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Political Science |
Kelly D. Patterson, Chair
745 SWKT, (801) 378-3423
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences Advisement Center
151 SWKT, (801) 378-3541
All degree programs in the Department of Political Science are open enrollment.
Politics extends far beyond the immediate concerns of politicians or pollsters; it is essential to the human condition. It involves fundamental choices concerning our life in communities— whether locally, nationally, or globally. Without politics there could be only chaos and conflict. With politics there is the chance for order and thus the opportunity to seek prosperity and fulfillment. Often conflictual but just as often cooperative, politics reflects our basic needs and interests, our highest aspirations, and the often harsh requirements of power.
The Political Science Department offers an undergraduate degree in political science for students who are preparing for graduate study in related fields, professional degrees (law or business), or a wide variety of public service occupations, or for liberal arts students who are interested in an undergraduate major that focuses on challenging questions facing modern society.
To receive a bachelor's degree a student must fill three groups of requirements: (1) general education requirements; (2) university requirements; and (3) major requirements.
Students should contact their college advisement center for information about general education courses that will also fill major requirements.
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Precollege Math (zero to one course)
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0–3.0 hours |
| First-Year Writing (one course) | 3.0 |
| Advanced Writing (one course) | 3.0 |
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Advanced Languages/Math/Music
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3–20.0 |
| Biological Science (one to two courses) | 3–6.0 |
| Physical Science (one to two courses) | 3–7.0 |
| American Heritage (one to two courses) | 3–6.0 |
| Wellness (one to three courses) | 1.5–2.0 |
| Civilization (two courses) | 6.0 |
| Arts and Letters (one course) | 3.0 |
| Natural Sciences (one course) | 3–4.0 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (one course) | 3.0 |
Note 1: For a complete list of courses that will fill each GE category, see the General Education section of the current class schedule.
Note 2: Additional information about general education requirements can be found in the General Education section of the current class schedule or this catalog.
| Religion | 14.0 |
| Residency | 30.0 |
| Hours needed to graduate | 120.0 |
Cumulative GPA must be at least 2.0.
Note: See the Graduation section of this catalog for more information.
Complete the major requirements listed under one of the following undergraduate degree programs.
| BA | Political Science |
| Minors |
Political Science
Political Science Teaching |
All political science and international politics students should enrich their undergraduate education and enhance their career prospects with an off-campus internship experience. Several high-quality opportunities are available for which credit may be earned toward the major or minor.
Washington Seminar. Students from any academic discipline spend a semester or term in Washington, D.C., working in government, business, communications, or the arts. Complimenting course work involving readings and briefings on contemporary national issues is part of the curriculum. From 6 to 12 hours of upper-division credit may be earned.
Utah State Legislature Internship. During each winter semester students from any academic discipline may work as interns in the Utah State Legislature. Students interested in legislative and public policy processes will particularly benefit from the experience. Complimenting course work on state government can be taken in conjunction with the internship. From 6 to 12 hours of upper-division credit may be earned.
State and Local Government Internships. Throughout the year students may intern with city, county, or state governments, as well as the district offices of U.S. senators and representatives (availability of positions may vary). From 3 to 6 hours of upper-division credit may be earned.
International Internships. The International Internship Program at the David M. Kennedy Center for International and Area Studies places students in a variety of internships with foreign governments and international institutions.
Note: students considering graduate work in public policy are encourage to take both courses.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill GE or university requirements.
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101. Freshman Seminar. (1:1:0)
110. American Government and Politics. (3:3:0) Honors and Independent Study also.
150. Comparative Government and Politics. (3:3:0) Honors also.
170. Introduction to International Politics. (3:3:0)
200. Political Inquiry. (4:3:1)
201. Western Political Heritage 1. (3:3:0) Honors also.
202. Western Political Heritage 2. (3:3:0) Honors also. Prerequisite: PlSc 201.
205. Rationality and Politics. (3:3:0)
297. Washington Seminar Preparation. (1–2:Arr.:0)
298R. Political Simulation. (1–2:2:0 ea.)
299R. Academic Internship. (1–3:1:3 ea.) Prerequisite: by application.
300. Contemporary Political Theory. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 201, 202; or Phil 201, 202.
301. Philosophy of the Social Sciences. (3:3:0)
308. Theories of Human Freedom. (3:3:0)
309R. Topics in Political Philosophy. (3:3:0 ea.)
310. Theories of American Politics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 110.
311. State and Local Government and Politics. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: PlSc 110.
313. Public Power of Interest Groups. (3:3:0)
314. The United States Presidency. (3:3:0)
315. Congress and the Legislative Process. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 110.
316. American Political Parties. (3:3:0)
317. Public Opinion and Voting Behavior. (3:3:0)
318. Campaigns and Elections. (3:3:0)
319R. Topics in American Government and Politics. (1–3:3:0 ea.)
320. American Politics Through Literature. (3:3:0)
321. The Media in American Politics. (3:3:0)
322. Principles and Issues of the Founding of the American Republic. (3:3:0)
328. Advanced Methods of Political Analysis. (4:3:1) Prerequisite: PlSc 200.
329R. Topics in Political Behavior. (3:3:0 ea.)
