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COLLEGE OF ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Political Science

Chairperson: Dr. Robert Hunt

Phone: (908) 737-3994

Political Science concerns itself with the study of governments and governing procedures; what they are, how they change and what one thinks they should be-this includes international organizations, national states and sub-units of nations. While political science is concerned with understanding legislative, executive and judicial bodies that are formally part of government, it is also concerned with the political activities and influence of many other related groupings. It considers, for example, political parties, voting behavior and interest groups, as well as relevant activities of other organizations and individuals. The entire process by which public policy is formulated and executed (“who gets what, when, where and how”) constitutes the field of political science.

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B.A.
OPTIONAL MAJORS IN THIS DEPT.: International/Comparative Politics; Teacher Certification
Courses shown below are not a complete outline of major completion. Please click here to find the PDF file that outlines all the requirements of your major.
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GENERAL EDUCATION
Please refer to your curriculum guidesheet for up-to-date core requirements.

Courses in Dept. that satisfy College Breadth Requirements
PS 1010	Introduction to Politics: Elements of Politics	3
PS 2300	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3
PS 2400	Introduction to International Relations	3

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
COURSES WITHIN PROGRAM(S) REQUIRED FOR ACADEMIC MAJOR(S)
PS 1010	Introduction to Politics: Elements of Politics	3
PS 2100	American Government and Politics	3
PS 2300	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3
PS 2400	Introduction to International Relations	3

ELECTIVES

PS 2110	American State and Local Political Systems	3
PS 2130	American Political Issues	3
PS 3100	The Legislative Process	3
PS 3120	Political Parties	3
PS 3130	The American Judicial Process	3
PS 3135	Political Participation	3
PS 3140	The American Presidency	3
PS 3145	American Institutions and the Politics of Public Policy	3
PS 3150	American Constitutional Law	3
PS 3151	Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties	3
PS 3160	Ethnic Politics in the United States	3
PS 3166	Women in American Political Life	3
PS 3170	New Jersey: State Government and Politics	3
PS 3180	Governmental Advisory Systems	3
PS 3190	Politics of Public Bureaucracies	3
PS 3200	Classical Political Theory	3
PS 3210	Early Modern Political Theory: Machiavelli to Rousseau	3
PS 3220	Modern Political Thought: 19th and 20th Centuries	3
PS 3240	Theory of International Relations	3
PS 3250	American Political Theory	3
PS 3300	Comparative European Government and Politics	3
PS 3310	Comparative Non-Western Government	3
PS 3320	The Politics of the Middle East	3
PS 3330	Far Eastern Politics	3
PS 3340	Latin American Politics	3
PS 3350	Totalitarian Politics	3
PS 3360	Southern African Politics	3
PS 3410	International Organization	3
PS 3418	The Arab-Israeli Conflict	3
PS 3430	International Terrorism	3
PS 3450	Conduct of US Foreign Policy	3
PS 3460	Human Rights and Politics in the 20th Century	3
PS 3470	The Politics of International Economic Relations	3
PS 3500	Political Behavior	3
PS 3510	Conflict Resolution and the Polity	3
PS 3550	Scope and Methods of Political Science	3
PS 3680	Constitutional Law: Criminal Procedures	3
PS 3700	The Urban Political System: Politics and Problems	3
PS 3815	Law and Public Policy	3
PS 3845	Regulatory Law and Public Policy	3
PS 4100	Honors Seminar in American Government and Politics	3
PS 4130	Senior Seminar: Political Issues	3
PS 4170	Seminar in New Jersey State Government and Politics	3
PS 4200	Honors Seminar in Political Theory	3
PS 4400	Honors Seminar in International and Comparative Politics	3
PS 4410	Seminar in International Politics	3
PS 4420	Seminar in African Politics	3
PS 4700	The Politics of Urbanization in Postindustrial America: Contemporary Issues	3
PS 4800	Cooperative Education in Political Science	9
PS 4801	Seminar for Cooperative Education Students in Political Science	6
PS 4802	Cooperative Education in Political Science II	6
PS 4803	Seminar for Cooperative Education Students in Political Science II	3
PS 4810	Internship in Political Science I	3
PS 4811	Internship in Political Science II	3
PS 4850	Seminar: The Rule of Law in Society	3
PS 4990	Independent Study: Tutorial Course for Political Science Majors	3

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