Sample courses that might be required for a degree in Political Science:

Social Science/Humanities Courses

• Political Science
• American Government
• Introduction to Politics
• Political Inquiry
• Political Science Methods
• International Relations
• Political Thought
• American Politics
• Foreign Policy
• Women and the Law
• Comparative Politics
• Campaigns and Elections
• Urban Politics
• Civil Liberties
• Research Methods and Presentation
• Public Policy
• Sociology/Anthropology
• Psychology
• Microeconomics
• Philosophy
• History
• Electives

Colleges will also require you to take some core undergraduate courses in addition to some electives. Required core courses and electives will vary from college to college. Here are a number of examples:

Arts and Humanities

• Arts
• History
• Languages
• Literature
• Music

Math

• Algebra
• Calculus
• Computer Science
• Logic
• Statistics

Natural Sciences

• Astronomy
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Science
• Physics

Social Sciences

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Government
• Psychology
• Sociology