Political Science and International Studies Major

Two courses from Political Inquiry:

• PSI 2206 - American Political Thought
• PSI 2208 - Inventors of Political Ideas: Intro to Political Theory
• PSI 2219 - Research Design and Methods

Three courses in American Politics from:

• PSI 1115 - Promises to Keep: Intro to Minority Politics
• PSI 2201 - American Political Institutions
• PSI 2202 - State and Local Government
• PSI 2207 - American Public Policy
• PSI 2216 - United States Campaigns and Elections
• PSI 3306 - National Security in a Changing World
• PSI 3307 - U.S. Foreign Policy
• PSI 3308 - American Constitutional Law
• PSI 3319 - American Civil Liberties
• ENG 2210 - Media and Politics
• EPS 2215 - Environmental Policy
• EPS 3115 - Political Ecology

Three courses from International Politics:

• PSI 2203 - International Law and Organization
• PSI 2204 - Approaches to International Relations
• PSI 2213 - Comparative Politics of Europe
• PSI 2214 - African Politics through Literature
• PSI 2217 - Contemporary African Politics
• PSI 2236 - The Politics of the Middle East
• PSI 3306 - National Security in a Changing World
• PSI 3307 - U.S. Foreign Policy
• PSI 3310 - Politics of Developing Areas
• PSI 3312 - The Politics of African Diaspora
• PSI 3313 - Politics of Global Feminisms
• PSI 3315 - The Politics of Ethnicity and Nationalism
• PSI 3317 - Comparative Politics of Communist and Post Communist Political Systems
• PSI 3333 - Conflict Resolution, Peacemaking, and Peacekeeping in Post-Cold War World

One additional course from either of the above two groups.

Two Hours in Directed Studies from:

• PSI 2295 - Internships in Political Science
• PSI 3395 - Internships in Political Science
• PSI 4495 - Internships in Political Science

• (e.g. The Governor’s Internship in Annapolis, internships in state, local, national, international agancies, nongovernmental offices or foreign embassies)

• PSI 2298 - Independent Studies in Political Science
• PSI 3398 - Independent Studies in Political Science
• PSI 4498 - Independent Studies in Political Science

• (e.g.,The Harvard National Model United Nations, Model European Union, Model Arab League, Maryland Student Legislature)

Courses from:

English Composition (based on placement)
First Year Seminar
Foreign Language
Two General Education requirements
Physical Education Activity or Military Science