Departmental Major
Emmanuel's Political Science Department is introducing two new concentrations for the fall 2010: International Relations and Comparative Politics; and American Politics and Government.
These new offerings build upon the department's current curriculum, which highlights major fields in political science and enables students to further specialize in specific areas of interest, focus their undergraduate work and future graduate education, and address career objectives.
For those students wishing to major in political science as a traditional discipline, the option is still available.
- Political Science Major
- American Politics & Government Concentration
- International Relations & Comparative Politics Concentration
- Course Descriptions
Political Science Major
Required Courses:
- POLSC1201 Introduction to American Politics and Government
- POLSC1301 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
- POLSC1401 Introduction to International Relations
- POLSC1501 Political Theory and Analysis (to be taken prior to senior year)
- POLSC2701 Research Methods
- Senior seminar
- Five additional political science courses exclusive of internships or directed studies. At least two electives must be at the 3000-level.
It is recommended that political science majors take the following courses outside the department:
- ECON1103 Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH1117 Introduction to Statistics
- SPCH1101 Dynamics of Speech Communication
- SOC2113 Methods of Social Research
Other courses outside the department may be recommended following individual consultation with departmental advisors. These will be determined by the student's proposed course of study and interests.
Back to TopAmerican Politics & Government Concentration
All students will take the six required political science (POLSC) courses:
- POLSC 1201 Introduction to American Politics and Government
- POLSC 1301 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
- POLSC 1401 Introduction to International Relations
- POLSC 1501 Political Theory and Analysis
- POLSC 2701 Research Methods in Political Science (sophomore year)
- POLSC 4100 Senior Seminar
Students will complete their course selections from the courses below within the concentration. (Five additional courses are required exclusive of internships or directed studies. At least two electives must be at the 3000-level).
- POLSC 2207 Politics and the Media
- POLSC 2211 Campaign Strategies, Political Parties and Interest Groups in the United States
- POLSC 2228 State and Local Government
- POLSC 2229 Public Administration
- POLSC 2603 Problems of Law and Society
- POLSC 3201 Public Policy, Congress and the Legislative Process
- POLSC 3202 The American Presidency
- POLSC 3209 Public Policy, the Law and Psychology
- POLSC 3607 Constitutional Law
International Relations & Comparative Politics Concentration
All students will take the six required political science (POLSC) courses:
- POLSC 1201 Introduction to American Politics and Government
- POLSC 1301 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
- POLSC 1401 Introduction to International Relations
- POLSC 1501 Political Theory and Analysis
- POLSC 2701 Research Methods in Political Science (sophomore year)
- POLSC 4100 Senior Seminar
Students will complete their course selections from the courses below within the concentration. (Five additional courses are required exclusive of internships or directed studies. At least two electives must be at the 3000-level).
- POLSC 2301 Latin American Politics
- POLSC 2302 European Politics
- POLSC 2401 American Foreign Policy
- POLSC 2409 Politics of International Economic Relations
- POLSC 2411 The Contemporary Middle East: Challenges and Promise
- POLSC 2413 International Law and Institutions
- POLSC 2415 In the Steps of Thucydides
- POLSC 3301 Comparative Politics of Developing States
- POLSC 3303 Street Democracy
- POLSC 3306 Women in Global Politics
- POLSC 3403 Human Issues in International Relations
- POLSC 3405 Strategies of War and Peace
- POLSC 3415 Issues of People and Politics in the Middle East
