Courses offered:
American Politics:
- POS 203 American State and Local Government
- 282 Introduction to American Law
- 350 Mass Media in U.S. Politics
- 352 American Public Opinion
- 354 The U.S. Presidency
- 355 Music and Politics in the American Context
- 359 Topics in American Government
- 360 American Federalism and State Government
- 362 Maine Government
- 363 Urban Government and Politics
- 380 Interest Groups and American Politics
- 381 Political Parties and Elections
- 383 American Constitutional Law
- 384 American Civil Liberties
- 385 Women and Politics
- 386 Religion and Politics in the United States
- 450 Mass Media in U.S. Politics
- 451 The American Congress
- 454 The U.S. Presidency
- 453 Political Behavior and Participation
- 484 The American Constitution and Criminal Due Process
- 549 Seminar in American Politics
Three credit hours of an internship or field experience course
related to American Politics may be used toward satisfying this
sub-field requirement.
International Affairs:
- POS 120 Introduction to World Politics
- 201 Topics in International Affairs
- 273 International Relations
- 370 International Terrorism: Challenges for America
- 372 Canadian Foreign Policy
- 374 American Foreign Policy
- 375 U. S. and the Middle East
- 377 International Law
- 469 Politics of the Middle East
- 474 Instruments of American Foreign Policy Making
- 475 International Security
- 476 Seminar in World Politics
Three credit hours of an internship or field experience course
related to International Affairs may be used toward satisfying this
sub-field requirement.
Comparative Politics:
- POS 241 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- 243 Canadian Government and Politics
- 335 Major Governments of Western Europe
- 336 Government and Politics in Russia and Former Soviet
Territories
- 337 Government and Politics in Eurasia
- 344 Public Policy in Canada
- 467 African Politics
- 531 Topics in Comparative Politics
Political Theory:
- 201 Introduction to Political Theory
- 301 Classical Political Thought
- 302 Medieval Political Thought
- 303 Early Modern Political Thought
- 304 American Political Thought
- 305 Late Modern Political Thought
- 401 Seminar in Political Theory
Internship and Independent Study
Courses:
- INT 494 Field Experience
- POS 493 State Government Internship
- 495 Congressional Internship
- 496 International Affairs Internship
- 498 Independent Study in Political Science
- 596 Directed Research in Political Science
Majors within the department may not receive more than a total of
12 credit hours toward graduation for any combination of internships
and field experience, and not more than 6 credit hours may be used
toward the departmental major.
Capstone Course:
POS 499 Senior Seminar in Political Science - (this fulfills the
Gen. Ed. Capstone requirement within the major)
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