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Politics and Law

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Interested in a career in politics or public service? 

This specialization includes a rich selection of courses in political science, history, and a number of other departments that will provide a great foundation for those looking to lead in the public service sector.

Course Options

  • ACCAD 5100: Concept Development for Time-Based Media
  • ARTSSCI 2400: Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society
  • COMM 2110: Principles of Effective Public Speaking
  • COMM 2331: Strategic Communication Principles
  • COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication
  • COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
  • COMM 3333: Crisis Communication
  • COMM 3620: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
  • DESIGN 3105: Exploring Design Thinking
  • DESIGN 3505: Presentation as Thinking
  • ENGLISH 2276: Arts of Persuasion
  • ENGLISH 3395: Literature and Leadership
  • ESHESA 2570: Team and Organizational Leadership
  • ESHESA 2571S: Leadership in Community Service
  • ESHESA 2575: Student Organization Leadership Training
  • FRIT 3054: The 21st-Century Skill: Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship
  • POLITSC: 3500 Political Games: Rational Choice Theory and the Study of Politics
  • POLITSC 3780H: Data Literacy and Data Visualization
  • POLITSC 3785: Data Science for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • POLITSC 4553H: Game Theory for Political Scientists
  • POLITSC 4781: Data Analysis in Political Science I
  • POLITSC 4782: Data Analysis in Political Science II
  • POLITSC 4784: Complexity Science and the Study of Politics
  • PSYCH 2311: Psychology of Motivation
  • PSYCH 2376: Interpersonal Relationships
  • PSYCH 2500: Applied Psychology: Human Behavior in the Wild
  • PSYCH 3325: Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PSYCH 3530: Theories of Personality
  • WGSST 3385: Women in Political Leadership Internship
  • AFAMAST 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
  • AFAMAST 3086: Black Women in Slavery and Freedom
  • AFAMAST 4504: Black Politics
  • AFAMAST 4610: African Americans and the Law
  • ARTSSCI 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
  • CLAS 3210: Classics and African American Political Thought
  • CLAS 3301: Law, Citizenship, and Empire in Later Rome
  • CLAS 3302: Citizenship in Democratic Athens
  • COMM 2850: Media and Citizenship
  • COMM 3404: Media Law and Ethics
  • COMM 3597.01: International Perspectives on Communication
  • COMM 4814: Political Communication
  • EDUTL 5005: Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education
  • ENGLISH 4575: Special Topics in Literary Forms and Themes
  • ESEPOL 3312: Conflict, Voice, and Power in Public Education
  • ESEPOL 5217: Comparative Perspective on Education, Globalization, and National Development
  • ESPHE 5440: Philosophical Perspectives on Race, Education, and Citizenship
  • GEOG 3600: Space, Power and Political Geography
  • GEOG 3701: The Making of the Modern World
  • GEOG 3801: Political Ecology
  • HISTORY 2015: History of American Criminal Justice
  • HISTORY 2120: Revolutions and Social Movements in Modern Latin America
  • HISTORY 2350: Islam, Politics, and Society in History
  • HISTORY 2453: History of Zionism and Modern Israel
  • HISTORY 3003: American Presidential Elections
  • HISTORY 3005: The United States Constitution and American Society to 1877
  • HISTORY 3006: The United States Constitution and American Society since 1877
  • HISTORY 3011: The American Revolution and the New Nation
  • HISTORY 3080: Slavery in the United States
  • HISTORY 3082: Black Americans During the Progressive Era
  • HISTORY 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
  • HISTORY 3086: Black Women in Slavery and Freedom
  • HISTORY 3220: The Rise of the Roman Republic
  • HISTORY 3254: Europe Since 1950: From the Iron Curtain to Fortress Europe
  • HISTORY 3270: History of World War I
  • HISTORY 3405: Contemporary China 1921-2000
  • HISTORY 3501: U.S. Diplomacy, 1920-Present
  • HISTORY 3620: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the United States, 1940-Present
  • HISTORY 3675: How to Stage a Revolution
  • HISTORY 3680: Religion and Law in Comparative Perspective
  • LING 3605: Language and Social Justice
  • PHILOS 2400: Political and Social Philosophy
  • PHILOS 3410: Philosophical Problems in the Law
  • PHILOS 5400: Advanced Political and Social Philosophy
  • PHYSICS 2367: Uses of Science in Solving Problems of Society
  • POLITSC 2150: Voters and Elections
  • POLITSC 3450: Ethics and Public Policy
  • POLITSC 3910: Identity Politics
  • POLITSC 4110: The American Presidency
  • POLITSC 4120: U.S. Congress
  • POLITSC 4123: Political Crisis and Reform
  • POLITSC 4125: American State Politics
  • POLITSC 4130: Law and Politics
  • POLITSC 4131: American Supreme Court
  • POLITSC 4132H: Supreme Court Decision Making
  • POLITSC 4135: American Constitutional Law
  • POLITSC 4136: Civil Liberties
  • POLITSC 4137: The Politics of Legal Decision-Making
  • POLITSC 4138: Women and the Law
  • POLITSC 4140: Black Politics
  • POLITSC 4150: American Political Parties
  • POLITSC 4152: Campaign Politics
  • POLITSC 4160: Public Opinion
  • POLITSC 4164: Political Participation and Voting Behavior
  • POLITSC 4165: Media and American Politics
  • POLITSC 4170: Gender and Politics
  • POLITSC 4200: Politics of Modern Democracies
  • POLITSC 4282: The Politics of Income Inequality
  • POLITSC 4285: The Comparative Politics of the Welfare State
  • POLITSC 4420H: Debating Democracy
  • POLITSC 4597.02H: Political Problems of the Contemporary World
  • POLITSC 4940: The Politics of Immigration
  • RUSSIAN 3350: Russian Culture and Politics
  • SOCIOL 3597.01: World Problems in Global Context
  • WGSST 3200: Breaking the Law: An Introduction to Gender Justice
  • WGSST 3385: Women in Political Leadership Internship
  • WGSST 4189.01S: Reproductive Rights and Justice
  • WGSST 4402: Black Women: Representations, Politics, and Power
  • WGSST 4465: Feminist Political Theory
  • WGSST 4597: Gender and Democracy in the Contemporary World

Sample Curriculum

Core

  • HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
  • PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership in A Diverse World
  • WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
  • POLITSC 3912: Political Leadership
     

Skills

  • COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
  • ASC 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
  • POLITSC 4784E: Complexity Science & the Study of Politics
     

Content

  • HISTORY 3011: The American Revolution and the New Nation
  • PHILOS 5400: Advanced Political and Social Philosophy
  • AFAMAST 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
     

Capstone

  • ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone