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Political Science Major Requirements36 units
Required Core Courses12 units
POLI 150
American Government*		3
POLI 160
Introduction to Politics*		3
POLI 300
Research and Writing***		3
POLI 496
Senior Seminar: Religion and Politics*		3
Subject Courses9 units
American Institutions:
Select one of the following:
POLI 405
The American Presidency		3
POLI 410
Congress		3
POLI 415
The Federal Judiciary		3
Comparative/International:
Select one of the following:
HIST 334
History of American Foreign Affairs		3
POLI 320
Comparative Politics		3
POLI 340
International Relations**		3
Political Philosophy:
Select one of the following:
POLI 360
Classical Political Thought		3
POLI 363
Modern Political Thought**		3
POLI 376
The American Founding**		3
Electives15 units
Students must take 15 additional units from among the electives below. A course taken to meet the above Subject Courses may not also count for elective credit.
HIST 334
History of American Foreign Affairs		3
POLI 220
State and Local Government		3
POLI 250
Introduction to Criminal Law		3
POLI 310
Political Geography		3
POLI 320
Comparative Politics		3
POLI 340
International Relations**		3
POLI 350
Constitutional Law: Fundamental Freedoms		3
POLI 351
Constitutional Law: Criminal Justice		3
POLI 352
Constitutional Law: National Powers		3
POLI 353
Seminar on Legal Studies		3
POLI 360
Classical Political Thought		3
POLI 363
Modern Political Thought**		3
POLI 376
The American Founding**		3
POLI 380
Studies of Terrorism		3
POLI 385
Politics of Developing Countries		3
POLI 390
History and Politics of the Non-Western World		3
POLI 399
Political Science Practicum		1–8
POLI 405
The American Presidency		3
POLI 410
Congress		3
POLI 415
The Federal Judiciary		3
POLI 450
Principles and Practice of Research Design		3
POLI 471
Political Topics		1–8
POLI 497
Readings		1–4
POLI 498
Directed Research		1–4
POLI 499
Thesis/Project		1–4

*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets a General Studies elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-division Writing Intensive requirement.

Note: This information is current for the 2012–13 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for more information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.