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Program checklist · Political Science Major

Political Science Major

Fordham University · Bronx, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Political Science Major
CIP
45.1001
Credits (computed from items)
577
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191241
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191241_99856985
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

3 items
  1. As published: “Introduction to Politics”
    3
  2. One methods intensive course (listed below) 1
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  3. One course at the 2000 or 3000 level from three of the following four subfields (listed below):
    Not resolved to a course
    11 to 12

American Politics

0 items

    Political Theory

    0 items

      International Politics

      0 items

        Comparative Politics

        2 items
        1. One seminar course (listed below)
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. Select four electives from any course in political science above the 1000 level 2,3
          Not resolved to a course
          Varies

        Methods Courses

        10 items
        1. As published: “The U.S. Congress - Methods Intensive”
          4
        2. As published: “American Political Parties”
          4
        3. As published: “Judicial Politics”
          4
        4. As published: “Political Polarization in American Politics”
          4
        5. As published: “Gender in American Politics”
          4
        6. As published: “Political Psychology”
          4
        7. As published: “Politics of Immigration and Citizenship”
          4
        8. As published: “Political Economy of Development”
          4
        9. As published: “Political Economy of Poverty”
          4
        10. As published: “Seminar: China in Global Affairs”
          4

        American Politics

        37 items
        1. As published: “Environmental Politics”
          4
        2. As published: “Environmental Justice”
          4
        3. As published: “Introduction to Urban Politics”
          4
        4. As published: “Introduction to American Politics”
          3
        5. As published: “Introduction to the American Legal System”
          4
        6. As published: “The Democracy Internship”
          4
        7. As published: “New York City Politics”
          4
        8. As published: “Politics, Urban Health, and Environment”
          4
        9. As published: “Constitutional Law”
          4
        10. As published: “Civil Rights and Liberties”
          4
        11. As published: “The U.S. Congress - Methods Intensive”
          4
        12. As published: “Interest Group Politics”
          4
        13. As published: “The U.S. Congress”
          4
        14. As published: “American Political Parties”
          4
        15. As published: “American Political Institutions”
          4
        16. As published: “The American Presidency”
          4
        17. As published: “Civil Rights”
          4
        18. As published: “Judicial Politics”
          4
        19. As published: “Campaigns and Elections”
          4
        20. As published: “Political Polarization in American Politics”
          4
        21. As published: “Environmental Politics”
          4
        22. As published: “Gender in American Politics”
          4
        23. As published: “Racial and Ethnic Politics”
          4
        24. As published: “American Social Movements”
          4
        25. As published: “Political Psychology”
          4
        26. As published: “Political Participation”
          4
        27. As published: “Film and Politics”
          4
        28. As published: “American Public Policy”
          4
        29. As published: “Latino Politics”
          4
        30. As published: “Seminar: Asian American Politics”
          4
        31. As published: “Seminar: Presidential Elections”
          4
        32. As published: “Seminar: Political Masculinity”
          4
        33. As published: “Seminar: American Politics Research”
          4
        34. As published: “Seminar: Polarization in American Politics”
          4
        35. As published: “Seminar: US Supreme Court”
          4
        36. As published: “The New Power Elite”
          4
        37. As published: “Religious Freedom and American Democracy”
          4

        Political Theory

        18 items
        1. As published: “Classical Chinese Political Philosophy”
          4
        2. As published: “Democracy and Democratization in China”
          4
        3. As published: “Political Thought in Modern Asia”
          4
        4. As published: “Modern Chinese Political Thought”
          4
        5. As published: “Confucius and the Analects”
          4
        6. As published: “Introduction to Political Philosophy”
          4
        7. As published: “American Political Thought”
          4
        8. As published: “Capitalism, Marxism, and Nationalism”
          4
        9. As published: “Contemporary Political Philosophy”
          4
        10. As published: “Islamic Political Thought”
          4
        11. As published: “Political Theory in Popular Culture”
          4
        12. As published: “Political Philosophy between Islam and the West”
          4
        13. As published: “Islam, Art, and Resistance”
          4
        14. As published: “Democratic Theory”
          4
        15. As published: “Democracy in a Global Context”
          3
        16. As published: “Islamic Culture and Politics in Spain”
          4
        17. As published: “Decolonial Thought in Latin America”
          4
        18. As published: “Seminar: Global Justice”
          4

