Faculty: Bloeser, Harward, Kirschner, Mattiace, Oliver, Wesoky, Williams

The Political Science minor is a program in the Social and Behavioral Science Area of Study.

Political Science Minor Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete a minor in Political Science are expected to be able to:

• (PLO1) Identify a diversity of core values, beliefs, and experiences that constitute different understandings of democracy, power, authority, and justice.
• (PLO2) Apply disciplinary knowledge and approaches to critically analyze political phenomena and important public issues.
• (PLO3) Explain the role of political institutions and processes in shaping domestic and global politics.

The Political Science Minor

The Political Science minor consists of 22 credits. At graduation, Political Science minors must have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the minor. The calculation is based on the grades of all courses presented for the minor. Only the most recent grade is considered for courses that have been repeated. All courses for the minor taken at Allegheny must be taken on a letter grade basis. A maximum of 12 transfer credits may be counted toward the minor; exceptions must be approved by the department chair.

 The minor field program in Political Science requires a minimum of 22 semester hours of coursework, including one of POLSC 110 , POLSC 120 , POLSC 130 , POLSC 140 ; the two-credit POLSC 289  (usually by the end of the Sophomore year); and four elective courses from POLSC 190 through POLSC 589 from at least three of the disciplinary subfields (Law and Policy; American Politics; Comparative Politics/International Relations; and Theory/Methods). Two of the four elective courses must be at the 300 level or above.