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Political Science Minor

Pair your major with an understanding of how political systems operate.

What You’ll Learn

As a political science minor, you’ll learn the ideas and theories behind local, state, national and international political systems and how they operate. You can tailor your coursework to areas of political science you’re most interested in, such as American politics (American political institutions and political behavior, public administration and policy and the law and courts), global politics (international and comparative politics) and political theory.

In addition, you can represent a country in our Model United Nations team, participate on our Moot Court team, conduct research in the Ogden-Weber region in our community-engaged learning courses, or even spend a semester in Washington, D.C. working with Utah’s legislators to learn about the inner workings of our country's political institutions.

What You Can Do

Our political science minor prepares you for careers in government and law, and pairs well with any 91风流 major.

Upon graduation, you’ll have developed reading comprehension, writing and critical thinking skills. As many political problems have no single solution, you’ll also learn to analyze competing explanations and solutions to political issues and how to present your own positions on them

Degree Information

Degree Requirements

  • Minimum of 21 credit hours (24 credit hours for teaching minors)
  • Minimum grade of C in all minor courses (a C- is not accepted)

Declare Your Minor

Contact the Political Science Academic Advisor to schedule a meeting.

Dr. Thom Kuehls
Political Science Academic Advisor
tkuehls@weber.edu