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Political Theory Minor
15 TOTAL CREDITS (at least 6 credits in political science and 6 credits in philosophy and at least 3 credits at the 30000 level)
CORE COURSES--Both Courses Required
- PHILO 10600 Philosophy, Politics and Society (or another 10000-level course, to be approved by the philosophy department)
- POLSC 20000 Interpreting Politics: An Introduction to Political Ideas (W)
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS
1 course in each of the 3 fields:
History of Political Philosophy and Thought
- PHILO 38010 Plato (W)
- PHILO 38011 Aristotle (W)
- PHILO 38070 Hegel (W)
- PHILO 38076 Marx (W)
- PHILO 38086 Foucault (W)
- POLSC 20100 Ancient to Early Modern Political Thought (W)
- POLSC 20200 Modern Political Thought (1600-1900) (W)
- POLSC 20300 Political Thought Since 1900 (W)
- POLSC 209 Women and Gender in Western Political Thought (W)
- POLSC 30100 American Political Thought (W)
Basic Concepts and Themes
- PHILO 22600 African-American Philosophy (W)
- PHILO 23000 Feminist Philosophy (W)
- PHILO 24600 Political Philosophy (W)
- PHILO 24800 International Ethics (W)
- PHILO 25500 Environmental Philosophy (W)
- PHILO 31900 Marxist and Critical Theory (W)
- PHILO 34600 Contemporary Theories of Justice (W)
- PHILO 34800 Philosophy of Human Rights (W)
- PHILO 394XX Philosophical Problems (PHILO 39474 and 39475 only)
- POLSC 30200 Critical Theory and Politics (W)
- POLSC 30500 Democratic Theory (W)
- POLSC 30900 Feminist Political Theory (W)
- POLSC 31600 Political Theory of Human Rights (W)
Theoretical Dimensions of Contemporary Controversies
- PHILO 22600 African-American Philosphy (W)
- PHILO 23000 Feminist Philosophy (W)
- PHILO 25000 Problems of Ethics and Society (W)
- PHILO 25200 Problems of Law and Morality (W)
- PHILO 25500 Environmental Philosophy (W)
- PHILO 34600 Contemporary Theories of Justice (W)
- PHILO 34800 Philosophy of Human Rights (W)
- PHILO 39400 Philosophical Problems (PHILO 39475 only)
- POLSC 20400 Contemporary Issues in Political Theory
- POLSC 30300 Democracy and Emergency (W)
- POLSC 30400 Contemporary Issues in Political Theory
- POLSC 30500 Democratic Theory (W)
- POLSC 30900 Feminist Political Theory (W)
- POLSC 31600 Political Theory of Human Rights (W)
No more than 6 major credits can be counted toward the minor.
