Politics Minor

Our Politics minor draws from the expertise of faculty with a variety of research areas and interdisciplinarity. Our courses focus on citizenship, institutional and informal politics, the nature and content of power relations in all aspects of life, and much more. Our minors acquire important critical thinking and analysis skills through a broad range of courses in different subfields.

Minor Requirements

Politics Minor requirements

Requirements through Spring 2023 Requirements effective Fall 2023

100 level requirements (6 credits)

  • POLT 10100 US Politics (3 credits)
  • Any other 100 level Politics course (3 credits)

100 level requirements (8 credits)

  • POLT 10100 US Politics & Policy (4 credits)
  • Any other 100 level Politics course (4 credits) (excluding AP or transfer courses that are desginated as POLT 18888)

300 level requirements (12 credits)

  • Any four 300 level Politics courses (12 credits)

300 level requirements (8 credits)

  • Any two 200 level Politics courses (8 credits)

400 level requirements (3 credits)

  • Any 400 level Politics course (Seminar, Tutorial, or Internship (3 credits)

400 level requirements (4 credits)

  • POLT 40100-40299 Seminar (4 credits)

or

  • POLT 4030-40499 Tutorial (4 credits)