Bachelor of Science in Political Science
A political science major a offers you the opportunity to study political life as part of a broad liberal education. It is a useful step toward law or business school. Other political science students pursue careers or further education in public administration, urban planning, journalism, education, and social work, or in federal, state, or local government.
Requirements for the Major
All University College undergraduate students must satisfy the same general-education requirements; for information on those, click here. To major in political science you must complete a minimum of 30 credit units of political science course work, including at least 6 units of introductory course work, a 300-level course on research methods, and at least 18 units at the 300- and 400- levels. The 18 advanced units for the major must include at least one 3-unit course from three of the following five fields:
- American politics
- Comparative politics
- International politics
- Political and social theory
- Methods of political research and analysis
The department encourages you to explore a wide variety of courses in political science. Your program should be planned in close consultation with an academic advisor. To see the printable Degree Requirement Worksheet, click here.
Courses
U25-101 American Politics
U25-102 Comparative Politics
U25-224 Introduction to Political Analysis
U25-3031 Race and Ethnicity in American Politics
U25-307 Comparative European Politics
U25-311 Political Parties and Interest Groups
U25-314 Latin American Politics
U25-3191 Topics in American Politics
U25-323 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
U25-3252 Topics in Comparative Politics
U25-331 Topics in Political Science
U25-333 Business, Government, and Society
U25-3342 Business and Public Policy
U25 3382 Urban Politics and Administration
U25-341 American Electoral politics
U25-342 The American Presidency
U25-343 Constitutional Law
U25-344 Courts and Civil Liberties
U25-345 The Legislative Process
U25-347 Contemporary Issues in American Politics
U25-356 Women and Politics
U25-373 International Political Economy
U25-3771 Topics in International Politics
U25-3781 Israeli Politics
U25-4121 Directed Readings in Political Science
U25-4131 Directed Research in Political Science
U25-414 Directed Fieldwork in Political Science
U25-482 Public Policy Internships
U25-483 Legal Internships
For a printable Application for Admission to the degree program, press here.
For more information about the University College major in Political Science, call (314) 935-6700 or E-mail ucollege@artsci.wustl.edu
