In addition to meeting requirements for students majoring or minoring in Political Science and International Studies, political science courses also meet several different General Education requirements for students in any major.

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Core Courses

Political Science majors must earn a passing grade in 6 core courses.Normally these courses must be completed at the University of Scranton.

PS 130 - (S) American National Government I

PS 131: American National Government II

PS 212: International Relations

PS 217: Comparative Politics

PS 240: Research Methods in Political Science

PS 313 - (D) Classical Political Ideas OR:   PS 314 - (D) Modern Political Ideas

Social/ Behavioral Courses (S)

PS 130: American National Government I

PS 131: American National Government II

PS 135 - (S) State and Local Government

PS 216 - (D,S) Women’s Rights and Status

PS 219 - (S,D) Survey of Latin American Politics

PS 220 - (S,D) Ideologies

PS 227 - (D,S) Women, Authority and Power

PS 230 - (S) Environmental Laws and Regulations

PS 231 - (S) Environmental Policy Process

PS 295 - (S,D) Contemporary Mexican Culture and Language

PS 323 - (S,D) Central America

Diversity Courses

PS 323 - (S,D) Central America

PS 216 - (D,S) Women’s Rights and Status

PS 219 - (S,D) Survey of Latin American Politics

PS 220 - (S,D) Ideologies

PS 227 - (D,S) Women, Authority and Power

PS 295 - (S,D) Contemporary Mexican Culture and Language

PS 313 - (D) Classical Political Ideas

PS 314 - (D) Modern Political Ideas

PS 323 - (S,D) Central America

PS 328 - (D) Modern China

PS 332 - (D) Modern Japan

Writing Intensive Courses (W)

IS 390 - (W) Seminar in International Studies

PS 240 - (Q,W) Research Methods in Political Science

PS 318 - (W) U.S. Foreign Policy: Cold War and Aftermath

PS 319 - (W) U.S. Foreign Policy Process

PS 331 - (W) The European Union

Quantitative Reasoning Courses (Q)

PS 240 - (Q,W) Research Methods in Political Science