Comparative Politics (B.A.)

(POLI-BA-003 / PS 27)

The study of foreign governments and politics in other countries - democracies and autocracies, elections and revolutions. 

ALL COURSES FOR THE MAJOR MUST BE TAKEN FOR A LETTER GRADE.

Requirements:

Lower Division required:

1. POLI 11 or 11D or 11R
2. Two (2) from the following introductory lower division courses:
   1. POLI 10 or 10D or 10R
   2. POLI 12 or 12D or 12R
   3. POLI 13 or 13D or 13R
3. POLI 30 or 30D or 30R

Upper Division required:

1. Five (5) upper-division Comparative Politics courses, of which:
   1. At least one (1) from the following Thematic courses: 120, 120J, 120Q, 122, 122D, 123, 124, 124A, 125, 125A, 125D, 125E, 126, 126AA, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 134, 135, 135D, 136, 136A, 136C, 137, 137A, 138, 150A
   2. At least one (1) course from any two (2) of the following Regional areas:
      Africa: 120M, 120N, 120P, 120Q
      Asia: 121, 121B, 130B, 130G, 131C(R), 132(R), 133, 133A, 133D, 133G, 133J
      Europe: 120A, 120B, 120C, 120D, 120E, 120F, 120G, 120H, 120I, 120J, 120K, 126AB, 130AA, 130AD or 130AR
      Latin America: 134AA, 134B, 134D, 134I, 134J, 139
   3. The two (2) additional courses for the Comparative Politics concentration must be chosen from: POLI 120-139.
2. Seven (7) additional upper division Political Science elective courses from POLI 100 - 199, except for POLI 197 courses.

 See our Political Science Courses webpage for the full list of courses and their descriptions. 

Major Checklist:

In order to plan out your Political Science - Comparative Politics major and remaining courses effectively, please utilize the Major Checklist below. The document is a fillable PDF; students are encouraged to review their plan and progress with the Department's Undergraduate Advisor.

Political Science - Comparative Politics (B.A.) Major Checklist