Department of Political Science

Location: King Center, Room 498

Phone: 313-615-1123

E-Mail: politicalscience@msudenver.edu

Website: Political Science Department Website

Prelaw

The Department of Political Science offers prelaw advising to all students at the University regardless of a student’s major field of study. If you are thinking of applying to law school or would like more information on the LSAT or law school admission standards, please contact a Prelaw Advisor:

• Dr. Jeremy Castle

Please review the Prelaw Webpage for more information.

Programs

• Political Science Major, B.A.

• Leadership Studies Minor
• Legal Studies Minor
• Native American Studies Minor
• Political Science Minor
• Public Affairs and Administration Minor

• Political Science Major, B.A. with Secondary Social Studies Teacher Licensure Concentration

Courses

• LDR 1010 - Leadership and Social Change
• LDR 3010 - Perspectives on Leadership

• NAS 1000 - Introduction to Native American Studies
• NAS 1030 - Introduction to Social Justice and Decoloniality
• NAS 2240 - Introduction to Native American Literature
• NAS 2700 - Geographies of Environmental Justice
• NAS 3090 - Current Topics in Native American Studies
• NAS 3110 - Federal Indian Law
• NAS 3200 - Native American Politics
• NAS 3240 - American Indian Women
• NAS 3242 - Contemporary Native American Literature
• NAS 3300 - Indigenous Geographies of North America
• NAS 3722 - Native American Cinema

• PSC 1010 - American National Government
• PSC 1011 - Leadership and Social Change
• PSC 1020 - Comparative Politics
• PSC 1030 - Multicultural Politics for Non-Majors
• PSC 1300 - Asia in Global Perspective
• PSC 2030 - Politics in the Media
• PSC 2090 - The Black Lives Matter Movement and the Origins of Modern Black Protest
• PSC 2200 - Politics and Black People
• PSC 2230 - Introduction to International Relations
• PSC 2240 - Global Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
• PSC 2500 - The Search for Knowledge in Political Science
• PSC 3000 - American State and Local Government
• PSC 3010 - Urban Politics
• PSC 3020 - Introduction to Public Administration
• PSC 3025 - Political Campaigns: How to run successful campaigns
• PSC 3040 - Housing Policy
• PSC 3050 - Political Theory
• PSC 3090 - Current Topics in Political Science: Variable Topics
• PSC 3100 - American Political Parties and Elections and Voting Behavior
• PSC 3110 - Federal Indian Law
• PSC 3120 - Constitutional Law I: Powers of Government
• PSC 3130 - The American Presidency
• PSC 3140 - The American Congress and Legislative Process
• PSC 3150 - Law and Society
• PSC 3160 - Readings in Political Science and Public Administration: Variable Topics
• PSC 3170 - Leadership Studies
• PSC 3180 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
• PSC 3190 - Trial Advocacy Lab
• PSC 3200 - Native American Politics
• PSC 3220 - Public Policy
• PSC 3230 - Environmental Politics
• PSC 3240 - Intergovernmental Relations
• PSC 3250 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
• PSC 3260 - Politics of Money and Public Budgets
• PSC 3280 - Public Sector Human Resources Management
• PSC 3300 - Indigenous Geographies of North America
• PSC 3310 - American Foreign Policy
• PSC 3320 - International Law
• PSC 3330 - International Organizations
• PSC 3340 - International Political Economy
• PSC 3350 - Global Issues Forum: Variable Topics
• PSC 3360 - Advanced Problems in International Relations
• PSC 3365 - Structural Violence, Poverty and Human Rights
• PSC 3379 - Middle Eastern Cultures
• PSC 3400 - Contemporary Africa
• PSC 3450 - Politics of China, Korea, and Japan
• PSC 3500 - Conducting Quantitative Political Analysis
• PSC 3520 - American Political Thought
• PSC 3530 - Gender and Global Politics
• PSC 3540 - Women in the Developing World
• PSC 3600 - Comparative Politics Area Studies: Variable Topics
• PSC 3630 - Latin American Politics
• PSC 3640 - Regional Defense and Development: East Asia
• PSC 3670 - European Politics
• PSC 3790 - The Political Economy of Immigration
• PSC 3800 - On Leaders and Leadership
• PSC 3910 - African Politics and Government
• PSC 3980 - Internship in Political Science
• PSC 4020 - Democracy
• PSC 4240 - Gender and Violence
• PSC 4310 - American Foreign Policy
• PSC 4320 - International Law
• PSC 4340 - International Political Economy