All Political Science majors must complete 15 hours of required courses and 18 hours of advanced work from at least four of the following four areas:

• REQUIRED COURSES
  • American National Government
  • Texas State and Local Government or Understanding Politics
  • Political Research Methodology
  • Applied Research Methods
  • Senior Seminar in Political Science
    
• AMERICAN POLITICS and POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
  • The National Executive
  • The Legislative Process
  • High Technology and Society
  • Topics in American, State or Local Politics
  • American Political Parties and Interest Groups
  • U.S. Latino Politics
  • Ethnicity, Race and Class
  • The Legislative Process
  • State and Local Politics
  • Topics in Political Behavior
  • American Thought and Culture
  • Religion and Politics
  • Political Communication, Media and Elections
  • Gender Politics
    
• PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION / PUBLIC POLICY and PUBLIC LAW
  • Public Administration
  • Topics in Public Policy
  • Topics in Law
  • Business, Government and the Public
  • The Post-Modern City
  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Urban Politics
  • Leadership and Organizations
  • Judicial Process
  • Constitutional Law I (Institutional Powers)
  • Constitutional Law II (Civil Liberties and Civil Rights) 
     
• POLITICAL THEORY
  • Early Modern Political Thought
  • 20th Century Political Thought
  • Topics in Political Thought
  • American Political Thought
  • Classical Political Thought
    
• COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
  • African Politics
  • Asian Politics
  • European Politics
  • Latin American Politics
  • Middle Eastern Politics
  • World Security Problems
  • International Relations
  • U.S. Foreign Policy
  • International Political Economy
  • Third World Politics
  • Topics in International/Comparative Thought