Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Politics and International Affairs

Political Science, Minor


Academic Information

This minor is a useful companion to many degrees, including business, government, women's and gender studies, education, public health, environmental studies, military science, etc.

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Politics and International Affairs

Political Science, Minor


Careers

What Can I Do with a Minor in Political Science?

The addition of a Political Science minor can, along with your major, prepare you for a career in a diverse range of job opportunities or graduate work. You'll be offered courses that focus possibilities for, and obstacles to, democratic governance.

You can also follow your interests with internships that provide education by experience. Political Science students have interned with legislators in the U.S. Congress and Arizona Legislature; federal agencies including the National Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and FBI; foreign and international bodies such as the United Nations and the German Parliament; and interest groups that include the Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Trust, and Friends of Flagstaff's Future.

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Politics and International Affairs

Political Science, Minor


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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Politics and International Affairs

Political Science, Minor


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

No more than fifty percent of the units used to satisfy minor requirements may be used to satisfy major requirements.

Minimum Units for Completion 21
Major GPA 2.0
Fieldwork Experience/Internship Optional

Purpose Statement

The addition of a Political Science minor can, along with your major, prepare you for a career in a diverse range of job opportunities or graduate work.  Students gain background and experience in the forces shaping political outcomes, and learn about the role and impact of the US in the domestic and international system.  Students also gain critical writing, reading, and thinking skills.  You can also follow your interests with internships that provide education by experience. Political Science students have interned with legislators in the U.S. Congress and Arizona Legislature; federal agencies including the National Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and FBI; foreign and international bodies such as the United Nations and the German Parliament; and interest groups that include the Sierra Club, Grand Canyon Trust, and Friends of Flagstaff's Future.
 
Students can choose from a wide range of courses within the Politics and International Affairs Department.  You'll be offered a variety of courses that focus on possibilities for, and obstacles to, democratic governance.


Student Learning Outcomes

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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Politics and International Affairs

Political Science, Minor


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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Department of Politics and International Affairs

Political Science, Minor


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