Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2020-21 College of Liberal Arts Program: Political Science Minor (Law & Policy) Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Political Science Minor (Law & Policy)Meet the Faculty Do you want to be a change maker, to make a difference in the world around you? The political science major prepares you for a lifetime of challenges, from our backyard in Florida to the far corners of the globe. In the classroom, as well as through travel abroad, internships, field studies, and collaborative research projects, you not only learn about how the world really works. You also gain invaluable problem-solving skills for successful lives and careers – skills that include data analysis, critical thinking in the context of conflicting values, and deliberative decision-making, not to mention oral as well as written communication. From careers in business and law to government and politics to the non-profit sector and media, our majors are change makers. They make a difference. |
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Minor RequirementsThis minor requires six (6) courses, three (3) of which must be at the 300-400 level, and one (1) of which may be an approved four-credit POL 397 internship/practicum. | ||||
Core CoursesAll minors must complete one of the three following introductory courses, but students cannot take both POL 160 and POL 161: | ||||
Course Name | Crs: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
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POL 160 - Introduction to American Politics | ||||
POL 161 - Issues in American Politics | ||||
PPE 119 - Contemporary Issues in Public Policy and Economics | ||||
Elective Courses | ||||
Course Name | Crs: | Term Taken | Grade | Gen Ed |
POL 240A - Quantitative Analysis | ||||
POL 252 - American Civil Rights Law and Policy | ||||
POL 270 - Ethics and Public Policy Prereq(s): POL 220 or consent. | ||||
POL 327 - Urban Policy Analysis | ||||
POL 332 - International Human Rights Prereq(s): POL 130 or instructor consent. | ||||
POL 333 - Case Studies in Sustainable Development Prereq(s): POL 100 or POL 130. | ||||
POL 351 - International Security Prereq(s): POL 130. | ||||
POL 352 - International Law Prereq(s): POL 130 or instructor consent. | ||||
POL 353 - Foreign Policy of the U.S. Prereq(s): POL 130. | ||||
POL 363 - American Social Policy Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 | ||||
POL 368 - Comparative Public Policy Prereq(s): POL 100 or POL 160 or POL 161 or PPE 119 | ||||
POL 381 - Congress and the Legislative Process | ||||
POL 382 - Constitutional Law Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 or consent. | ||||
POL 387 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 or POL 220 or consent. | ||||
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