330. Theories of Public Policy. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Econ 110, PlSc 110, 170, 200.
331. Public Policy Process. (3:3:0)
333. Politics of Bureaucracy. (3:3:0)
334. Public Ethics. (3:3:0)
336. Government and Religion. (3:3:0)
339R. Topics in Public Policy. (3:3:0 ea.)
341. Western European Politics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 150.
344. Comparative Political Economy. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 150.
347. Russian Politics. (3:3:0)
348. Korea, Taiwan, and South East Asian Politics. (3:3:0)
350. Theories of Comparative Politics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 150.
351. British Government and Politics. (3:3:0)
352. African Politics. (3:3:0)
353. China: Government and Politics. (3:3:0)
354. Japan: Government and Politics. (3:3:0)
355. Canadian Government and Politics. (3:3:0)
357. Middle East: Political Systems. (3:3:0)
358. Politics and Society in Latin America. (3:3:0)
359R. Topics in Comparative Politics. (3:3:0 ea.)
360. Constitutional Law—American Federal System. (3:3:0)
361. Constitutional Law—Rights and Immunities. (3:3:0)
364. Jurisprudence. (3:3:0)
369R. Topics in Law and Justice. (1–3:3:0 ea.)
370. Theory of International Relations. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 170, 200.
371. Foreign Policy Analysis. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 200, 370.
372. International Political Economy. (3:3:0)
373. International Law. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 170, 200.
374. Ethics and International Affairs. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 200.
375. International Organizations. (3:3:0)
376. U.S. Foreign Policy. (3:3:0)
377. National Security Affairs. (3:3:0)
378. International Conflict. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 150 or 170.
379R. Topics in International Relations. (1–3:3:0 ea.)
380. International Relations of Latin America. (3:3:0)
381. International Relations of the Near East. (3:3:0)
382. International Relations of North America. (3:3:0)
383. Russian Foreign Policy. (3:3:0)
385. International Relations of Asia. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: for political science, international relations, Asian Studies, and business majors.
386. Japanese Foreign Policy. (3:3:0)
388. Chinese Foreign Policy. (3:3:0)
391. Advanced Seminar on Current Issues. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: acceptance to Washington Seminar.
392. Seminar in State Government. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: acceptance to Utah state legislature internship.
393. Readings in National Policy and Institutions. (3:1:0) Prerequisite: acceptance to the Washington Seminar.
399R. Academic Internship. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: acceptance into program.
400. Capstone Seminar in Political Theory. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 200, 201, 202, 300. For political science majors only.
402. Plato's Political Thought. (3:3:0)
405. Federalist Papers. (3:3:0)
406. Tocqueville on America. (3:3:0)
408. Hermeneutics, Deconstruction, and Politics. (3:3:0)
410. Capstone Seminar in American Politics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 110, 200, 310. For political science majors only.
430. Capstone Seminar in Public Policy. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 110, 200, 330. For political science and public policy majors only.
444. The Political Economy of Development. (3:3:0) Recommended: Econ 110 or PlSc 205; PlSc 200.
450. Capstone Seminar in Comparative Politics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 150, 200, 350. For political science and international politics majors only.
452. Islam and Middle East Politics. (3:3:0)
454. Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future. (3:3:0)
457. Arab-Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. (3:3:0)
458. Totalitarianism. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 150.
470. Capstone Seminar in International Relations. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 170, 200, 370. For political science and international politics majors only.
471. Intelligence and National Security. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 200.
472. International Political Economy of Women. (3:3:0) W Recommended: PlSc 200 or Hist 200.
473. Human Rights. (3:3:0)
498R. Directed Individual Study. (1–3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: senior status and department chair's and instructor's consent.
499. Honors Thesis. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) On dem. Prerequisite: completion of lower-division political science major requirements and two 300-level theory courses.
509R. Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy. (3:3:0 ea.)
519R. Advanced Topics in American Government. (3:3:0 ea.)
530. Political Economy. (3:3:0)
532. Policy Analysis and Methods 1. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: college algebra and microeconomics.
533. Policy Analysis and Methods 2. (3:3:0)
535. Natural Resources Policy. (3:3:0)
536. Environmental Regulation. (3:3:0)
539R. Advanced Topics in Public Policy. (3:3:0 ea.)
545. Social Policy. (3:3:0)
549R. Advanced Topics in Politics. (3:3:0 ea.)
558. Political Economics of Development. (3:3:0)
559R. Advanced Topics in Comparative Government. (3:3:0 ea.)
569R. Advanced Topics in Law and Justice. (3:3:0 ea.)
570. Advanced Theory of International Relations: Core Readings. (3:3:0)
571. Foreign Policy Analysis. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: PlSc 200, 370.
572. Continuity and Change in the International Political Economy. (3:3:0)
578R. Advanced Topics in Foreign Policies. (3:3:0 ea.)
579R. Advanced Topics in International Relations. (3:3:0 ea.)
599R. Academic Internship. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: acceptance into program.
