Political Science Minor

Coordinator: Scott Hammond
Email: hammonsj@jmu.edu

The Political Science minor empowers students to gain an understanding of political processes through coursework in U.S. government and politics, political theory, and international politics with an option to concentrate on either international relations or comparative politics. The Political Science minor complements a range of majors inside and outside of the Department of Political Science .

A student may minor in political science by completing 19 credit hours of approved courses from the following list. Check with the department office for department availability of the minor.

Courses

POSC 201. Introduction to Western Political Theory Credits: 3.00
POSC 225. U.S. Government [C4AE] Credits: 4.00

Choose one upper-level American government course: 3 Credit Hours

POSC 300. Politics and Film Credits: 3.00
POSC 301W. The Washington Semester Experience Credits: 3.00
POSC 302. State and Local Government Credits: 3.00
POSC 325. Constitutional Law Credits: 3.00
POSC 326. Civil Rights Credits: 3.00
POSC 351. Topics in American Politics Credits: 3.00
POSC 362. Political Behavior Credits: 3.00
POSC 364. Political Parties in America Credits: 3.00
POSC 365. American Political Campaigning Credits: 3.00
POSC 367. U.S. Immigration and Refugee Law Credits: 3.00
POSC 368. Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Policy Credits: 3.00
POSC 369. Elections and Voting Behavior Credits: 3.00
POSC 380. The U.S. Presidency Credits: 3.00
POSC 382. The Role of Religion in American Politics Credits: 3.00
POSC 384. Minority Group Politics Credits: 3.00
POSC 385. The U.S. Congress Credits: 3.00
POSC 386. The U.S. Judiciary Credits: 3.00
POSC 387. The Appellate Process and Practice Credits: 3.00
POSC 472. Media and Politics Credits: 3.00
or
SCOM 472. Media and Politics Credits: 3.00
or
SMAD 472. Media and Politics Credits: 3.00

Elective chosen from 300 level courses listed above or from the following: 3 Credit Hours

PPA 200. Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3.00
PPA 265. Public Administration Credits: 3.00
POSC 200. Global Politics [C4GE] Credits: 3.00
POSC 310. Ancient Political Theory: Classical Greek Political Philosophy to Roman Stoicism Credits: 3.00
POSC 315. Political Theory: Early Modern to the 19th Century Credits: 3.00
POSC 316. Contemporary Political Theory Credits: 3.00
POSC 321. Political Theory and Ideology Credits: 3.00
POSC 330. American Political Thought Credits: 3.00
POSC 333. American Political Thought II: Civil War to the Present Credits: 3.00
POSC 334. Political Thought of James Madison Credits: 3.00
POSC 381. Topics in Political Theory Credits: 3.00
POSC 391. Topics in Public Policy Credits: 3.00

Choose Option One or Option Two: 6 Credit Hours

Political Science Minor

Courses

Choose one upper-level American government course: 3 Credit Hours

Elective chosen from 300 level courses listed above or from the following: 3 Credit Hours

Choose Option One or Option Two: 6 Credit Hours

Option One:

Choose one of the following:

Option Two:

Choose one of the following:

Total: 19 Credit Hours