Minor in Political Science - Data Analytics

The minor in Political Science - Data Analytics is designed for non-Political Science students who wish to learn more about the fundamentals of statistical inference, probability, research design, data collection and management, hypothesis testing, and computation in the context of hands-on learning applied to political and social problems.

Student must complete a total of seven political science courses (28 units), including two lower division courses (8 units) and five upper-division courses (20 units). All courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade with a minimum passing grade of C-.

Requirements FA21 & After

Lower Division

POLI 5 or POLI 5D*
POLI 30 or 30D**

Upper Division

Five courses from the following upper-division courses: POLI 100F, POLI 100X***, POLI 112A, POLI 118, POLI 168, POLI 170, POLI 170A, POLI 171, POLI 172, POLI 173, POLI 174, POLI 175, POLI 176, POLI 177, POLI 178, POLI 179

Please note the following:

FA21 & After, POLI 137 is not allowable for the Political Science - Data Analytics Minor

* = Prerequisite for POLI 171 and POLI 172

** = Prerequisite for POLI 171 and POLI 172

*** = POLI 100X has a prerequisite of POLI 5(D)/ECON 5 or POLI 30(D)

Checklist for the Political Science - Data Analytics Minor FA21 & After

Minor petitions can be found on Tritonlink and are submitted electronically. Be sure to complete the petition correctly by listing the seven courses (POLI 5(D), POLI 30(D), and five of the Data Analytics courses listed above) you plan to take to complete the minor.

Additional Information:

Up to two upper-division courses (a maximum of eight units) can be used to fulfill the requirements for a minor that have also been used to satisfy the requirements of a major, as long as both Departments agree.
Students must receive at least a 2.0 GPA in Minor coursework for the Minor to be awarded.
Students with the Political Science minor may transfer in up to two courses from outside UCSD to the minor. These courses include those from EAP/OAP courses, community college courses, courses taken at other 4-year universities, and AP courses. In order for a course from outside UCSD to be allowable for the minor, it must be a Political Science course, and transfer to UCSD with 4 or more quarter units each, and with a letter grade of C- or better.

Requirements Pre-FA21