{"id":1361,"date":"2013-07-24T07:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T11:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2013-2014\/ais\/poliscience\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T09:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T14:39:13","slug":"poliscience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2023-2024\/hgs\/poliscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science (B.A.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right;text-align: center\"><a class=\"redButton button btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/mygraduationplan\/\">Four Year Plan<\/a><\/div>\n<h4>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/\"> School of Humanities and Global Studies<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"facultyTable\"><div class=\"row colSet\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \"><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"convenerListing\">Convener:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/faculty\/rebecca-root\/\">Rebecca Root<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sColumn col-sm-12 col-md-12 \">\n<h4 class=\"facultyListing\">Faculty:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/faculty\/dean-chen\/\">Dean Chen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kaitlin Sidorsky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/faculty\/jeremy-teigen\/\">Jeremy Teigen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/faculty\/michael-unger\/\">Michael Unger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Current as of June 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>About the Major <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p>Political Science is the study of power and authority and the forms they take in life. It deals with a whole range of human behavior, relationships, and values that affect the daily lives of everyone. Politics is the process by which individuals make collective decisions, set goals and priorities, and formulate policies to pursue them. To characterize the discipline most directly, it is the study of \u201cwho gets what, when, and how.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The scope of politics is sweeping: from a superpower summit meeting to\u00a0 local elections, guerrilla wars and revolutions, from Congressional action on tax policy to the efforts of environmental groups to influence a decision on a highway construction project. Politics is as old as the works of Plato and Aristotle, as current as the latest poll on public opinion, and as future-oriented as research into the effects of information technology on the politics of the twenty-first century.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Political Science faculty encourages both traditional and innovative approaches to the major emphasizing American legislative, executive, judicial, and bureaucratic decision making, international and comparative politics, and the theoretical and practical connections between politics and social issues and institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Students who major in Political Science are attracted to the vitality and relevance of its subject matter, are intellectually curious about its interrelationships with other fields such as business and economics, and see it as a useful tool in pursuing a variety of careers and professions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Traditionally, Political Science majors have successfully pursued careers in law, government, business management and administration, policy-oriented social action, teaching, or some combination of these fields. <\/span>The Political Science program at Ramapo also responds to the needs of students with specific career aspirations, as well as those who are activists or just generally interested. The major at Ramapo is special because it combines traditional, basic, and advanced-level coursework for its students using an array of qualitative and quantitative approaches. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Specialized courses and seminars reflect faculty expertise and a flexible and interdisciplinary curricular setting. This curricular flexibility allows each student in the major to study political science in related fields and provides\u00a0 the opportunity for students to pursue a second major, for example, in \u2013 international studies, history, history or economics., for example.\u00a0 If you are interested in law school preparation and admission, contact our pre-law advisors&#8211;Professors Jeremy Teigen and Michael Unger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We work closely with the Washington Internship Institute (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wiidc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/wiidc.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) to search and place students in appropriate internship opportunities in Washington D.C., where they will spend a semester working and taking courses that count toward their graduation. The major is also designed to accommodate a semester for students wishing to study abroad to enrich their world view and widen their career path. For more info on study abroad, contact Ramapo\u2019s Roukema Center (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/international\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/international\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). The Ramapo chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, provides special recognition and programming for outstanding Political Science students. Other ways to get involved are through various on-campus clubs such as the Model UN (contact Professor Dean Chen who is currently the Model UN Advisor).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Outcomes for the Major<\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Goal 1<\/strong>:\u00a0Understand US, Comparative, and International Politics<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 1.1\u00a0<\/strong>Demonstrate knowledge of U.S. Government and politics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 1.2<\/strong> Demonstrate knowledge of comparative politics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 1.3<\/strong>\u00a0Demonstrate knowledge of International Politics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Goal 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Understand politics systematically<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 2.1.<\/strong>\u00a0Acquire and appropriately use political science research skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 2.2.\u00a0<\/strong>Apply basic theories of political science.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Goal 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Communicate effectively<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 3.1.<\/strong> Deliver effective oral presentations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 3.2.<\/strong> Create well-written political science papers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Goal 4:<\/strong>\u00a0 Be prepared for a career and\/or law school\/graduate education through completing a 120-hour internship.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Outcome 4.1.<\/strong> Explain how internships and program learning combine to enhance career development and preparation for law school\/graduate education.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Requirements of the Major <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Students are required to take 13 courses (i.e., 52 credits) to complete this major.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At least 2 credits must come from the students\u2019 Political Science internship\/coop experience (AIID 388) required for all majors. Or students can apply for the Washington Internship Institute to work and intern in Washington D.C. (see descriptions below).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a <strong><strong>(W)<\/strong> <\/strong> below. Waivers do not apply to Major Requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible. Check with your advisor to see if any apply.<\/li>\n<li>Writing Intensive Requirement (six courses): \u00a0two writing intensive courses in the general education curriculum are required: Critical Reading and Writing and Studies in the Arts and Humanities. Within the major, the four courses will be Political Science Methodology (POLI 316), Political Science Seminar (POLI 405), Comparative Politics (POLI 205) and International Politics (POLI 235).