Political Science, Law, Interdisciplinary Option, B.A.

Requirement for the Political Science Major - 36 Credits

Required Major Core – 9 Credits

Required Courses

POLS 0101 - American National Government Credits: 3
POLS 0206 - Political Analysis Credits: 3

One of the following political theory courses

POLS 0215 - American Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0301 - Classical Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0302 - Modern Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0335 - Feminist Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0340 - Politics and “The Family” Credits: 3
** Additional theory courses may qualify with department chair approval

LAW, Interdisciplinary option concentration - 18 credits

In addition to the four required courses under the Law concentration , choose two additional courses (6 credits) from the list below.

PHIL 0103 - Symbolic Logic I Credits: 3
CRJU 0302 - Criminal Law Credits: 3
CRJU 0308 - Rights of the Convicted Credits: 3
CRJU 0320 - Criminal Procedure: Fourth Amendment Rights of the Accused Credits: 3
CRJU 0321 - Criminal Procedure: Fifth and Sixth Amendment Credits: 3
BIOL 0233 - Environmental Legislation Credits: 3
MGMT 0241 - Business Law I Credits: 3
COMM 0307 - Communication Law Credits: 3
SOCI 0330 - Sociology of Law Credits: 3
GPS 0225 - Legal Issues in Zoning and Planning Credits: 3
* Additional courses may count with department chair approval

Required Electives - 9 Credits

9 credits of additional political science course work.

For Selected Topics courses (POLS 0323) to count toward the field of concentration, the courses must be within that field.

Students transferring from another school must complete a minimum of 18 credits in Political Science at Westfield State University.

The Department of Political Science encourages students to participate in internships. Students may apply up to 6 credits of internships toward the 36-credit major, 3 of which may be applied toward the 18-credit minor. For details, see the department internship manual on from the link https://www.westfield.ma.edu/images/uploads/political-science/Internship_Manual.pdf or pick up a copy in the department.

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .