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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Political Science, Politics, Philosophy and Law Concentration, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 39+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Political Science Shared Core Requirements

Note:

  • *Students pursuing the Politics, Philosophy, and Law Concentration must complete PPLW 400 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 165  in lieu of POLI 101 .
  • Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 166  in lieu of POLI 103 .

Complete a minimum of 3 credit hours in each of the three subfields of political science

American Politics and Process

Global Politics and Spaces

Politics of Ideas

Complete 12 additional credit hours to complete the major

Choose from any of the above subfield courses or the following:

Politics, Philosophy, and Law Concentration (18 credit hours)

A concentration in Politics, Philosophy, and Law allows focused attention on theoretical issues related to the law. The concentration is jointly administered by the departments of Philosophy and Political Science.

Required Courses:

Complete six additional credit hours from the following:

Note:

Additional courses on suitable topics may be approved for credit by the director. Since POLI 320  or POLI 321  is required, PHIL majors will take at least one course in POLI.  POLI majors must also take at least one course in PHIL.

Notes:

  • At least 15 credit hours at the 300-level or above is required of this major.
  • Credit cannot be applied for both HONS 165  and POLI 111  towards the program requirements.
  • Credit cannot be applied for both POLI 101  and POLI 111  towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 119  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 261  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 261 , POLI 267 , and POLI 268  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 292  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 9 credit hours from POLI 319 , POLI 339 , POLI 359 , POLI 379 , and POLI 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 361  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 400  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 401  may be applied towards the program requirements.
  • No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 402  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded:  PHIL 101:499 (except PHIL 220 )