Political Science
This program enhances civic understanding, provides pre-professional training, and serves as a basis for entering a professional position. Students gain a broad overview of the subfields of Political Science as a discipline in areas such as American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory.
Courses
- POL101 — Political Ideas and Institutions
- POL310 — US Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
- POL311 — Minnesota Politics
- POL312 — State and Local Government
- POL314 — Political Parties and Interest Groups in the U.S.
- POL320 — Women in Politics (Diversity)
- POL331 — Governments of Western Europe
- POL332 — Politics of Russia and the Successor States
- POL333 — Latin American Government and Politics
- POL334 — Middle East Government and Politics
- POL335 — African Government and Politics (Diversity)
- POL336 — Asian Government and Politics
- POL337 — Emerging Political Issues in the Nonwestern World
- POL338 — Politics of Eastern Europe
- POL339 — Canadian Government and Politics
- POL351 — U.S. Foreign Policy
- POL353 — Theories of International Politics
- POL354 — International Organizations
- POL355 — International Security
- POL361 — Western Political Thought
- POL362 — Contemporary Political Thought
- POL380 — Public Administration
- POL391 — Introduction to Law
- POL411 — The Presidency
- POL412 — Legislative Process
- POL413 — Judicial Process
- POL434 — Politics of the Arab Peninsula [Goal 8] (Diversity)
- POL436 — Southeast Asian Governments and Politics
- POL452 — United Nations and Regional Organization
- POL453 — Global Environmental Politics and Policies
- POL454 — The Politics of the Global Economy
- POL457 — Spies and Espionage
- POL458 — Global Disaster Relief Policy
- POL463 — American Political and Legal Thought
- POL465 — Modern Ideologies
- POL470 — Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
- POL488 — Practicum: Undergraduate
- POL491 — Constitutional Law
- POL492 — The Courts and Civil Rights