Department of Political Science

Brad E. Lockerbie, Chairperson, A-124 Brewster Building

Faculty

• Department of Political Science Faculty 

Political Science Honors Program

Participation in the honors program is by invitation only and is limited to seniors who have obtained a minimum cumulative 3.5 GPA. A minimum grade of B on POLS 4551  is a prerequisite for admission to POLS 4552 . Students completing both segments of the program with a minimum grade of B earn the recognition honors in political science on their academic records and are regarded as the most accomplished scholars among all political science majors.

Programs

• Political Science, BA
• Political Science, BS

• Comparative Government and International Relations Minor
• Political Science Minor
• Public Administration Minor

Courses

• POLS 1010 - National Government
• POLS 2010 - Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
• POLS 2020 - Introduction to International Relations
• POLS 2070 - Introduction to Political Theory
• POLS 3011 - Political Issues
• POLS 3012 - Politics Through Film
• POLS 3013 - Decision Making In the United Nations
• POLS 3031 - Research Design for Political Science
• POLS 3032 - Statistical Methods for Political Science
• POLS 3033 - Voting Behavior and Public Opinion
• POLS 3035 - American Political Parties and Politics
• POLS 3037 - Campaigns and Elections
• POLS 3039 - Black Politics in America
• POLS 3040 - Women in Politics
• POLS 3041 - Women and Public Policy
• POLS 3042 - American Politics Through Music
• POLS 3045 - Humor and American Politics
• POLS 3050 - Theory and Politics of Social and Protest Movements in the United States
• POLS 3080 - Security and Weapons of Mass Destruction
• POLS 3090 - Religion and American Politics
• POLS 3140 - Politics of Globalization
• POLS 3144 - American Foreign Policy
• POLS 3155 - National Security Policy
• POLS 3202 - The American Legislature
• POLS 3203 - The American Executive
• POLS 3204 - The American Judiciary
• POLS 3223 - Constitutional Powers
• POLS 3224 - Civil Liberties
• POLS 3232 - The European Union
• POLS 3234 - West European Political Systems
• POLS 3235 - East European Political Systems
• POLS 3236 - Russian Politics
• POLS 3240 - State and Local Government
• POLS 3241 - Urban Political Systems
• POLS 3242 - Municipal Policy and Administration
• POLS 3243 - Comparative State Politics
• POLS 3244 - North Carolina Politics
• POLS 3252 - Public Administration
• POLS 3253 - Government Fiscal Administration
• POLS 3255 - Domestic Public Policy
• POLS 3256 - Environmental Politics
• POLS 3257 - International Environmental Policy
• POLS 3260 - Middle Eastern Political Systems
• POLS 3265 - African Political Systems
• POLS 3270 - Latin-American Political Systems
• POLS 3280 - South Asian Political Systems
• POLS 3282 - East Asian Political Systems
• POLS 3290 - Conflict and Peace in the Post-Cold War Era
• POLS 3291 - Politics of Genocide in the Twentieth Century
• POLS 3293 - International Organizations
• POLS 3295 - International Law
• POLS 3297 - International Political Economy
• POLS 4000 - Political Leadership
• POLS 4107 - Topics in Comparative Politics
• POLS 4310 - Public Policy and the Media
• POLS 4321 - Contemporary Southern Politics
• POLS 4360 - Politics of Developing Areas
• POLS 4380 - Topics in International Politics
• POLS 4382 - Politics of Terrorism
• POLS 4383 - War in the Modern Age
• POLS 4384 - Inter-American Relations
• POLS 4501 - Independent Study in Political Science
• POLS 4502 - Independent Study in Political Science
• POLS 4521 - Directed Readings in Political Science
• POLS 4522 - Directed Readings in Political Science
• POLS 4551 - Honors
• POLS 4552 - Honors
• POLS 4981 - Internship in Practical Politics
• POLS 4982 - Internship in Practical Politics
• POLS 4991 - Internship in Public Administration
• POLS 4992 - Internship in Public Administration
• POLS 4996 - Capitol Experience
• POLS 5000 - American Government and Politics

• POLS 3145 - Russian Foreign Policy
• POLS 3282 - East Asian Political Systems
• POLS 3370 - American Political Thought
• POLS 4305 - Public Administrative Theory
• POLS 4306 - Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
• POLS 4307 - Comparative Public Administration
• POLS 4371 - Western Political Thought I: Moses to Montesquieu
• POLS 4373 - Western Political Thought II: Rousseau to Camus