Bowen, Donna Lee (1978) BA, U. of Utah, 1968; MA, PhD, U. of Chicago, 1972, 1981.
Bryner, Gary (1982) BA, U. of Utah, 1975; MA, PhD, Cornell U., 1980, 1982.
Davis, Richard (1992) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1975, 1979; MA, PhD, Syracuse U., 1983, 1986.
Daynes, Byron W. (1990) BS, MS, Brigham Young U., 1963, 1965; PhD, U. of Chicago, 1971.
Fry, Earl Howard (1980) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1971, 1972; PhD, U. of California, Los Angeles, 1976.
Gong, Gerritt (2001) BA, Brigham Young U., 1977; MPhil, DPhil, Oxford U., 1979, 1981.
Hancock, Ralph C. (1987) BA, Brigham Young U., 1977; MA, PhD, Harvard U., 1980, 1983.
Hollist, W. Ladd (1981) BA, Utah State U., 1971; MA, PhD, U. of Denver, 1973, 1974.
Hudson, Valerie M. (1987) BA, Brigham Young U., 1978; MA, PhD, Ohio State U., 1983.
Magleby, David Blyth (1981) BA, U. of Utah, 1973; MA, PhD, U. of California, Berkeley, 1974, 1979.
Porter, Bruce D. (1992) BA, Brigham Young U., 1976; MA, PhD, Harvard U., 1978, 1979.
Reynolds, Noel B. (1970) BA, Brigham Young U., 1967; MA, PhD, Harvard U., 1968, 1971.
Snow, R. J. (1990) BA, U. of Utah, 1962; MA, PhD, Northwestern U., 1965, 1966.
Taylor, Stanley A. (1968) BS, Brigham Young U., 1959; MA, MALD, PhD, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1961, 1962, 1968.
Bohn, David Earle (1975) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1967, 1969; PhD, Columbia U., 1974.
Christensen, Raymond V. (1996) BA, Brigham Young U., 1984; JD, MA, PhD, Harvard U., 1987, 1990, 1992.
Hyer, Eric (1988) BA, Brigham Young U., 1979; MA, East Asian Institute Cert., PhD, Columbia U., 1981, 1982, 1990.
Patterson, Kelly D. (1993) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1982, 1984; PhD, Columbia U., 1989.
Cooper, Scott (1999) BA, Brigham Young U., 1992; MA, PhD, Duke U., 1996, 1999.
Goodliffe, Jay (1997) SB, Massachusatts Inst. of Technology, 1992; MA, U. of Rochester, 1995; PhD, U. of Rochester, 1998.
Hawkins, Darren G. (1998) BA, U. of Utah, 1990; MA, PhD, U. of Wisconsin, 1991, 1996.
Holland, Matthew S. (2001) BA, Brigham Young U., 1991; MA, PhD, Duke U., 1998, 2001.
Jacoby, Wade (2000) BA, Brigham Young U., 1987; PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996.
Nielson, Daniel L. (1996) BA, Brigham Young U., 1988; PhD, U. of California, San Diego, 1997.
Wilson, Sven E. (1997) BA, Brigham Young U., 1989; MA, U. of Chicago, 1992; PhD, U. of Chicago, 1997.
Farnsworth, Lee W. (1964) BA, MA, U. of California, Berkeley, 1957, 1960; PhD, Claremont Graduate School, 1963.
Fletcher, Charles T. (1967) BS, Brigham Young U., 1939.
Galbraith, David B. (1985) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1964, 1965; PhD, Hebrew U. of Jerusalem, 1984.
Hillam, Ray C. (1960) BS, U. of Utah, 1955; MA, George Washington U., 1958; PhD, American U., 1964.
Johnson, G. Wesley (1984) AB, Harvard U., 1957; MA, PhD, Columbia U., 1961, 1967.
Mabey, Melvin P. (1955) BS, MA, Brigham Young U., 1947, 1953; DPhil, Oxford U., England, 1955.
Midgley, Louis C. (1960) BS, MS, U. of Utah, 1954, 1957; PhD, Brown U., 1964.
Morrell, Edwin B. (1961) BA, Brigham Young U., 1956; MA, PhD, Harvard U., 1959, 1966.
Paxman, Monroe J. (1973) JD, U. of Utah, 1949.
Reeder, Jesse W. (1952) BS, MS, Utah State U., 1934, 1937; PhD, Cornell U., 1952.
Riggs, Robert E. (1975) BA, MA, U. of Arizona, 1952, 1953; PhD, U. of Illinois, 1955; LLB, U. of Arizona, 1963.
Slover, Robert H. (1964) BA, U. of Oklahoma, 1935; MA, PhD, Harvard U., 1948, 1950.
Sorensen, Alma Don (1970) BS, Utah State U., 1960; MA, PhD, U. of Illinois 1962, 1965.
Thomson, Dennis L. (1977) BA, U. of Idaho, 1960; MA, Arizona State U., 1961; PhD, U. of California, Santa Barbara, 1969.
Tullis, F. LaMond (1969) BA, MA, Brigham Young U., 1961, 1964; MPA, PhD, Harvard U., 1965, 1969.
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