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Minor in Political Science
Political Science minors must take a total of 24 hours, including political science 2310 and 2320, and either 1308 or 1309. They also need at least one advanced course in four of the five groups of courses listed below, and one advanced political science elective.

I.Political Theory and Methodology-

• 3332, 3331, 3333, 3334, 3377, 4335

II. American Government-

• 3305, 3306, 3307, 3308, 3309, 3314, 3319, 3395, 4301, 4320, 4330, 4331, 4336, 4337, 4337a, 4337b, 4345, 4362

III. Public Law and Public Administration-

• 3310, 3311, 3316, 3318, 3320, 3328, 4302, 4303, 4304, 4311, 4322, 4361, 4397

IV. Comparative Politics-

•  4313, 4314, 4315, 4326, 4327, 4338, 4339, 4340, 4341, 4349, 4349a, 4349c, 4350,  4351, 4354, 4356, 4357, 4358, 4359, 4367

V. International Relations-

• 3322, 4315, 4326, 4327, 4356, 4357, 4358, 4359, 4367

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Undergraduate Minor in Public Administration
The Department of Political Science requires 24 semester hours (8 courses) from the following list to obtain an undegraduate minor in Public Administration.

4 Required Courses (12 semester hours)

• POSI 2310- Principles of American Government
• POSI 2320- Functions of American Government
• POSI 3316- Introduction to Public Administration
• POSI 3377- Analytical Techniques

4 Selected Courses (12 semester hours)

• POSI 3310- Constitutional Law: Basic Structures and Principles
• POSI 3311- Con. Law: Individual Liberties OR POSI 3312- Con. Law: Civil Rights
• POSI 3314- State and Local Government OR POSI 3319- Metropolitan Politics
• POSI 3318- Public Personnel Administration
• POSI 3320- Comparative Public Administration
• POSI 3328- Public Finance Administration
• POSI 4322- Public Policy Formulation
• POSI 4357- International Organization
• POSI 4361- Administrative Law
• POSI 4362- Government and American Business
• POSI 4380- Internship in Government

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Undergraduate Minor in Political Communication
A minor in Political Communication consists 24 appropriate credits (12 credits from the Department of Speech Communication and 12 credits from the Department of Political Science).

The 12 hours from the Department of Political Science should be taken from the following course groups:
3 hours from:

• POSI 3331-- American Political Theory
• POSI 3332-- Ancient Medieval Political Thought
• POSI 3333-- Modern Political Theory (1600-1900)
• POSI 3334-- Contemporary Political Theory 

3 hours from:

• POSI 3305-- The American Founding
• POSI 3306-- Religion and American Life
• POSI 3307-- Parties and Party Politics
• POSI 3310-- Constitutional Law: Basic Structures and Principles
• POSI 3311-- Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
• POSI 3314-- State and Local Government
• POSI 4301-- Politics and Film
• POSI 4302-- Legal Theories and Research
• POSI 4322-- Public Policy Formulation
• POSI 4331-- Minority Politics
• POSI 4345-- American Foreign Policy

3 hours from:

• POSI 3308-- Congress and the Legislative Process
• POSI 3309-- The American Presidency
• POSI 4311-- The Supreme Court and Judicial Process

3 hours from:

• POSI 4313-- Islamic Law and Politics
• POSI 4314-- Middle East Revolution and Nationalism
• POSI 4315-- The Arab-Israeli Conflict
• POSI 4326-- Issues in World Politics
• POSI 4327-- Theories of International Politics
• POSI 4338-- Government and Politics of Latin America
• POSI 4340-- Government and Politics of Western Europe
• POSI 4349-- Topics in Comparative Politics
• POSI 4350-- Government and Politics of Asia
• POSI 4351-- African Politics
• POSI 4352-- International Communism
• POSI 4357-- International Organization
• POSI 4358-- United States-Latin American Relations
• POSI 4359-- Politics of International Economic Relations
• POSI 4372-- Government and Politics of Central and Eastern Europe
• POSI 4373-- Politics and National Identity in Central Asia and the Caucasus

All students minoring in Political Communication are required to take COMM 4345- Political Communication. The remaining nine hours must be selected from the list below:

• COMM 2325-- Argumentation and Debate
• COMM 2338-- Public Speaking
• COMM 3333-- Rhetorical Criticism
• COMM 4317D-- Media Criticism
• COMM 4321--American Speeches
• COMM 4322-- Rhetoric of Protest Movements
• COMM 4323-- Rhetoric of Social Conflict
• COMM 4331-- Persuasion
• COMM 4338-- Advanced Public Speaking

If a student elects to major in either speech communication or political science, no COMM or POSI course may count both for a major and a minor in political communication.

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Contact Information

College of Liberal Arts Advising Center laadvising@txstate.edu (512) 245-1852 FH 322

Ms. Dawn Estrada Liberal Arts Academic Advisor de18@txstate.edu (512) 245-2143 ELA 243

Professor Sherri Mora Department Advisor sm43@txstate.edu (512) 245-7427 ELA 250