Program Overview

The Politics major provides students with grounding in each of the four major subfields of political science:  American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory. Students then explore each subfield at upper level and choose additional coursework within the department that develops their capacity to recognize and evaluate assumptions, implications, and causal relationships pertaining to government and politics and, by extension, to other realms of human experience.

B.A. Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Introductory Courses
POLS 001	THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM	3
POLS 065	COMPARATIVE POLITICS	3
POLS 075	WORLD POLITICS	3
POLS 080	INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY	3
Upper-Level Subfield Requirements
Select one from each category		12
American Politics: POLS 101-POLS 129
Comparative Politics: POLS 130-POLS 149
International Relations: POLS 150-POLS 179
Political Theory: POLS 180-POLS 189
Upper-Level Electives
Select four additional courses in any subfield 1		12
Total Hours		36

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Students may not double-count these upper-level courses toward a second major in the Department of Political Science.

In addition to programmatic requirements, students are responsible for satisfying all requirements of the Drake Curriculum, including Areas of Inquiry (AOI).

Student must also satisfy university graduation requirements for all undergraduate students.