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Major Requirements
The study of Politics at Saint Mary's requires proficiency in four major subfields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory. The major course of study includes four lower division courses and nine upper division courses as folllows:
Lower Division
Politics 1, 2, 3, 4
Upper Division
One course in each of the following four groups. In addition, students must take five (5) upper-division Politics courses of their choosing.
Group I: American Politics (includes Public Administration)
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 130, 133, 135, 136, 140
Group II: Political Theory
110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116
Group III: International Politics
120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
Group IV: Comparative Politics
141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149
The Politics Department faculty recommends that students take:
- Politics 1 (Intro to Comparative Politics) before taking a Group IV upper division course
- Politics 2 (Intro to American Politics) before taking a Group I upper division course
- Politics 3 (Intro to Political Theory) before taking a Group II upper division course
- Politics 4 (Intro to World Politics) before taking a Group III upper division course.
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1928 Saint Mary's Road
Moraga, CA 94556
(925) 631-4000
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