Dear Political Science Majors,

We know that many students have been having difficulties getting the upper division courses they need to meet their concentration and distribution requirements. We are doing what we can to reduce the course crunch, although the state budget crisis is working against us.

One thing we have been able to do is to increase the flexibility of the field concentration and distribution requirements. This list (posted 7/01/03) supersedes catalog requirements.

We hope that this helps you to find the courses that you need to complete your degree requirements.

UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR CONCENTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

FIELD I: POLITICAL THEORY

• All PS courses numbered between 110 and 119.
• PS 197A

FIELD II: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• All PS courses numbered between 120 and 139.
• PS 118
• PS 151C*
• PS 197B

FIELD III: AMERICAN POLITICS

• All PS courses numbered between 140 and 149
• PS 114A-D*
• PS 115
• PS 120*
• PS 121*
• PS 197C

FIELD IV: COMPARATIVE POLITICS

• All PS courses numbered between 150 and 169
• PS 118
• PS 128*
• PS 130*
• PS 131*
• PS 132A*
• PS 132B*
• PS 135*
• PS 197D

NEW FIELD V: METHODS AND MODELS

• Lower division requirements: PS 30 and PS 6 (Stat 10 and related classes may not be substituted)
• PS 102 Statistical Analysis of Political Data*
• PS 104A Survey Research I*
• PS 104B Survey Research II*
• PS M105 Economic Models of Public Choice*
• PS M106 Economic Models of Political Conflict and Conflict Resolution*
• PS 124 International Political Economy*
• PS 142 Public Issue Life Cycle*
• PS 149 Collective Action (Chwe) *
• PS 149 Congress, Institutions, and Collective Choice (Bawn) *
• PS 149 Legislative Strategy (Groseclose) *
• PS 153B Game Theoretic Approach to Western Europe *
• PS 156D Political Economy of Post-Communist Reform (Treisman) *
• PS 166 Comparative Analysis of Government Institutions (Thies) *
• PS 169 Political Economy of Development (Posner, Ross) *
• PS 197B International Negotiation. (O'Neill) *

UNDERGRADUATE MINOR CONCENTRATION AND DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

Please see the Undergraduate Minor section