Political Science - B.A. Degree

Politics and International Affairs

Office: E368 Thompson Hall

[phone]

Dr. Juan De Urda, Chairperson

Email: [e-mail]

Website: https://www.fredonia.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-sciences/politics-international-affairs

Major Requirements

 

Core Courses

POLI 120	Politics in American Life	3
POLI 150	World Affairs	3
POLI 241	Democracy Across Societies	3
POLI 276	Law and Society	3
	or
POLI 277	Understanding the Law	3
POLI 450	Capstone Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Skills Course

	200 Level Statistics Course	3
	or
POLI 121	American Public Policy	3
	or
GIS 201	Geographic Information Systems I	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Cognate Course

	300 Level Policy or Political Analysis Course By Advisement	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Students must pick an area of concentration: American, Law & Policy Politics or Global Politics as noted below.

American, Law & Policy Politics Focus

One Course From the Following:

 

POLI 323	Elections in America	3
	or
POLI 324	President and Congress	3
	or
POLI 370	American Constitutional Law	3

Three Courses In

POLI 311	Fundamentals of Public Administration	3
POLI 321	Political Parties and Interest Groups	3
POLI 322	New York Government	3
POLI 323	Elections in America	3
POLI 324	President and Congress	3
POLI 325	Public Opinion and Participation	3
POLI 326	Media and Politics	3
POLI 329	Topics in American Politics	3
POLI 365	American Political Thought	3
POLI 370	American Constitutional Law	3
POLI 371	Civil Rights and Liberties	3
POLI 373	Law & Constitutional Design	3
POLI 375	The Judicial Branch	3
POLI 379	Topics in Public Law	3
POLI 382	Social Welfare Policy	3
POLI 383	Courts and Social Policy	3

Two Courses From the Following

 

POLI 330	Western European Politics	3
POLI 332	Russian Politics	3
POLI 341	Political Economy of Development	3
POLI 343	International Migration and Immigration Politics	3
POLI 345	Film and Politics	4
POLI 348	The European Union	3
POLI 349	Topics in Comparative Politics	3
POLI 351	The Inter-American System	3
POLI 352	World Political Geography	3
POLI 353	International Law and Organization	3
POLI 356	U.S. Foreign Policy	3
POLI 359	Topics in International Politics	3
POLI 361	Modern Political Theory	3
POLI 373	Law & Constitutional Design	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Global Politics Focus

Four courses from the following

POLI 330	Western European Politics	3
POLI 332	Russian Politics	3
POLI 341	Political Economy of Development	3
POLI 343	International Migration and Immigration Politics	3
POLI 345	Film and Politics	4
POLI 348	The European Union	3
POLI 349	Topics in Comparative Politics	3
POLI 351	The Inter-American System	3
POLI 352	World Political Geography	3
POLI 353	International Law and Organization	3
POLI 356	U.S. Foreign Policy	3
POLI 359	Topics in International Politics	3
POLI 361	Modern Political Theory	3
POLI 373	Law & Constitutional Design	3

Two Courses From the following

POLI 311	Fundamentals of Public Administration	3
POLI 321	Political Parties and Interest Groups	3
POLI 322	New York Government	3
POLI 323	Elections in America	3
POLI 324	President and Congress	3
POLI 325	Public Opinion and Participation	3
POLI 326	Media and Politics	3
POLI 329	Topics in American Politics	3
POLI 365	American Political Thought	3
POLI 370	American Constitutional Law	3
POLI 371	Civil Rights and Liberties	3
POLI 373	Law & Constitutional Design	3
POLI 375	The Judicial Branch	3
POLI 379	Topics in Public Law	3
POLI 382	Social Welfare Policy	3
POLI 383	Courts and Social Policy	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Total Credit Hours: 39