Campus: NYC, Westchester
Prepares students for careers and graduate study in political science, international relations, law, public policy advocacy, and public administration, as well as for other opportunities in private, public, and nonprofit sectors that utilize skills involving civic competency, leadership, decision making, and negotiation.
Major Completion Summary
| Requirement | Credits |
|---|---|
| University Core Requirements | 44-55 |
| Major Requirements | 33 |
| Open Electives | 40-51 |
| Total Credits | 128 |
University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)
See complete University Core requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Complete University Core Requirements 1 | 44-55 | |
| Total Credits | 44-55 | |
| 1 | All Political Science majors must complete MAT 102 Mathematics for Life For recommended Area courses, students see department program advisor. |
Major Requirements (33 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Major Courses | ||
| Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
| Politics: Comparative Introduction | ||
| Public Myth and Ideologies | ||
| American Government and Political Institutions | ||
| Introduction to International Relations | ||
| Students must choose one course from each of the following subfields: | ||
| American Politics & Public Policy | 3 | |
| State and Local Government | ||
| Political Parties and Interest Groups | ||
| Public Opinion and Polling Methods | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Politics and Media | ||
| Political Theory | 3 | |
| Political Science and Economic Thought | ||
| Classical Political Thought | ||
| Medieval Political Theory | ||
| Modern Political Theory | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Feminist Political Theory | ||
| Comparative Politics / International Relations | 3 | |
| Topic: Introduction to International Organizations | ||
| Comparative Political Systems | ||
| Twenty-First Century Politics | ||
| Revolution or Reform | ||
| International Political Economy and Globalization | ||
| Advanced International Relations | ||
| International Law and Human Rights | ||
| Required Major Electives | ||
| Select five POL courses at the advanced level (115 and above). All NYC students much take POL 240 as a major elective. At least one course must be completed at the 300-level. No more than 6 credits towards the major of Model UN, no more than 3 credits towards the major of internship for credit. 1, 2, 3 | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
| 1 | NYC students must include POL 240 Applied Research Methods. |
| 2 | No more than nine credits of Model UN courses of POL 303A Politics Workshop: International Organization/POL 303C Politics Workshop: United Nations may be counted toward this major, and these courses are restricted to sophomores and above students. |
| 3 | No more than six credits in POL 393 Internship in Government and POL 395 Independent Study in Political Studies/Science may count toward the major. |
Open Electives (40-51 Credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Open Electives | ||
| Select 40-51 credits | 40-51 | |
| Total Credits | 40-51 | |
General Track
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 110 | Composition | 3 |
| MAT 102 | Mathematics for Life | 3 |
| POL 101 | Politics: Comparative Introduction | 3 |
| UNV 101 | First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community | 1 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 120 | Critical Writing | 4 |
| COM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| POL 102 | Public Myth and Ideologies | 3 |
| First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CIS 101 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| POL 111 or POL 114 |
American Government and Political Institutions or Introduction to International Relations |
3 |
| One Lab science course | 3 | |
| First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| POL 209 | Leadership and Advocacy | 3 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Two Learning Community (LC) courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 240 | Applied Research Methods | 3 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL Political Theory | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL Comparative-International Relations | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL American Politics | 3 | |
| POL 393 | Internship in Government (Or upper-level elective course in subject POL ) | 3 |
| Open Elective Course (Writing Enhanced (WE)) | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course (Writing Enhanced (WE)) | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| One 300-level elective course in subject POL | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| One elective course in subject POL | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 128 | |
BA Political Science/law-JD (PSL) Track
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 110 | Composition | 3 |
| MAT 102 | Mathematics for Life | 3 |
| POL 101 | Politics: Comparative Introduction | 3 |
| UNV 101 | First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community | 1 |
| 3 | ||
| First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 120 | Critical Writing | 4 |
| COM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| POL 102 | Public Myth and Ideologies | 3 |
| Second Language Course, if applicable | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CIS 101 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| POL 111 or POL 114 |
American Government and Political Institutions or Introduction to International Relations |
3 |
| One Lab science course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course (Civic Engagement (CE) course) | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| POL 209 | Leadership and Advocacy | 3 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One elective course in subject POL | 3 | |
| Two Learning Community (LC) courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 240 | Applied Research Methods | 3 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL Political Theory | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL Comparative-International Relations | 3 | |
| One elective course in subject POL | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL American Politics | 3 | |
| POL 393 | Internship in Government (Or upper-level elective course in subject POL ) | 3 |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| One 300-level elective course in subject POL | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Law School course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 125 | |
BA Political Sci/Public Admin-MPA (PLG) Track
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENG 110 | Composition | 3 |
| MAT 102 or MAT 134 |
Mathematics for Life or Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
3 |
| POL 101 | Politics: Comparative Introduction | 3 |
| UNV 101 | First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community | 1 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 120 | Critical Writing | 4 |
| COM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| POL 102 | Public Myth and Ideologies | 3 |
| First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CIS 101 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
| POL 111 or POL 114 |
American Government and Political Institutions or Introduction to International Relations |
3 |
| One Lab science course | 4 | |
| First Second Language Course. See Advisor for guidelines | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 201 | Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| POL 209 | Leadership and Advocacy | 3 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Two Learning Community (LC) courses | 6 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| POL 240 | Applied Research Methods | 3 |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL Political Theory | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL Comparative-International Relations | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Spring | ||
| Take any one remaining Area of Knowledge course | 3 | |
| One upper-level elective course in subject POL American Politics | 3 | |
| POL 393 | Internship in Government (Or upper-level elective course in subject POL ) | 3 |
| One 300-level elective course in subject POL | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| POL 240 | Applied Research Methods | 3 |
| PAA 601 | Public Administration and its Environment | 3 |
| PAA 603 | Economics of Government, Health Care and Nonprofit Entities | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PAA 602 | Organization Theory and Management | 3 |
| PAA 604 | Budgeting and Financial Analysis | 3 |
| PAA 630 | Intergovernmental Relations | 3 |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Open Elective Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PAA 605 | Ethics and Leadership (Or any PAA elective course) | 3 |
| PAA 606 | Research Design for Administrators | 3 |
| PAA 607 | Applied Data Analysis | 3 |
| PAA 632 | Policy Studies (Or any PAA track course) | 3 |
| PAA 695 | Internship: Non Profit, Government, and Healthcare (Or any PAA elective course) | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| PAA 615 | Program Planning and Evaluation (Or any PAA elective course) | 3 |
| PAA 641 | Municipal Management (Or any PAA track course) | 3 |
| PAA 644 | Seminar in Government Management (Or any PAA track course) | 3 |
| PAA 699 | Capstone Project Seminar | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 156 | |