Political Science Major and Minor Revised: 05/2019

Political Science Major and Minor www.PoliSci.Pitt.edu Revised: 05/2019

A major in political science is designed to help students understand the complexity of political developments in the United States and throughout the world. The major also provides students with a broad education that will help them to prepare for a wide variety of careers in various levels of government service, law, education, journalism, business, and the nonprofit sector. Those interested in government service careers may wish to complement their study of political science with courses in public service offered through the College of General Studies and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

The political science department offers courses that meet the international foreign cultures, philosophy, social science, and quantitative requirements of the core curriculum of the School of Arts and Sciences, as well as requirements for the wide range of certificate programs sponsored by the University Center for International Studies (African Studies, Asian Studies, European Union Studies, Global Studies, Latin American Studies, Russian and East European Studies, West European Studies, Global Service Center).

Required courses for the Political Science Capstone seminar major The University of Pittsburgh requires students to complete one writing-intensive course in their major. The Capstone Seminar, The political science department offers a large number of courses which is ideally taken in the primary field, fulfills the university-wide in four fields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International requirement of an intensive writing course (W-course) in the major Relations, and Political Theory. The core courses provide students and allows students to undertake advanced work under the with a survey in each of these fields and with the methods direction of faculty in a smaller seminar setting. employed in the contemporary study of politics. The field courses, at 1000-level, provide students with advanced coursework in each Honors major requirements of these areas of specialization, and are numbered to match the Departmental honors are conferred upon students who maintain introductory courses (12xx American Politics, 13xx Comparative an overall GPA of 3.5 and achieve a GPA of 3.7 or better in Politics, 15xx International Relations, 16xx Political Theory). The political science. combination of core and field courses provides students with a comprehensive overview of political science as a discipline while permitting students to concentrate in a particular field. The major Grade requirements requires the completion of 33 credits distributed as follows. A minimum GPA of 2.0 in departmental courses is required for graduation. In addition, a student must earn a grade of at least C- Core courses for a course to satisfy a PS requirement.

PS 0200 American Politics PS 0300 Comparative Politics Satisfactory/No Credit option PS 0500 International Relations No course to be counted toward the major can be taken on an PS 0600 Political Theory S/NC basis. PS 0700 Research Methods in Political Science BPhil in Political Science Primary Field Outstanding and motivated students seeking an even more Minimum of three 1000’s level PS courses within one subfield (i.e. challenging academic experience, especially those who are 12xx, 13xx, 15xx, or 16xx). considering graduate school, must consult with an advisor about the option of a BPhil in Political Science. The BPhil degree, which Breadth Requirement is offered through the University Honors College (UHC), requires a plan of cognate fieldwork and a thesis approved by the Minimum of three 1000’s level PS courses outside of the student’s department and UHC. For more information on the BPhil, see primary field. www.HonorsCollege.Pitt.edu/BPhil.

Analytical Requirement Date of Adoption At least one analysis course in the student’s primary field (129x, Students declaring the PS major after August 26, 2019 use this 139x, 159x, or 169x) or one political methodology course (17xx). version of the major. Students who declare the PS major prior to Note that if satisfied using an analysis course in the primary field, that date should consult with the PS advisors for information about it also counts toward the Primary Field requirement. If satisfied the requirements of the prior PS major. using a political methodology course, it also counts toward the

Breadth requirement.

Advising Related Area Requirement PS 1235 Media and Politics PS 1240 Politics of Diversity Questions about courses, departmental 12 Dietrich School credits in one related PS 1250 Games, Politics, and Strategy requirements, and extracurricular PS 1252 State Government opportunities should be addressed to the area OR a Dietrich School double major, PS 1261 American Public Policy undergraduate advisors. minor, or certificate. PS 1275 Religion and Politics PS 1281 Capstone Seminar in American Politics Meridith Long Andrew Lotz Checklist for the BPhil in Comparative Politics WWPH 4605 WWPH 4603 Political Science PS 1302 Political Development 412-648-7250 412-648-7269 PS 1311 Western European Government and [email protected] [email protected] ______All of the requirements for the BA Politics

