Minor Details

Students minoring in political science must complete a total of 30 hours with no less than a 2.0 grade point average.  Students should declare the POL minor.
I. Four Introductory Courses (12 hours from the following):
15 POL 110                 Introduction to American Politics I
15 POL 111                 Introduction to American Politics II
15 POL 140                 Introduction to Political Theory
15 POL 160                 Introduction to Comparative Politics
15 POL 180                 Introduction to International Relations

II. Six Upper Level Courses (18 hours from the following list.  The list is organized by subfields in political science, but students can take any combination of courses they choose, based on their own interests and goals.  Each course counts only once, but some are listed under multiple subfields.)

American Politics
15 POL 210                 American Political Behavior
15 POL 211/511          Election in America
15 POL 212/512          Political Parties
15 POL 214                 Introduction to Public Opinion
15 POL 216                 State and Local Government
15 POL 217                 The Government and Politics of Ohio
15 POL 219                 The American Presidency
15 POL 220                 The American Congress
*15 POL 221               The American Supreme Court
*15 POL 222               Judicial Process
15 POL 231/531          Government and Public Policy
15 POL 232                 Community Disaster Reconstruction
15 POL 314/523          Women and Politics
15 POL 315                 Electing the President
15 POL 318                 Urban Politics
15 POL 319                 Religion, Elections, and Politics
*15 POL 321               Constitutional Law: Federal System
*15 POL 322               Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
*15 POL 323               Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
15 POL 430                 Practicum in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
15 POL 310/510          American Public Opinion 
15 POL 513                 Campaign Management and Elections (Formerly 15 POL 213)
15 POL 514                 Communication and Presidential Campaigns
15 POL 515                 The Rhetoric of Presidential Debates
15 POL 316/516          Polls, Elections, and Politics
15 POL 517                 Media and US Politics (Formerly POL 317)
15 POL 518                 The Rhetorical Presidency
15 POL 524                 Women and Campaign Communication
15 POL 525                 Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy
15 POL 526                 Public Administration (Formerly 15 POL 226)
15 POL 527                 Religion, Science, and Politics
15 POL 534                 Emergency Management Policy (Formerly 15 POL 334)
15 POL 535                 American Health Policy (Formerly 15 POL 235)
15 POL 536                 Public Administration and Intergovernmental Rel. (Formerly 15 POL 326)
15 POL 547                 Politics and Literature
15 POL 555                 Introduction to Survey Research  (Formerly 15 POL 255)
15 POL 557                 Proseminar in Survey Research
15 POL 559                 Practicum in Survey Research

Political Theory
15 POL 240                 Development of Political Thought I
15 POL 241                 Development of Political Thought II
15 POL 245                 American Political Thought
15 POL 248                 Mass Political Movements
15 POL 344                 The Internet and Democratic Politics
15 POL 348                 Politics of Protest
15 POL 440                 Individual Work: Political Theory
15 POL 540                 Progressive Political Theory  (Formerly 15 POL 340)
15 POL 541                 Marx and Marxist Tradition  (Formerly 15 POL 341)
15 POL 543                 Citizenship and Terror (Formerly 15 POL 343)
15 POL 546                 State Theory (Formerly 15 POL 346)

Comparative Politics
15 POL 269                 Politics in Developing Countries
15 POL 380/587          Regional Politics in Asia
15 POL 560                 Approaches to Comparative Politics  (Formerly 15 POL 360)
15 POL 561                 Government and Politics of Japan (Formerly 15 POL 261)
15 POL 562                 Government and Politics of Korea (Formerly 15 POL 262)
15 POL 563                 Government and Politics of China (Formerly 15 POL 263)
15 POL 564                 Politics in South Asia (Formerly 15 POL 264)
15 POL 565                 Government and Politics of Latin America (Formerly 15 POL 265)
15 POL 566                 Government and Politics of Canada (Formerly 15 POL 266)
15 POL 567                 Civil War and Political Violence (Formerly 15 POL 367)
15 POL 568                 Nationalism and Identity Politics (Formerly 15 POL 368)
15 POL 570                 Comparative Political Behavior (Formerly 15 POL 270)
15 POL 571                 Government and Politics of Middle East I (Formerly 15 POL 271)
15 POL 572                 Government and Politics of Middle East II (Formerly 15 POL 272)
15 POL 574                 Government and Politics of Russia (Formerly 15 POL 274)
15 POL 575                 Government and Politics of East & Central Europe (Formerly 15 POL 275)
15 POL 576                 Politics of the European Union (Formerly 15 POL 376)
15 POL 577                 Government and Politics of Europe I (Formerly 15 POL 277)
15 POL 578                 Government and Politics of Europe II (Formerly 15 POL 278)
15 POL 579                 Women and Politics in the Third World (Formerly 15 POL 365)
15 POL 586                 Security and Conflict-Asia

International Relations
15 POL 280 / 580        Approaches to International Politics
15 POL 281 / 581        US Foreign Relations: Institutions & Processes
15 POL 282 / 582        NATO and Alliances in International Politics
15 POL 283 / 583        International Cooperation
15 POL 284 / 584        National Security Policy
15 POL 285 / 585        Politics of Terrorism
15 POL 286 / 586        Security & Conflict in Asia 
*15 POL 287               Politics of Human Rights
*15 POL 288               International Law
*15 POL 289               International Organization
15 POL 293                 Intelligence/Counterintelligence
15 POL 380 / 587         Regional Politics in Asia
15 POL 588                 US Foreign Policy: Globalization (Formerly 15 POL 382)
15 POL 589                 International Conflict (Formerly 15 POL 383)
15 POL 590                 International Crisis Management (Formerly 15 POL 384)
15 POL 591                 International Politics in East Asia (Formerly 15 POL 386)
15 POL 592                 International Political Economy (Formerly 15 POL 389)

Additional Electives  (optional and only with department permission)
15 POL 406                 Internship Practicum
15 POL 253                 Political Inquiry I: Approaches
15 POL 254                 Political Inquiry II: Methods
* recommended for pre-law students