2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog
Political Science
Programs
- Political Science, B.A. major
-
Social Studies, B.A.
major
Political Science Emphasis - Applied Public Policy minor
- Political Science minor
Applied Public Policy minor
Required Credits: 32
Required GPA: 2.00
I REQUIRED CORE COURSES
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:
- ECON 2000 Markets and Resource Allocation (3 credits)
- ECON 3010 Public Economics (3 credits)
- ECON 3230 Benefit/Cost Analysis (3 credits)
- GEOG 2400 Introduction to Planning (3 credits)
- POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3200 Minnesota Politics (3 credits)
- POL 3210 Public Administration (3 credits)
II REQUIRED OPTION
SELECT 12 SEMESTER CREDITS FROM ONE OF
THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
A.ENVR POLICY:
- GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis And Planning (3 credits)
- POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
- SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
- ECON 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
or ENVR 3040 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
B. PLANNING:
- GEOG 2100 Introduction to Physical Geography (3 credits)
- GEOG 3300 Geography And Planning Of Outdoor Recreation (3 credits)
- GEOG 3310 Land Use Analysis And Planning (3 credits)
- GEOG 3320 Regional Planning Methods (3 credits)
C. AM POL/ECON:
- ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
- ECON 3070 Labor Economics (3 credits)
- ECON 3200 Economics of the Financial Sector (3 credits)
- POL 3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3 credits)
- POL 3420 Campaigns and Elections (3 credits)
D.INT/POL/ECON:
- ECON 2100 Macroeconomics and the Business Cycle (3 credits)
- ECON 3400 International Trade and Finance (3 credits)
- POL 1300 Introduction to International Relations (3 credits)
- POL 3170 International Relations (3 credits)
- POL 3180 International Law and Organization (3 credits)
- POL 3190 International Political Economy (3 credits)
- POL 3120
E. PUBLIC POLICY SERVICE LEARNING
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE. (1 credit per semester;
must be taken twice, but no more than 4 credits total)
- POL 3910 Directed Independent Study: Student Leadership (1 credit)
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:
- POL 3970 Internship (3 credits)