Politics Minor

Politics Minor

Grapple with enduring questions about freedom, justice, equality, and democracy. 

The Politics Department will challenge you to analyze political thought, political institutions, and political action. In small, Socratic seminar-style classes, our devoted and knowledgeable faculty will guide you through vital conversations about conflict and cooperation between individuals and governments and amongst governments themselves. 

This minor in Politics is designed to give a broad understanding of all manner of political frameworks; you’ll have the opportunity to explore everything from the politics of Vladimir Lenin to the interpersonal politics of gender in the workplace. 

You will leave Saint Mary’s with a greater insight into public affairs and a wealth of conceptual, analytical, and communication skills that will be valuable in any career. Graduates of our program have gone on to be senators, prosecutors, professors, and providers of humanitarian aid.
 

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Curriculum

Politics, Minor

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Requirements

Lower Division

Choose two of the following courses

  • Intro to American Politics (4 units)
  • Intro to Comparative Politics (4 units)
  • Intro to International Relatns (4 units)
  • Intro to Political Theory (4 units)
  • Intro to American Politics (4 units)
  • Intro to Comparative Politics (4 units)
  • Intro to International Relatns (4 units)
  • Intro to Political Theory (4 units)
  • Transfer Course (1-5 units)
  • Wrting, Resrch, and Analysis (3 units)
  • California and Local Politics (4 units)
  • Pol Parties, Soc Mvmnt, Int Gr (4 units)
  • Campaigns and Elections (3 units)
  • Congress and the Presidency (4 units)
  • Introduction to Public Policy (3 units)
  • Intro to Public Policy EL (1 units)
  • US Public and Const Law (4 units)
  • American Legal Institutions (3 units)
  • Politics of Mass Incarceration (4 units)
  • Politics of Labor (4 units)
  • Politics and Race (3 units)
  • Politics and Race EL (1 units)
  • Environmental Politics (3 units)
  • Envirmntl Law and Regulation (3 units)
  • Politics and the Media (3 units)
  • Gender Politics (3 units)
  • Gender Politics EL (1 units)
  • Contemporary Revolutions (3 units)
  • Middle East Politics (4 units)
  • Asian Politics (4 units)
  • Latin American Politics (4 units)
  • West European Politics (4 units)
  • Russian Politics from Lenin (4 units)
  • East European Politics (4 units)
  • American Foreign Policy (4 units)
  • Defense Policy (3 units)
  • Human Rights (4 units)
  • Dynamics of Terrorism (4 units)
  • Politics of Develop Countries (4 units)
  • Food Politics (3 units)
  • Food Politics EL (1 units)
  • Politics in the Global Economy (4 units)
  • Human Rights (4 units)
  • Modern Political Theory (4 units)
  • American Political Theory (4 units)
  • Just and Unjust Wars (4 units)
  • Theories of Decolonization (4 units)
  • Theories of Justice (4 units)
  • Theory of Law (4 units)
  • Poltcl Polling and Survey Res (3 units)
  • Poli Polling & Survey Res EL (1 units)
  • Topics in American Politics (3-4 units)
  • Topics in Comparative Politics (3-4 units)
  • Topics in Intl Politics (3-4 units)
  • Topics in Political Theory (3-4 units)
  • Social Justice Speakers Series (1 units)
  • Democracy Lab (1 units)
  • Internship in Politics EL (1-4 units)
  • Transfer Course (1-5 units)
  • Internship in Politics (1-4 units)
  • Independent Study (1-4 units)

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