Political Science Minor

Students must complete an introductory 1000-level course selected from among POLS 1002, 1202, 1207, 1402/W, or 1602/W. At least one additional 1000-level course is recommended. Students must complete at least 15 credits of course work at the 2000’s level or higher. POLS 2998/W courses apply to the minor and may count towards this subdivision requirement. The subdivisions assigned to these courses can be found at www.polisci.uconn.edu. POLS 3995 courses may be counted toward this distribution only with consent of the advisor. A W or Q course may be substituted for the same numbered course.

Of the 15 credits for the minor, nine credits (three courses) must be taken from three of the six disciplinary subdivisions as they appear below. Cross-listed courses may count only once towards this subdivision requirement.

Theory and Methodology

POLS  2023/W, 2062/W, 2072Q, 2073Q, 3002, 3012/W, 3017, 3019/W3022W, 3023/W, 3030, 3032, 3042, 3062/W, 3072, 3082, 3672

Comparative Politics

POLS 2222/W, 3202/W, 3203, 3205, 32063208/W, 32093211/W, 3212, 3214/W, 3216, 3228, 3235, 3237/W, 3239/W, 3240E, 3245, 3249, 3250/W, 3252, 3255, 3256/W

International Relations

POLS 2450, 2460E, 3247, 3402, 3406/W, 3410, 3412, 3413/W, 3414, 3418/W, 3422, 3426, 34283429/W, 34303432, 3434/W, 3437, 3438W, 3442, 3447, 3450, 3457, 3462, 3464/W, 3472/W, 3476, 3710

American Politics

POLS 2602W, 2607/W, 2622, 3027/W, 3600, 3601, 3602, 3603WQ, 3604/W, 3606, 3608, 3610/W, 3612, 3613/W, 3615/W, 3617, 3618, 3622, 3625, 36273632/W, 3642, 3647, 3652, 3662, 3667, 3720, 3850

Public Administration, Policy and Law

POLS 2062, 2803W, 2807/W, 2827W, 3802, 3807, 3812, 3815, 3817, 3822/W, 3827, 3832, 3834, 3837/W, 3842, 3847, 3857

Intersectional Indigeneity, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

POLS 2602/W, 3019, 3030/W, 3082, 3210/W, 3216, 3218/W, 3247, 3249, 3252, 3418, 3464, 3632, 3633, 3642, 3647, 3652, 3662, 3667, 3672, 3807, 3834, 3837

The minor is offered by the Political Science Department.

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