Teaching Minor - Political Science
| Program | Political Science |
| Program Code | 4379 Political Science |
| Program Level | Teaching |
| Award Type | Teaching Minor Sec Endorsement |
| Start Term | FQ68 |
| College | College of Social Science Relevant Excerpt(s) from Academic Programs:
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| Department | Department of Political Science Relevant Excerpt(s) from Academic Programs:
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Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
Requirements as represented in Degree Navigator are not available for this program.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
Requirements as represented in Degree Navigator are not available for this program.
College of Education
Department of Teacher Education
Requirements for the Disciplinary Teaching Minors
Political Science
Department of Teacher Education
Requirements for the Disciplinary Teaching Minors
Political Science
Political Science
(Available only to students pursuing a major in Comparative Cultures and Politics, International Relations, Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, Social Relations and Policy, Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science, Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education, or History with a teacher certification option.)
(Available only to students pursuing a major in Comparative Cultures and Politics, International Relations, Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, Social Relations and Policy, Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science, Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science: Social Science Education, or History with a teacher certification option.)
| All of the following courses (12 credits): | |||||||
| PLS | 100 | Introduction to American National Government | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 140 | Government and Politics of the World |
3 | ||||
| PLS | 160 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 170 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 | ||||
| At least three of the following courses (9 or 10 credits): | |||||||
| PLS | 301 | American State Government | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 302 | Urban Politics | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 304 | Minority Politics | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 310 | Public Bureaucracy in the Public Policy Process | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 313 | Public Policy Analysis | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 320 | The American Judicial Process | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 321 | American Constitutional Law | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 322 | Comparative Legal Systems | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 323 | Religion and Politics | 4 | ||||
| PLS | 324 | American Legislative Process | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 325 | American Executive Process | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 331 | Political Parties and Interest Groups | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 333 | Political Socialization and Public Opinion | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 334 | Campaigns and Elections | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 342 | Comparative Political Economy | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 344 | Politics in the Third World | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 351 | African Politics | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 352 | Latin American Politics | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 354 | Politics of Asia | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 356 | West European Politics | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 357 | Politics of English Speaking Democracies | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 358 | Politics of the U.S.S.R. and Its Successor States | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 362 | Foreign Policy | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 363 | International Political Conflict | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 364 | International Organization and Cooperation | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 371 | Classical Political Philosophy | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 372 | Modern Political Philosophy | 3 | ||||
| PLS | 377 | American Political Thought | 3 | ||||
| Total | 21 or 22 | ||||||
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