{"id":151,"date":"2015-04-10T15:56:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T15:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience-draft\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2021-12-23T22:13:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T22:13:39","slug":"minor-options","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/academics\/minor-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Political Science offers two minor options: the Political Science Minor and a Minor in International Relations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"button-list\" style=\"width: 300px;float: right;margin-left: 40px\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1132\/Minor-form.pdf\" title=\"\">Declare a Minor Form<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/academics\/course-descriptions\/\" title=\"\">Course Descriptions<\/a><\/div>\n<h3>The Political Science Minor<\/h3>\n<p>Students declaring a minor in Political Science must earn 20 credits including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PSC 113, 116G<\/li>\n<li>either 210 or 211<\/li>\n<li>Any <strong>two<\/strong> 4-credit, 300-level Political Science courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note: Minors are officially declared in the Dean&#8217;s Office of the College of Arts &amp; Sciences, 257 Chafee Social Science Center, after transferring out of University College.<\/p>\n<h3>Minor in International Relations<\/h3>\n<p>The interdisciplinary minor in international relations is designed to provide a basic grounding in the theory and practice of international affairs for students with an interest in global issues. Drawing upon upper-level courses economics, history, and political science, the program integrates existing course offerings and provides a focused option in international affairs.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-411\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/PSC_global.jpg\" alt=\"PSC_global\" width=\"239\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/PSC_global.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/PSC_global-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/PSC_global-121x150.jpg 121w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1146\/PSC_global-64x80.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><br \/>\nYou must complete a minimum of 18 credits, drawn from the required courses and options outlined below.&nbsp; Please note that you are responsible for completing any necessary prerequisites before enrolling in these courses. One common prerequisite for the Political Science courses is <strong>PSC 116 &#8211; Introduction to International Politics<\/strong>. Required courses may not be offered every semester so please contact your adviser&nbsp;<em><strong>before<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;your senior year.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements include&nbsp;PSC 211, ECN 338 or PSC 422, and&nbsp;one of the following&nbsp;<strong>capstone&nbsp;<\/strong>courses: PSC 408, 416, 417, 422, 431, 434, 435, 481, 544, 580, 581, or&nbsp;584. Please note that the capstone course is in addition to the other requirements listed below.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the required courses, students must take&nbsp;<strong>at least one course<\/strong>&nbsp;from each of the following groups (for a minimum of 18 credits):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>International Relations Theory<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; PSC 300, 350, 417, 431, 434, 435, 544, 546, 580, and 584<\/li>\n<li><strong>International Political Economy<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; ECN 305, 338, 344, 363; PSC 402, 403, 422, 521, 581, and 595<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comparative Government<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; HIS 332, 333, 374, 375, 381, 382, 384, 388; PSC 201, 320, 321, 377, 408, 410, 415, 416, 481, and 584<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Department of Political Science administers this program; interested students should contact&nbsp;<a title=\"Marc Hutchison\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/politicalscience\/meet\/marc-hutchison\/\">Marc Hutchison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT:&nbsp;<\/strong>For students majoring in Political Science AND minoring in International Relations, please note the College of Arts &amp; Sciences has a 48 credit limit on PSC classes that can be applied to your major and minor.&nbsp; In these cases, students MUST take several non-PSC courses to fulfill the requirement of the minor. It is highly recommended that you consult with Professor Hutchison for scheduling advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Political Science offers two minor options: the Political Science Minor and a Minor in International Relations. &nbsp; The Political Science Minor Students declaring a minor in Political Science must earn 20 credits including: PSC 113, 116G either 210 or 211 Any two 4-credit, 300-level Political Science courses. 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