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Department of Political Science

Interdepartmental Minor in Political Science and Economics

Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements POLSECNMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 18 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
  1. Political Science courses. Nine (9) credit hours chosen from the following:
    • Core course. One (1) course:
      • POLS-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
      • POLS-Y 205 Analyzing Politics
      • POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
      • POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis
      • POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making
    • Electives. Six (6) additional credit hours:
      • POLS-P 301
      • POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform
      • POLS-P 303
      • POLS-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
      • POLS-Y 205 Analyzing Politics
      • POLS-Y 300
      • POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
      • POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
      • POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
      • POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law
      • POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
      • POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States
      • POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Government and Politics
      • POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics
      • POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy
      • POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
      • POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy
      • POLS-Y 329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States
      • POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
      • POLS-Y 341 Authoritarian Regimes
      • POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
      • POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World
      • POLS-Y 349 Policy Making Around the Globe
      • POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
      • POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
      • POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis
      • POLS-Y 399
      • POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science
      • POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making
      • Up to three (3) total credit hours of the following:
        • POLS-X 477 Field Experience in Political Science
        • POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science
        • POLS-Y 499 Honors Thesis
  2. Economics courses. Nine (9) credit hours chosen from the following:
    • Introduction to Microeconomics. One (1) course:
      • ECON-B 251 Fundamentals of Economics for Business I
      • ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics
      • ECON-E 251
      • ECON-S 201 Introduction to Microeconomics: Honors
    • Introduction to Macroeconomics. One (1) course:
      • ECON-B 252 Fundamentals of Economics for Business II
      • ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics
      • ECON-E 252 Fundamentals of Economics II
      • ECON-S 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics: Honors
    • Elective. One (1) additional economics course at the 300–499 level, excluding ECON-E 370, ECON-X 373, and ECON-E 496.
  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.