in Political Science PS 1317 Politics of the European Union Internship PS 1321 Latin American Politics PS 1324 US-Latin American Relations A wide range of internships in the public At least four courses in cognate PS 1328 Authoritarian Statecraft and Resistance and private sector are available. Students disciplines, approved by the PS 1330 European Union Capstone Seminar should work closely with a faculty advisor student’s advisor PS 1332 Government and Politics of to ensure receipt of academic credit. Contemporary China Internships are taken for S/NC and do not PS 1333 Government and Politics of Japan Subject Course No. fulfill major requirements. PS 1336 Contemporary China, Politics, Society, ______and Economy ______PS 1341 Government and Politics of the USSR Independent Study ______and the Russian Federation Students who have completed a field ______PS 1348 Xenophobia in Modern Europe course may explore a particular subject in PS 1351 Government and Politics of the Middle greater depth through a tutorial with a ______Completion and defense of an East faculty member. original paper of high quality, at least 25 PS 1352 Introduction to African Politics PS 1357 Politics of Food, Land, and pages in length, approved by the student’s Sustainability Checklist for the BA in advisor and UHC. PS 1361 Comparative Political Party Systems Political Science PS 1381 Capstone Seminar in Comparative Politics Checklist for the Political All of the following core courses Science minor International Relations ______PS 0200 American Politics Students may complete a minor in Political PS 1501 Theory of International Relations ______PS 0300 Comparative Politics Science, which consists of a sequence of PS 1503 International Organization ______PS 0500 International Relations five courses in one of the four substantive PS 1504 Nationalism PS 1509 Conflict and War Theory ______PS 0600 Political Theory fields. PS 1510 The Cold War: The Soviet Union and ______PS 0700 Research Methods the West The core course in one field PS 1511 American Foreign Policy 6 upper level courses ______PS 0X00 PS 1536 Human Security PS 1537 Peacemaking and Peacekeeping Primary Field: Three courses in the Four upper-level courses in the PS 1538 Politics of Oil and Natural Resources PS 1542 Global Environmental Politics same field (12xx, 13xx, 15xx, or same field PS 1543 Globalization and International Politics 16xx) ______PS 1X00 PS 1581 Capstone Seminar in International ______PS 1______PS 1X00 Relations ______PS 1______PS 1X00 Political Theory ______PS 1______PS 1X00 PS 1601 Ancient Political Thought

(may be Capstone and/or Analysis course) PS 1602 Early Modern Political Thought Note: Students must apply for any official minor PS 1603 Contemporary Political Thought they will complete or have completed at the time Breadth Requirement: Three PS 1607 American Political Thought they apply for graduation. PS 1610 American Political Theory courses in fields other than the Primary Field PS 1612 Marxism Potential PS Courses PS 1614 Theories of Justice ______PS 1______PS 1619 Democratic Theory ______PS 1______The following lists provide a sample of PS 1622 Feminist Political Thought ______PS 1______course options. Offerings change each PS 1675 Politics of Human Rights academic term. Students should follow the PS 1681 Capstone Seminar in Political Theory Analysis course: Must be in number codes to select appropriate Additional Offerings student’s Primary Field or a political courses. PS 1702 Coding and Computation for Social methodology course (17xx) Science American Politics PS 1710 Strategy and Games of Politics PS 1201 Constitution and Civil Liberties ______PS 129x______PS 1900 Internship PS 1202 American Constitutional Law PS 1901 Independent Study ______PS 139x______PS 1203 Judicial Politics ______PS 159x______PS 1902 Directed Reading PS 1204 Women in Politics PS 1903 Directed Research ______PS 169x______PS 1211 Legislative Process PS 1910 Institute of Politics ______PS 17xx______PS 1212 American Presidency PS 1213 Law and Politics Capstone course (recommended in PS 1230 Interest Group Politics PS 1231 Political Parties and Elections primary field) PS 1233 Political Psychology ______PS 1______PS 1234 Electoral Behavior and Democratic Process