East Asian Political Economy: Japan, China and Korea |
3 |
| POLI 354 |
Middle East in World Affairs |
3 |
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D. International Relations
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| POLI 352 |
World Political Geography |
3 |
| POLI 355 |
International Political Economy |
3 |
| POLI 356 |
U.S. Foreign Policy |
3 |
| POLI 359 |
Topics in International Politics |
3 |
E. Political Theory
|
| POLI 360 |
Classical Political Theory
|
3 |
| POLI 361 |
Modern Political Theory
|
3 |
| POLI 363 |
Game Theory |
3 |
| POLI 365 |
American Political Thought |
3 |
| POLI 369 |
Topics in Political Theory |
3 |