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   College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Political Science : Major/Minor
Major Requirements

Courses required in major subject - grade earned must be C or better.

Three basic required courses:
POLS 110 Intro to American Politics (4 credits)
POLS 220 Perspectives on Political Science (2 credits)
POLS 230 Introduction to Data Analysis (3 credits)

One course in each of the three following groups:

Political Process and Political Behavior:
POLS 313 State and Local Politics (4 credits)
POLS 320 The Presidency (4 credits)
POLS 331 Political Parties (4 credits)
POLS 411 Public Administration (4 credits)

Political Thought:
POLS 120 Great Issues in Politics (4 credits)
POLS 340 Classical Political Theory (4 credits)
POLS 341 Modern Political Theory (4 credits)
POLS 347 American Political Thought (4 credits)

Comparative and International Politics:
POLS 251 Western Europe (4 credits)
POLS 252 Asian Politics (4 credits)
POLS 253 Modern Political Movements and Democracy (4 credits)
POLS 361 Political Development in the Third World (4 credits)
POLS 271 World Politics (4 credits)
POLS 272 War and Peace (4 credits)
POLS 282 Latin American Politics (4 credits)

Plus 14 additional semester hours in Political Science

Minor Requirements

POLS 110 Introduction to American Politics (4 credits)
POLS 220 Perspectives on Political Science (2 credits)
POLS 120 Great Issues in Politics (4 credits)
or
POLS 271 World Politics (4 credits)

Plus ten additional hours in Political Science

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Division of Social Sciences
Alfred University
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