<\/li>\n<li>Not all courses are offered each semester. \u00a0Please check the current Schedule of Classes for semester course offerings.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Career Pathways Program requirements must be completed prior to graduation. Visit the Cahill Career Center.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><strong>POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description<\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableSubHeading\">GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS<\/li>\n<li><strong>REQUIRED &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a id=\"69d7bce9cb499\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/CRWT102\" target=\"_blank\">CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a id=\"69d7bce9cc7e3\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/INTD101\" target=\"_blank\">INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR<\/a> <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9cd0cd\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/HNRS101\" target=\"_blank\">HNRS 101 - HONORS FIRST YEAR SEMINAR<\/a> *<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a id=\"69d7bce9cd795\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/AIID201\" target=\"_blank\">AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES<\/a>\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(W)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9ce858\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/HNRS201\" target=\"_blank\">HNRS 201 - HONORS STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES<\/a> *<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a id=\"69d7bce9cf2ff\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SOSC110\" target=\"_blank\">SOSC 110 - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY<\/a><strong> OR <\/strong><strong>(W)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9cfaed\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/HNRS110\" target=\"_blank\">HNRS 110 - HONORS SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY<\/a> *<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211; <\/strong> <strong>(W)<\/strong> <a id=\"69d7bce9cfb45\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(W)\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a id=\"69d7bce9cfb7d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - GLOBAL AWARENESS CATEGORY<\/a> *<\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211; <\/strong> <a id=\"69d7bce9cfbae\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - QUANTITATIVE REASONING CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT ONE &#8211; <\/strong><a id=\"69d7bce9cfbdc\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - SCIENTIFIC REASONING CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>SELECT TWO &#8211; DISTRIBUTION CATEGORY (One course must be outside of school)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0<a id=\"69d7bce9cfc10\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0<a id=\"69d7bce9cfc3e\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY &amp;      SOCIETY CATEGORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0<a id=\"69d7bce9cfc6b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">  - VALUES AND ETHICS CATEGORY<\/a> *<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>* Students in the College Honors Program must take the HNRS course options.<\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableSubHeading\">SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND GLOBAL STUDIES REQUIREMENTS<\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableIndented\">FOUNDATIONS I <strong>AND<\/strong><br \/>\nFOUNDATIONS II <strong>AND<\/strong><br \/>\nINTERMEDIATE I <strong>OR<\/strong><br \/>\nTEST OUT OF ALL OR A PORTION OF THESE REQUIREMENTS (See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/testing\/\">Testing Center<\/a> Website)<\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableSubHeading\">POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS<\/li>\n<li><strong>CORE REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d1cf3\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI205\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 205 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d2008\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI206\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 206 - POLITICAL THEORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d23ec\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI223\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 223 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d2ad4\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI235\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 235 - INTERNATIONAL POLITICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d3faf\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI316\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 316 - POLITICAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d5424\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI405\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 405 - POLITICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR<\/a>\u00a0 (Spring semester only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP\/CO-OP: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students must complete, at a minimum, a 2-credit (120-hour) Internship\/co-op and demonstrate they can use program learning during this Internship\/co-op).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternatively, students may complete the Washington Internship Institute (WII) for a semester-long internship which requires taking classes in Washington D.C.\u00a0 Students who are interested in WII should consult with their Major Advisor for greater details.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d8483\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/AIID388\" target=\"_blank\">AIID 388 - CO-OP\/INTERNSHIP AMERICAN\/INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>POLITICAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES REQUIREMENTS:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>POLI-200-499 &#8211; CHOOSE\u00a0Six (6) courses, at least four (4) of which are 300-400 level *<\/li>\n<li>* 1\/2 of electives must be POLI<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9d8c27\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI215\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 215 - POLITICS AND FILM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9db0d5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI221\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 221 - CHINESE ECONOMY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9db9c6\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI227\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 227 - POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dc17b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI233\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 233 - EAST ASIA:  HISTORY AND POLITICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dc401\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI235\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 235 - INTERNATIONAL POLITICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dc6c5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI301\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 301 - CHINA:  HISTORY, POLITICS, AND CULTURE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dc940\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI304\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 304 - POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND INTEREST GROUPS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dcbf6\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI309\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 309 - CIVIL RIGHTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dcff9\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI310\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 310 - THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dd2c8\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI312\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 312 - UNITED NATIONS:  WORLD POLITICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dd60a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI317\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 317 - AMERICAN PARTY POLITICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dd8a1\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI318\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 318 - POLITICS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9ddca2\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI321\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 321 - THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9ddf0d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI322\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 322 - VOTING AND PUBLIC OPINION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9de13b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI323\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 323 - CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9de337\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI337\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 337 - HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9de5ae\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI340\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 340 - AMERICAN PRESIDENCY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9de814\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI349\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 349 - AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9deba9\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI357\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 357 - INTERNATIONAL LAW<\/a>\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9def9d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/LAWS355\" target=\"_blank\">LAWS 355 - INTERNATIONAL LAW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9df1e5\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI360\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 360 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9df3b0\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI361\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 361 - THE MILITARY, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9df5fc\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI366\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 366 - U.S. - CHINA RELATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ADDITIONAL NON-POLI ELECTIVES THAT COUNT TOWARD POLI MAJOR AND MINOR (HOWEVER, AT LEAST HALF OF ELECTIVES MUST BE &#8220;POLI&#8221; COURSES):<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dfbec\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/AFST208\" target=\"_blank\">AFST 208 - AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIAL & POLITICAL THOUGHT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9dfe3a\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/AMER312\" target=\"_blank\">AMER 312 - AMERICAN SUBURBIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e0060\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ANTH310\" target=\"_blank\">ANTH 310 - POLITICS, CULTURE & IDENTITY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e0c9d\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/ANTH320\" target=\"_blank\">ANTH 320 - NATIONALISM AND ETHNICITY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e1010\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/HIST251\" target=\"_blank\">HIST 251 - POLITICS OF EUROPE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e12cf\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/INTL250\" target=\"_blank\">INTL 250 - CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS<\/a>\u00a0<strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e189b\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/LAWS206\" target=\"_blank\">LAWS 206 - HUMAN RIGHTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e1a92\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/INTL283\" target=\"_blank\">INTL 283 - CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e1ddb\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/INTL339\" target=\"_blank\">INTL 339 - U.S.- LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e1fea\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/LAWS224\" target=\"_blank\">LAWS 224 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e2245\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/LAWS340\" target=\"_blank\">LAWS 340 - CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e2471\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PUBL201\" target=\"_blank\">PUBL 201 - PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC POLICY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e2638\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PUBL205\" target=\"_blank\">PUBL 205 - NEW JERSEY POLICY ISSUES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e282f\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/SOCI235\" target=\"_blank\">SOCI 235 - <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>CAREER PATHWAYS REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"majorTableSubHeading\">Visit the\u00a0Cahill Career Center \/ Cahill Office<\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e2a17\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PATHHG1\" target=\"_blank\">PATH HG1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e2c14\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PATHHG2\" target=\"_blank\">PATH HG2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e2dec\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/PATHHG3\" target=\"_blank\">PATH HG3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR HUMANITIES & GLOBAL STUDIES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note: A 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Requirements of the Minor <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<ol>\n<li>Students are required to take 5 courses (20 credits) to complete this minor.<\/li>\n<li>Courses fulfilling the requirements for the primary or second major may count towards the requirements of the minor, but may not exceed one-half of the credits required in the minor. A School core does not need to be completed for a minor.\u00a0 Minors are open to students regardless of school affiliation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><strong>POLITICAL SCIENCE MINOR<\/strong><\/h5>\n<div class=\"courseTable\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"majorTableHeading\">Subject &amp; Course # &#8211; Title &amp; Course Description<\/li>\n<li><strong>REQUIRED:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e3069\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI206\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 206 - POLITICAL THEORY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e3237\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI223\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 223 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e3442\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI205\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 205 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS<\/a> <strong>OR<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"69d7bce9e3686\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.ramapo.edu\/courses\/POLI235\" target=\"_blank\">POLI 235 - INTERNATIONAL POLITICS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>ELECTIVES: \u00a0SELECT TWO FROM POLI MAJOR ELECTIVE LIST (at least one at the 300\/400 level, and at least one must be a POLI course)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\"><span class=\"fa-stack\"><i class=\"fa fa-circle fa-stack-2x\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i><\/span>Related Information <\/div><div class=\"c_content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2023-2024\/general-education\/\">General Education Requirements<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/mygraduationplan\/\">Four Year Plan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2023-2024\/grad-requirements\/\">Graduation Requirements<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/politicalscience\/\">Political Science Convening Group Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/\">School of Humanities and Global Studies Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/hgs\/faculty\/\">Faculty Profiles<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Year Plan Website: School of Humanities and Global Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"parent":1347,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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