Minor in Political Science
The Department of Public and International Affairs requires students minoring in the discipline to have
• 24 semester hours in Political Science
• with at least 12 semester hours selected from courses numbered
300 or above.
Required Course (3 Hours)
PLS 101 American National Government
American Government and Politics Elective Subfield
Choose 1 course from the following (3 hours)
202 - Contemporary American Political Issues
203 - Religion and Politics in the United States
204 - Judicial Politics
205 - Campaign Politics in the United States
206 - American State Government and Politics
207 - American Urban Government and Politics
208 - Politics and the Entertainment Media
209 - Environmental Politics
272 - American Political Culture
301 - American Constitutional Law II
302 - Public Opinion and Democracy
303 - Elections and Voting Behavior
304 - Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
305 - The Constitution and the Criminal Justice System
307 - The American Legislature
308 - Public Administration
309 - The American Chief Executive
316 - Women and Politics
340 - Blacks in American Politics
405 - American Parties and Pressure Groups
406 - Contemporary Southern Politics
Political Theory and Methodology Elective Subfield
Choose 1 course from the following (3 hours)
201 - Introduction to Political Science Methods
212 - Introduction to Political Theory
310 - Jurisprudence and Legal Philosophy
312 - Scope and Methods of Political Science
313 - Early Political Thought
314 - Modern Political Thought
315 - Contemporary Political Thought: The Major Ideologies
415 - American Political Thought
International Relations Elective Subfield
Choose 1 course from the following (3 hours)
218 - Ethics in International Affairs
220 - Introduction to International Relations
221 - Model United Nations I - Introduction to United
Nations Issues and Organization
222 - Contemporary International Political Issues
421 - Model United Nations II
422 - Contemporary American Foreign Policy
423 - National Security Policy
424 - International Security
425 - International Politics
426 - International Law
427 - International Organizations
428 - Global Terrorism
429 - International Political Economy
Comparative Government and Politics Elective Subfield
Choose 1 course from the following (3 hours)
230 - Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
330 - Political Systems of Africa
331 - Politics in Developing Nations
332 - Politics of Central America and the Caribbean
333 - Politics of South America
334 - Revolutionary Movements
335 - European Political Systems
336 - Russian and Post-Soviet Political Systems
338 - Political Systems of the Middle East
339 - Asian Politics
Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) average in courses counted for a major in political science.
Dr. Earl Sheridan is the advisor. Email Donna Treolo treolod@uncw.edu for an appointment.
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