Coordinator: Scott Hammond
Email: hammonsj@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-6313
Political Science Minor Website
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.
Minor Requirements
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.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| POSC 201 | Introduction to Western Political Theory | 3 |
| POSC 225 | U.S. Government [C4AE] | 4 |
| 7 |
| 3 |
| Politics and Film | |
| The Washington Semester Experience | |
| State and Local Government | |
| Civic Engagement | |
| Cities and Placemaking | |
| Politics of Human Rights in the United States | |
| Constitutional Law | |
| Civil Rights | |
| Race and Capitalism in the United States | |
| Fair and Affordable Housing Law and Policy | |
| Civil Rights and Criminal Procedures | |
| Topics in American Politics | |
| The Politics of Mental Health | |
| Political Behavior | |
| Political Parties in America | |
| American Political Campaigning | |
| U.S. Immigration and Refugee Law | |
| Interest Groups, Lobbying and Public Policy | |
| Elections and Voting Behavior | |
| The U.S. Presidency | |
| The Role of Religion in American Politics | |
| Minority Group Politics | |
| The U.S. Congress | |
| The U.S. Judiciary | |
| The Appellate Process and Practice | |
| Media and Politics | |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Introduction to Public Policy | |
| Public Administration | |
| Global Politics [C4GE] | |
| Ancient Political Theory: Classical Greek Political Philosophy to Roman Stoicism | |
| Political Theory: Early Modern to the 19th Century | |
| Contemporary Political Theory | |
| Political Theory and Ideology | |
| American Political Thought | |
| American Political Thought II: Civil War to the Present | |
| Political Thought of James Madison | |
| Topics in Political Theory | |
| Topics in Public Policy | |
| 3 |
| 6 |
| International Relations | |
| |
| Human Rights in Theory and Practice | |
| Topics in International Relations | |
| U.S. Foreign Policy | |
| Ethics and International Politics | |
| Peace Studies | |
| Human Security | |
| International Law | |
| International Organizations | |
| The Politics of International Economic Relations | |
| International Security and Conflict Management | |
| International Terrorism | |
| International Political Analysis | |
| Comparative Politics | |
| |
| Politics of Development | |
| Social Movements in the U.S. and Abroad | |
| Politics of the European Union | |
| Politics of Western Europe | |
| Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | |
| Comparative Public Policy | |
| The Politics of Cultural Pluralism | |
| Latin American Politics | |
| African Politics | |
| Politics of the Middle East | |
| East Asian Politics | |
| Politics of China | |
| Topics in Comparative Politics | |
| Women and Politics in Comparative Perspective | |
| Post-Conflict Societies | |
| 6 |
| Total Credits | 19 |
