Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ | Catalog: 2020-21 College of Liberal Arts Program: Political Science Minor (Civic Engagement) Minimum Credits Required:__________________ | |||
Political Science Minor (Civic Engagement)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. At least one (1) of the six (6) courses must have a Community Engagement (CE) component with a related service assignment. | ||||
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 252 - American Civil Rights Law and Policy | ||||
POL 309 - Global Democratization Prereq(s): POL 100 or POL 130 . | ||||
POL 316 - Social and Political Applied Ethics | ||||
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 343 - The American Presidency Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 | ||||
POL 346 - Voting and Elections Prereq(s): POL 160 or POL 161 | ||||
POL 358 - European Government and Politics Prereq(s): POL 100. | ||||
POL 375 - American Political Thought Prereq(s): POL 220 . | ||||
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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