Welcome to the Department of Political Science. As a student at Oregon State University minoring in Political Science, you should consult the following materials when developing your program of study:
If your major is in the College of Liberal Arts, you should notify the CLA Advising office that you are going to minor in Political Science. They will help you with the proper paperwork to list the minor on your transcript. This will also assure that we are sent an audit during the term you are planning to graduate. Minors are listed on transcripts but are not listed on diplomas. If you are a major in another college, it is your responsibility to check with your major advisor regarding listing a Political Science minor on your transcripts. You must also bring in a copy of your transcript to the Political Science department at least one term before you plan to graduate. Your transcript will be checked by a faculty advisor to verify that you will have all the classes you need in time to graduate with a Political Science minor. Contact the Political Science office (ph. 541/737-2811 or email polisci@oregonstate.edu) for assistance in locating a faculty advisor.
Students selecting a minor in political science must complete 27 credits of political science, of which at least 18 must be upper division. Five minors are available: a general minor, and specialized minors in American Government and Politics, Judicial Politics, International and Comparative Politics, Public Policy and Public Administration.
No more than 6 credits from PS 401-PS 406, or PS 408-PS 410 may be applied to the minor.
Please note that NOT ALL COURSES ARE OFFERED EACH YEAR. Consult the Schedule of Classes, or the Web pages mentioned on page 1 for each term?s listings and projected yearly offerings. (As projections, these courses are subject to change.)
The Department occasionally offers special courses, depending on availability of visiting faculty and special interests. Such courses may or may not become part of the regular curriculum. Credits from these courses satisfy appropriate departmental requirements, depending on the topic examined. Students are encouraged to suggest such courses to department faculty.
S/U grades (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) in Political Science courses may be allowed for the minor with advisor approval.
PS 363 Gender and Race in American Political Thought (4)
PS 365 American Political Thought (4)
PS 375 The Civil Rights Movement and Policies (4)
PS 411/511 Legislative Politics (4)
PS 412/512 Presidential Politics (4)
PS 413/513 Political Parties and Elections (4)
PS 414/514 Interest Groups (4)
PS 415/515 Politics and the Media (4)
PS 416/516 Public Opinion and Politics (4)
PS 419/519 Topics in American Politics (4)
PS 451/551 American Foreign Policy (4)
PS 475/575 Environmental Politics and Policy (4)
PS 476/576 Science and Politics (4)
PS 321 American Constitutional Law (4)
PS 322 American Constitutional Law (4)
PS 323 American Constitutional Law (4)
PS 326 Judicial Process and Politics (4)
PS 363 Gender and Race in American Political Thought (4)
PS 365 American Political Thought (4)
PS 375 The Civil Rights Movement and Policies (4)
PS 424/524 Administrative Law (4)
PS 425/525 Gender and Law (4)
PS 429/529 Topics in Judicial Politics (4)
PS 454/554 International Law and Organizations (4)
1. 27 total credits in Political Science.
2. Required courses: PS 204 and PS 205.
3. 18 credits in Political Science must be at the upper
division level (300-400). These courses must be taken from the
following list:
PS 340 Eastern and Central European Politics (4)
PS 341 Politics of Western Europe and the European Union (4)
PS 343 Russian Politics (4)
PS 344 Latin American Politics (4)
PS 345 Politics of Developing Nations (4)
PS 348 Chinese Politics (4)
PS 350 Government and Politics of Modern Japan (4)
PS 446/546 East Asian Political Economy
PS 449/549 Topics in Comparative Politics (4)
PS 451/551 American Foreign Policy (4)
PS 452/552 Alternative International Futures (4)
PS 453/553 Russian Foreign Policy (4)
PS 454/554 International Law and Organizations (4)
PS 455 The U.S. as Viewed from Abroad (4)
PS 456/556 International Politics of the Asia Pacific (4)
PS 457/557 US/China Relations (4)
PS 459/559 Topics in International Relations (4)
PS 477/577 International Environmental Politics and Policy (4)
PS 371 Public Policy Problems (4)
PS 411/511 Legislative Politics (4)
PS 412/512 Presidential Politics (4)
PS 414/514 Interest Groups (4)
PS 415/515 Politics and the Media (4)
PS 424/524 Administrative Law (4)
PS 472/572 Public Administration (4)
PS 474/574 Natural Resource Policy and Bureaucratic Politics (4)
PS 475/575 Environmental Politics and Policy (4)
PS 476/576 Science and Politics (4)
PS 477/577 International Environmental Politics and Policy(3)
PS 479/579 Topics in Public Policy and Public Administration (4)
PS 485/585 Consensus and Natural Resources (3)
PS 489/589 Topics in Political Analysis (4)