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  · Political Science
  · Int'l Relations  

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Political Science
The major in Political Science seeks to prepare students for:

• graduate study in politics, government, and related fields, including area studies, public policy and public administration
• law school
• careers in government and public affairs
• work in the private and non-profit sectors that require knowledge of government and politics

Requirements for a Political Science Major are 36 hours of Political Science and International Relations courses that include 16 hours of courses in the four major sub-fields of the discipline of political science, a course in research methods, a 4 credit hour internship, a senior seminar and ten hours of electives in the major.

For further information regarding study tracks within Political Science please consult the Departmental Handbook.