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Minor Requirements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The information found on this website with respect to major\/minor\/program requirements is primarily directed at providing prospective students a general roadmap of the curriculum.&nbsp; Current Butler students are expected to review their degree audit report at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.butler.edu\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"My.Butler\">my.butler.edu<\/a> and speak with their advisor regularly for detailed information regarding their specific degree requirements and their progress toward degree completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-697cdec923b97-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-697cdec923b97_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-697cdec923b97-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tPolitical Science Major Requirements\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-697cdec923b97-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-697cdec923b97-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-697cdec923b97-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><strong>Requirements (36 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PO 201 Research and Analysis (required 3 hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three other introductory courses distributed across at least two of three different areas: USA politics in theory and practice (e.g. PO 131\/SW 242-PO, PO 220, &amp; PO 230), politics beyond the USA (e.g. PO 141, PO 151, PO 245, SW 240-PO, SW 245-PO), and political theory (e.g. PO 102, PO 210, TI 255-PO). (9 hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7 upper-division courses (above 299), with at least three credit hours earned in three (of four) different areas: politics in the USA, politics beyond the USA, theorizing politics, and making connections, practicing politics. (21 credit hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PO 490W Topics Capstone (required 3 hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students must earn at least a C- grade for a course to be counted towards their Political Science major or minor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Introductory Courses<\/strong><\/th><th scope=\"col\"><strong>Hours<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>PO 102<\/td><td>Introduction to Peace Studies<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 131<\/td><td>Introduction to United States Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 141<\/td><td>Introduction to International Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 151<\/td><td>Introduction to Comparative Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 201<\/td><td>Research and Analysis (Required)<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 210<\/td><td>Basic Political Thought<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 220<\/td><td>Community Mediation<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 230<\/td><td>Activism<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 245<\/td><td>Politics from the Margins<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SW 240-PO<\/td><td>Gender and Generations: War and Peace<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SW 242-PO<\/td><td>Introduction to U.S. Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SW 245-PO<\/td><td>Politics from the Margins<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TI 255-PO<\/td><td>The Politics of Alice Walker<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Advanced Courses<\/strong><\/th><th scope=\"col\"><strong>Hours<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>PO 310<\/td><td>Foundations of Chinese Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 320<\/td><td>International Relations<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 322<\/td><td>International Conflict and Peace Building<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 324<\/td><td>The United States in the Asia Pacific<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 326<\/td><td>Chinese Foreign Policy<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 328<\/td><td>Politics of China&#8217;s Development<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 332<\/td><td>State &amp; Local Government &amp; Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 335<\/td><td>Racial and Ethnic Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 337<\/td><td>Politics of the Urban Experience<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 344<\/td><td>The Presidential Election through Humor<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 350<\/td><td>African Politics<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 351<\/td><td>Politics of Gender and Sexuality in Africa<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 352<\/td><td>Comparative Political Economy<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 354<\/td><td>Environmental Justice<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 355<\/td><td>United States Foreign Policy<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 356<\/td><td>Israel\/Palestine Conflict<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 357<\/td><td>Politics of Youth and Conflict<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 358<\/td><td>Foreign Policy Making in Washington<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 360<\/td><td>Political Regimes in Latin America<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 362<\/td><td>Popular Participation in Latin America<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 364<\/td><td>United States-Latin American Relations<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PO 370<\/td><td>Government &amp; 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