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**Review** Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

Political Science

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Minor Requirements — 18 Credits

Take all of the following courses:

PSCI 100United States National GovernmentLAB1

3

PSCI 105Fundamentals of PoliticsLAB1

3

PSCI 110Global IssuesLAB1LAIS

3

Choose nine credits from any of the following courses:

Group A — American Politics

PSCI 203Colorado Politics

3

PSCI 207Women and Politics

3

PSCI 208Introduction to Public Administration

3

PSCI 301Electoral Politics in the United States

3

PSCI 302Power in America

3

PSCI 303Public Policy in the United States

3

PSCI 306Constitutional Law

3

PSCI 309American Political Development

3

PSCI 335American Political Thought

3

PSCI 392Internship

1-13

ENST 205Environment, Politics and Law

3

PSCI 405Senior Seminar in American Politics

3

PSCI 422Directed Studies

1- 3

Group B — International Relations

PSCI 220Introduction to International Relations

3

PSCI 240Globalization

3

PSCI 320American Foreign Policy

3

PSCI 321War and Peace

3

PSCI 325Conflict in the Middle East

3

PSCI 326International Political Economy

3

PSCI 327Politics of Migration

3

PSCI 328International Law and Organizations

3

PSCI 425Senior Seminar in International Relations

3

PSCI 422Directed Studies

1- 3

Group C — Political Philosophy

PSCI 331Political Philosophy I

3

PSCI 332Political Philosophy II

3

PSCI 422Directed Studies

1- 3

PSCI 435Senior Seminar in Political Philosophy

3

Group D — Comparative Politics

PSCI 200Introduction to Comparative Politics

3

PSCI 210European Politics

3

PSCI 215Post-Communist Russian Empire

3

PSCI 230The Evolution of the Modern State

3

PSCI 270Nationalism, Ethnicity and RaceLAB1LAMS

3

or

PSCI 286Value Issues in Political EconomyLAB1

3

PSCI 296Study Abroad Experience

3

PSCI 315Comparative Public Policy

3

PSCI 316Latin American Politics

3

PSCI 317Dictatorship to Democracy

3

PSCI 318The Politics of the Developing States

3

PSCI 319Asian Politics

3

PSCI 323Politics of Religion

3

PSCI 350Politics and Film

3

PSCI 351Screening for PSCI 350

0

PSCI 415Senior Seminar in Comparative Politics

3

PSCI 422Directed Studies

1- 3

Program Notes

The student must complete Required Elective courses, which total 9 credits, selected from the above in consultation with their advisor. At least 6 of these credits must be at the 300-level or above.

Students must have permission of the Internship Coordinator before registering for an internship. Students must have completed 9 credits in political science before doing an internship. While students may take up to 13 credits in the Political Science Internship program, only 3 credits can be used toward the requirements for the minor.

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