        International Politics

        24 items
        1. As published: “Catastrophe and Human Survival”
          4
        2. As published: “U.S. Foreign Policy”
          4
        3. As published: “Multilateralism & U.S. Leadership”
          4
        4. As published: “Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking”
          4
        5. As published: “Introduction to International Politics”
          4
        6. As published: “Introduction to Political Economy”
          4
        7. As published: “International Human Rights”
          4
        8. As published: “War and Peace”
          4
        9. As published: “Conflict Analysis/Resolution”
          4
        10. As published: “Mideast and the World”
          4
        11. As published: “Global Governance”
          4
        12. As published: “United Nations”
          4
        13. As published: “United Nations Peace Operations”
          4
        14. As published: “U.S. Foreign Policy”
          4
        15. As published: “The International Politics of Civilian Protection”
          4
        16. As published: “Comparative Foreign Policy”
          4
        17. As published: “Political Economy of Poverty”
          4
        18. As published: “The Politics of Nuclear Weapons”
          4
        19. As published: “International Political Economy”
          4
        20. As published: “Taming "Wicked Problems": Social Science Research and Solutions Lab”
          4
        21. As published: “Seminar: China in Global Affairs”
          4
        22. As published: “Seminar: Technology and War”
          4
        23. As published: “Seminar: International Politics of Peace”
          4
        24. As published: “Seminar: War, Peace, Law, and the United Nations Security Council”
          4

        Comparative Politics

        31 items
        1. As published: “France Votes!”
          4
        2. As published: “Democracy and Democratization in China”
          4
        3. As published: “Contemporary Chinese Politics”
          4
        4. As published: “Between Conquest and Convivencia: The Spanish Kingdoms of the Middle Ages”
          4
        5. As published: “Introduction to Urban Politics”
          4
        6. As published: “Introduction to Comparative Politics”
          4
        7. As published: “Dystopian Politics”
          4
        8. As published: “Politics of Immigration and Citizenship”
          4
        9. As published: “Comparative Foreign Policy”
          4
        10. As published: “Comparative Democracy”
          4
        11. As published: “Political Economy of Development”
          4
        12. As published: “Political Movements”
          4
        13. As published: “Political Institutions”
          4
        14. As published: “British Government and Politics”
          4
        15. As published: “European Politics”
          4
        16. As published: “Politics of the European Union”
          4
        17. As published: “South Asian Politics”
          4
        18. As published: “China and Russia in Comparative Perspective”
          4
        19. As published: “China and U.S. in Global Era”
          4
        20. As published: “Latin American Politics”
          4
        21. As published: “Politics of Immigration”
          4
        22. As published: “Comparative Politics of the Middle East”
          4
        23. As published: “State-Society Relations in the Middle East”
          4
        24. As published: “Religion and Society in the Middle East”
          4
        25. As published: “Rhetorical Arts & Politics in the Ignatian Tradition: A London Study Tour”
          4
        26. As published: “Seminar: China in Global Affairs”
          4
        27. As published: “Youth and Politics”
          4
        28. As published: “Social Movements and Revolutions”
          4
        29. As published: “Seminar: Contemporary Politics and Cultures in the Islamic World”
          4
        30. As published: “Seminar: Political Violence”
          4
        31. As published: “Seminar: The World of Democracy”
          4

        Seminar Courses

        22 items
        1. As published: “Multilateralism & U.S. Leadership”
          4
        2. As published: “Seminar: Global Migration”
          4
        3. As published: “Seminar: China in Global Affairs”
          4
        4. As published: “Seminar: Asian American Politics”
          4
        5. As published: “Seminar: Technology and War”
          4
        6. As published: “Seminar: Presidential Elections”
          4
        7. As published: “Seminar: Campaigns and Elections”
          4
        8. As published: “Seminar: Black Ethnic Politics”
          4
        9. As published: “Seminar: Sex and Sexuality in U.S Politics”
          4
        10. As published: “Seminar: Political Masculinity”
          4
        11. As published: “Seminar: American Politics Research”
          4
        12. As published: “Seminar: Polarization in American Politics”
          4
        13. As published: “Seminar: Global Justice”
          4
        14. As published: “Seminar: Urban Politics”
          4
        15. As published: “Seminar: Contemporary Politics and Cultures in the Islamic World”
          4
        16. As published: “Seminar: International Politics of Peace”
          4
        17. As published: “Seminar: The Politics of Humanitarian Intervention”
          4
        18. As published: “Seminar: War, Peace, Law, and the United Nations Security Council”
          4
        19. As published: “Seminar: Political Violence”
          4
        20. As published: “Seminar: The World of Democracy”
          4
        21. As published: “Seminar: US Supreme Court”
          4
        22. As published: “Seminar: Democracy, Development, and the Global Economy”
          4
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