Political Science Major Requirements
Major Program Requirements
Thirty-three semester credits of political science courses, including:
PO 104 American National Government
PO 115 International Relations
PO 205 Early Modern Political Thought
PO 280 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PO 495 Senior Seminar
Other Program Requirements
A. Program Options—Depending on their background and field of interest, political science majors may choose one of the following 2 options to fulfill their skills requirement for the Department:
Option I: Two semesters of a modern foreign language. Those with previous language training are urged to begin at the appropriate level to fulfill the two-course requirement.
Option II: MA 207 Elementary Statistics and PO 306 Data Analysis for Public Policy. Both courses assume a basic knowledge of algebra.
B. Writing Competency For Majors And Minors
The Political Science department expects its graduates to be able to write well. In this regard all majors and minors are required to take ENWR 203 or another advanced writing course with the approval of the department.
Senior Seminar
The political science Senior Seminar consists of student presentations and the discussion of scholarly articles that illustrate contemporary controversies in the discipline. In the spring, the seniors and faculty stage a public presentation based on the seminar topic for that year, with themes ranging from conspiracy theories in a Saturday Night Live format to a mock trial on the effects of globalization. Often, special guests—such as the president of Carroll College—take the stage, and impersonations of the famous or the Carroll faculty find a way into the script
Political Science Minor Requirements
Minor Program Requirements
Twenty-one semester credits of political science courses, including:
PO 104 American National Government
PO 115 International Relations
PO 205 Early Modern Political Thought
PO 230 Montana State Politics
PO 280 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PO 495 Senior Seminar
Other program requirements
The Political Science department expects its graduates to be able to write well. In this regard all majors and minors are required to take ENWR 203 or another advanced writing course with the approval of the department.