Major Requirements
Political Science majors must complete the requirements for one of the following four concentrations: Standard, American Politics, International Politics, or Law and Theory. Each concentration requires courses drawn from different subfields of Political Science. The classes within each subfield are listed below. To determine the specific distribution of courses across subfields, students should consult the concentration requirements which can be accessed via the link on the left side of this webpage.
Open Electives
Open elective credits are required in order to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 192 hours. These courses are to be selected in consultation with the student's faculty adviser and may include courses in fields such as economics, history, English, sociology, etc. Students may choose to use their open electives as part of a minor or to complete a double major.
Course Listing by Category
Methodology
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 200 | POLITICAL INQUIRY | |
PSC 201 | GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |
PSC 205 | STATISTICS FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
PSC 300 | POLITICAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH | |
PSC 305 | WRITING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE | |
Political Culture
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 211 | POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
PSC 212 | LATINO POLITICS | |
PSC 213 | POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION | |
PSC 216 | AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE | |
PSC 217 | WOMEN AND POLITICS | |
PSC 218 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS | |
PSC 219 | TOPICS IN POLITICAL CULTURE | |
PSC 310 | POLITICAL CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT | |
PSC 312 | LGBTQ POLITICS | |
PSC 315 | INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY, AND POLITICS | |
PSC 316 | RELIGION, NATIONALISM AND POLITICS | |
PSC 319 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL CULTURE | |
American Politics
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 120 | THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM | |
PSC 220 | THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | |
PSC 221 | CONGRESS AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS | |
PSC 222 | POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS | |
PSC 223 | URBAN POLITICS | |
PSC 225 | STATE POLITICS | |
PSC 226 | LATINO POLITICAL BEHAVIOR | |
PSC 229 | TOPICS IN AMERICAN POLITICS | |
PSC 321 | MASS MEDIA AND AMERICAN POLITICS | |
PSC 322 | URBAN POLICYMAKING | |
PSC 323 | CHICAGO GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | |
PSC 324 | INEQUALITY IN AMERICAN SOCIETY | |
PSC 326 | IDEOLOGY, ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
PSC 327 | PUBLIC OPINION | |
PSC 328 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN AMERICAN POLITICS | |
PSC 329 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY | |
Political Thought
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 130 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY | |
PSC 230 | CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
PSC 231 | MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
PSC 232 | LIBERALISM, CONSERVATISM, AND DEMOCRACY | |
PSC 233 | POLITICAL IDEAS AND IDEOLOGIES | |
PSC 234 | FREEDOM AND EMPOWERMENT | |
PSC 235 | EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | |
PSC 236 | LEGITIMACY AND CRISIS | |
PSC 239 | TOPICS IN POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
PSC 330 | AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
PSC 331 | CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
PSC 333 | MARXISM | |
PSC 335 | THEORIES OF THE CHURCH | |
PSC 336 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
PSC 337 | CHRISTIAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
PSC 339 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL THOUGHT | |
International Relations
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 140 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |
PSC 242 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | |
PSC 243 | RUSSIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS | |
PSC 244 | LATIN AMERICAN-UNITED STATES RELATIONS | |
PSC 246 | ASIAN FOREIGN POLICY | |
PSC 247 | U.S. - AFRICA RELATIONS | |
PSC 248 | WAR, PEACE, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION | |
PSC 249 | TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |
PSC 340 | THE EUROPEAN UNION | |
PSC 341 | POLITICAL ISLAM AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | |
PSC 342 | ARMS, SECURITY, AND WAR | |
PSC 343 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE PACIFIC RIM | |
PSC 344 | INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY | |
PSC 345 | THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN WORLD POLITICS | |
PSC 346 | THE UNITED NATIONS AND WORLD PROBLEMS | |
PSC 347 | ETHICS IN WORLD POLITICS | |
PSC 348 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS | |
PSC 349 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |
Comparative Politics
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 150 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | |
PSC 250 | EUROPEAN POLITICS | |
PSC 251 | RUSSIAN POLITICS | |
PSC 252 | LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS | |
PSC 253 | ASIAN POLITICS | |
PSC 254 | AFRICAN POLITICS | |
PSC 255 | MIDDLE EAST POLITICS | |
PSC 257 | CYBER WARFARE AND CYBER POLITICS | |
PSC 259 | TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS | |
PSC 350 | JAPANESE POLITICS | |
PSC 351 | REVOLUTION AND TERRORISM | |
PSC 352 | CHINESE POLITICS | |
PSC 353 | COMPARATIVE DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP | |
PSC 358 | GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS | |
PSC 359 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS | |
Public Law
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 260 | LAW AND THE POLITICAL SYSTEM | |
PSC 261 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS | |
PSC 262 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: RIGHTS OF DEFENDANTS | |
PSC 263 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS | |
PSC 265 | LAW AND POPULAR CULTURE | |
PSC 269 | TOPICS IN PUBLIC LAW | |
PSC 361 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | |
PSC 362 | THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | |
PSC 363 | WOMEN AND THE LAW | |
PSC 365 | VOTING, REPRESENTATION, AND THE LAW | |
PSC 366 | NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE U.S. CONSTITUTION | |
PSC 367 | IMMIGRATION LAW | |
PSC 368 | RIGHTS-BASED SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | |
PSC 369 | ADVANCED TOPICS IN PUBLIC LAW | |
Experiential Politics
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 281 | MODEL UN | |
PSC 282 | POLITICAL ACTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | |
PSC 284 | MOCK TRIAL: CIVIL LAW | |
PSC 285 | MOCK TRIAL: CRIMINAL LAW | |
PSC 286 | CAMPAIGNS AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT | |
Other Courses
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PSC 299 | SPECIAL TOPICS | |
PSC 390 | CAPSTONE SEMINAR | |
PSC 392 | INTERNSHIP | |
PSC 393 | HONORS SEMINAR | |
PSC 394 | SENIOR THESIS | |
PSC 395 | TRAVEL/STUDY | |
PSC 399 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | |
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