Political Science

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Faculty

Jennifer Speights-Binet, Interim Chair, Associate Professor
Frederick M. Shepherd, Professor
Marissa Grayson, Associate Professor
Serena Simoni, Associate Professor
Douglas H. Walker, Assistant Professor

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Major
Political Science Major (B.A.)  

Interdisciplinary Concentrations
International Relations Interdisciplinary Concentration (B.A.) 
Latin American Studies Interdisciplinary Concentration (B.A.) *
Law, Politics, & Society Interdisciplinary Concentration (B.A.) 
Public Administration Interdisciplinary Concentration (B.A.)  

Minor
Political Science Minor  

Interdisciplinary Minor
Latin American Studies Interdisciplinary Minor  

The Department of Political Science offers both a major and minor in political science.

In cooperation with several academic departments across campus, the political science department also offers interdisciplinary concentrations in international relations; Latin American studies*; law, politics, and society; and public administration; as well as an interdisciplinary minor in Latin American studies*.

All majors and interdisciplinary concentrations earn a bachelor of arts degree.
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*See the Department of World Languages and Cultures  section for the Latin American studies curriculum tables.

General Education: University Core Curriculum and Distribution Requirements

See General Education Overview  in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses.

Political science majors and law, politics, and society majors cannot use POLS 200 - Power and Politics (4)  for the general education social science requirement.

Programs

• Political Science Major (B.A.)

• International Relations Interdisciplinary Concentration (B.A.)
• Law, Politics, & Society Interdisciplinary Concentration (B.A.)
• Public Administration Interdisciplinary Concentration (B.A.)

• Political Science Minor

Courses

• POLS 200 - Power and Politics (4)
• POLS 205 - Introduction to American Politics (4)
• POLS 301 - Methods and Practice of Political Science (4)
• POLS 305 - American National Government (4)
• POLS 310 - U. S. Foreign Policy (4)
• POLS 312 - State and Local Government (4)
• POLS 313 - International Organization (4)
• POLS 315 - Topics in Political Theory (4)
• POLS 316 - Public Administration (4)
• POLS 319 - International Relations (4)
• POLS 321 - Post-Soviet Politics (4)
• POLS 322 - Latin American Politics (4)
• POLS 323 - African Politics (4)
• POLS 325 - The Constitution and the Federalist Papers (4)
• POLS 330 - Classical Political Thought (4)
• POLS 332 - Human Rights (4)
• POLS 333 - Genocide (4)
• POLS 334 - Terrorism (4)
• POLS 335 - Medieval and Christian Political Theory (4)
• POLS 337 - Elections and Political Participation (4)
• POLS 340 - Political Parties and Interest Groups (4)
• POLS 345 - Modern Political Theory (4)
• POLS 348 - Riots, Rebellion, & Revolution (4)
• POLS 350 - Impeachment (4)
• POLS 351 - European Politics (4)
• POLS 352 - Italian Politics: From Napoleon to Berlusconi, 1800-2011 (4)
• POLS 355 - Politics in Film (4)
• POLS 360 - Urban Geography: The North American City (4)
• POLS 361 - Bridging London (4)
• POLS 363 - Politics of Developing Nations (4)
• POLS 365 - Women in U.S. Politics (4)
• POLS 370 - Men and Women in War and Peace (4)
• POLS 390 - Monarchs, Bishops, and Martyrs: The English Reformation (4)
• POLS 392 - Geographies of Africa (4)
• POLS 394 - International Studies in Economics (3)
• POLS 395 - Giants of Asia: China & India in the 21st Century (4)
• POLS 397 - Andes to Amazon: Physical Landscapes of Latin America (4)
• POLS 398 - The Alabama Constitution: 100 Years of Controversy (4)
• POLS 399 - London Study Topics (4)
• POLS 410 - Game Theory (4)
• POLS 417 - Political Communication (4)
• POLS 430 - Politics of Education (4)
• POLS 435 - Legislative Process (4)
• POLS 443 - American Public Policy (4)
• POLS 444 - Introduction to Jurisprudence (4)
• POLS 445 - Constitutional History of the United States (4)
• POLS 449 - International Law (4)
• POLS 450 - Law and the World (4)
• POLS 452 - After Authoritarianism (4)
• POLS 453 - The State (4)
• POLS 460 - Internship (2-4)
• POLS 461 - Research and Writing (4)
• POLS 462 - International Studies (4)
• POLS 465 - Senior Seminar in Political Science (4)
• POLS 479 - Rise of the British State (4)
• POLS 499 - Special Topics in Political Science (4)