| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| POSC 201 | American Politics | 3 |
| POSC 204 | Political Thought | 3 |
| POSC 206 | International Politics | 3 |
| POSC 207 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 495 | Senior Thesis I (For those POSC majors comping in POSC, taking POSC 495 for one credit will be required.) | 1 |
| Electives | ||
| Select five of the following: (three of the five upper-level electives must be taken at Saint Mary's) 1 | 15 | |
| American Politics and Law: | ||
| Introduction to American Law | ||
| Congress and the Legislative Process | ||
| The Presidency | ||
| The United States Constitution | ||
| Comparative Politics: | ||
POSC 304 | ||
POSC 329 | ||
| The Politics of Race | ||
| Gender and Politics | ||
| International Politics: | ||
| The Global Politics of International Development | ||
POSC 326 | ||
| United States Foreign Policy | ||
| Political Theory: | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Digital Politics | ||
| Politics and Religion | ||
| Politics and Film | ||
| Other Courses | ||
| Special Topics in Political Science | ||
| Two seminars from WSP | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | |
All POSC majors must take three of the five upper-level electives at Saint Mary's. Two may be taken elsewhere. Students who participate in the WSP will have both their seminars counted as their two taken elsewhere. Students not counting WSP courses may have up to two taken elsewhere counted with the approval of the department chair.
Political science majors satisfy their Advanced Writing Proficiency requirements by completing their Senior Comprehensive in the department.
The Senior Comprehensive consists of a major research paper which may be completed on campus or on the Washington Semester program. Washington Semester theses must be reviewed and approved by department faculty. All students who satisfy their senior comprehensive requirements in the POSC major must register for POSC 495 Senior Thesis I.
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