Requirements

1. Area requirement. At least two (2) courses in one of the following areas and at least one (1) course from one of the other two areas:
   • American Politics and Public Policy
     • POLS-P 301
     • POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups i
     • POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society i
     • POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States i
     • POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law i
     • POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties i
     • POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States i
     • POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Government and Politics i
     • POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics i
     • POLS-Y 311 Democracy and National Security i
     • POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy i
     • POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization i
     • POLS-Y 316 Public Opinion and Political Participation i
     • POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion i
     • POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency i
     • POLS-Y 319 The United States Congress i
     • POLS-Y 320 Judicial Politics i
     • POLS-Y 321 The Media and Politics i
     • POLS-Y 324 Gender and Politics i
     • POLS-Y 325 African American Politics i
     • POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy i
     • POLS-Y 329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States i
     • POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis i
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   • Comparative Politics and International Relations
     • POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform i
     • POLS-P 303
     • POLS-Y 332 Russian Politics i
     • POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics i
     • POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics i
     • POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics i
     • POLS-Y 336 South East Asian Political Systems i
     • POLS-Y 337 Latin American Politics i
     • POLS-Y 338 African Politics i
     • POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics i
     • POLS-Y 340 East European Politics i
     • POLS-Y 341 Authoritarian Regimes i
     • POLS-Y 342
     • POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development i
     • POLS-Y 344
     • POLS-Y 345 Comparative Revolutions i
     • POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World i
     • POLS-Y 347 German Politics i
     • POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide i
     • POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union i
     • POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations i
     • POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics i
     • POLS-Y 353 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality i
     • POLS-Y 356 South Asian Politics i
     • POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy i
     • POLS-Y 361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics i
     • POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions i
     • POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy i
     • POLS-Y 364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects i
     • POLS-Y 366 Current Foreign Policy Problems i
     • POLS-Y 367 International Law i
     • POLS-Y 368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy i
     • POLS-Y 372 The Analysis of International Politics i
     • POLS-Y 374 International Organization i
     • POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict i
     • POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy i
     • POLS-Y 399
     • POLS-Y 407 Problems in Comparative Politics i
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   • Political Theory and Methodology
     • POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy i
     • POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought i
     • POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought i
     • POLS-Y 383 Foundations of American Political Thought i
     • POLS-Y 384 Developments in American Political Thought i
     • POLS-Y 386
     • POLS-Y 388 Marxist Theory i
     • POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis i
     • POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making i
     • POLS-Y 406 Problems in Political Philosophy i
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2. Electives. Additional credit hours as necessary (Only 3 hours of credit in POLS-X 476 or POLS-X 477 may be counted toward the minor).
3. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.