Minor in Political Science Teaching
(21 hours*)
The political science teaching minor is intended for students who are pursuing secondary education licensure through the David O. McKay School of Education.
Program Requirements
- Complete the following:
PL SC 110 : American Government and Politics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. Independent Study also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Origin and development of federal Constitution; national, state, and local governments and politics. |
PL SC 150 : Comparative Government and Politics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Patterns of European, Asian, Latin American, and other political systems. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
PL SC 170 : Introduction to International Politics.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic forces, practices, institutions, and foreign policies of major powers; problem areas in international politics. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
- Complete one course from the following:
PL SC 202 : Western Political Heritage 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Western civilization from Renaissance to present, primarily from perspective of political philosophy; exploring fundamental questions in human experience; examining formative events in history; understanding value of important texts. |
| NOTE: | This course is part of a GE Mosaic. See ge.byu.edu/mosaic-list for more information. |
PHIL 202 : History of Philosophy 2.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring On Demand; Summer On Demand |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Western civilization from Renaissance to present, primarily from perspective of philosophy; exploring fundamental questions in human experience; examining formative events in history; understanding value of important texts. |
- Complete three additional upper-division courses.
- Pl Sc 101, 102, and 297 cannot be counted toward the minor.
- Students scoring a 5 on the American Government and/or Comparative Government AP exams may substitute AP credit for Pl Sc 110 or Pl Sc 150, respectively. However, they are required to take at least one upper-division elective in each subfield in which they substitute AP credit for American Government and Politics or Comparative Government and Politics.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.