Political Science - Specialization in American Politics and Law

Two courses from Political Inquiry:

• PSI 2208 - Inventors of Political Ideas: Intro to Political Theory
• PSI 2219 - Research Design and Methods
• PSI 3316 - Comparative Revolutions I
• PSI 3318 - Comparative Revolutions II

Three courses from American Politics:

• 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
• ENV 1165 - Special Topics in Environmental Studies
• ENV 2215 - Environmental Policy
• ENV 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 2236 - The Politics of the Middle East
• PSI 2265 - Special Topics in Political Science
• PSI 3306 - National Security in a Changing World
• PSI 3307 - U.S. Foreign Policy
• PSI 3310 - Politics of Latin American Development
• PSI 3325 - International Relations of Asia-Pacific
• PSI 3333 - Conflict Resolution, Peacemaking, and Peacekeeping in Post-Cold War World
• PSI 3365 - Special Topics in Political Science

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• (PSI 2265 and PSI 3365 Special Topics in Political Science - Any course taught by one of our Political Science professors in the department or for the FYS, SIS, Honors Program, or Encompass Program, any pre-approved political science course taken while studying aboard or at another specialized program at another university such as the Washington Semester Program.)

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 Model United Nations at the UN in New York, Model European Union, Model Arab League, Maryland Student Legislature)