Core Courses

Minimum Credits: 24

• COM 326 Communication and Controversy: Freedom of Speech in United States Credits: 3
• COM 380 Environmental Communication Credits: 3
• PS 414 Political Parties, Pressure Groups and Elections Credits: 4
• PS 416 Politics and Communication Credits: 4
• PS 419 American Presidential Elections Credits: 4
• PS 423 Issues in National Policy Credits: 4
• PS 424 Policy-Making in the States Credits: 4
• PS 425 Native American Politics and Policy Credits: 4
• PS 426 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Credits: 4
• PS 430 The Aging Society Credits: 4
• PS 433 Health Care Politics and Policy Credits: 4
• PS 445 Introduction to Policy Analysis Credits: 4
• PS 447 Environmental Politics and Policy Credits: 4
• PS 469 Congress and the Presidency Credits: 4
• PS 471 Immigration Politics and Policy Credits: 4
• PS 479 American Constitutional Law Credits: 4
• PS 490 Community Politics Credits: 4
• PS 495 Public Sector Labor Relations Credits: 4
• PS 497 U.S. Foreign Policy Credits: 4
• SOC 420 Political Sociology: Theories of the State Credits: 3
• SOC 430 Political-Economy as Social Theory Credits: 3

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• Maximum Credits: 3-6

• PS 409 Practicum: Administrative Internship Credits: 4 or 8
• or  PS 410 Political Science Internship Credits: 4 or 8

Total Credits: 24