Government Teaching Minor

Program Learning Outcomes

  • The government endorsement program requires that successful candidates demonstrate knowledge of:
  • the nature of individual dignity, human rights, sovereignty (popular, tribal, and national), political power, citizenship, and political authority;
  • American democracy as a form of government based on federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, civil rights and liberties, elected representation, and popular participation;
  • the organization, powers, and politics of the national, state, tribal, and local units of American government;
  • the role of public opinion, the press, elections, interest groups, and political leaders in building compromise and policy making;
  • the nature of international relations and the principles and organizations that are used to mediate multinational conflict and achieve multinational order; and
  • American democracy as compared and contrasted with other forms of government, political systems, and philosophies throughout history and today.

A student must receive a grade of C or better in all the courses required for this minor and have a GPA of 3.00 or higher.

PSCI 210ISIntroduction to American Government3
PSCI 230DIntroduction to International Relations3
Choose one of the following:3
Introduction to Public Administration
Introduction to Political Theory
Choose two of the following (American Institution or Advisor approved course):6
Media and Politics
The U.S. Congress and the Legislative Process
Political Parties and Elections
American Presidency
Congressional Campaign
Administrative Law
American Constitutional Law
Choose two of the following (Political Processes and International/Political Theory or Advisor approved course):6
Contemporary Issues in Political Theory
Classical Political Thought
International Human Rights
The Politics of War & Peace
International Political Econ
EDM 402Methods: 5-12 Social Studies3
Total Credits24