Government and Legal Studies

Courses within the department are divided into four fields:

American Government
Government 11, 21, 25, 27, 150, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 210, 211, 215, 216, 255, 303, 304, 308, and 309. 

Comparative Politics
Government 18, 19 (same as Asian Studies 19), 20, 23, 120, 220, 221, 222 (same as Africana Studies 222), 224, 225, 226, 227 (same as Asian Studies 227), 230, 231, 232 (same as Asian Studies 282), 233, 234 (same as Asian Studies 234), 235 (same as Environmental Studies 236), 236, 237, 239, 268, 272 (same as Asian Studies 265), 273, 275, 283, 285, 286 (same as Asian Studies 280), 321, 324, 325, 327, 330, 332 (same as Asian Studies 332), 333 (same as Asian Studies 333), 336, and 337 (same as Asian Studies 337). 

Political Theory
Government 26, 28, 29, 240, 241, 243, 244, 245, 246, 249, 250, 341, 342, and 346. 

International Relations
Government 10, 11, 18, 20, 23, 160, 220, 222 (same as Africana Studies 222), 225, 226, 233, 234 (same as Asian Studies 234), 236, 237, 243, 260, 263 (same as Environmental Studies 263), 268, 269 (same as Environmental Studies 269), 270, 272 (same as Asian Studies 265), 273, 275, 279, 285, 287, 321, 324, 325, 327, 330, 337 (same as Asian Studies 337), 361, and 363 (same as Environmental Studies 363).

Every major is expected to complete an area of concentration in one of these fields.

The major consists of nine courses, no more than two taken at Level A, and no more than one first-year seminar, and distributed as follows:

1. A field of concentration, selected from the above list, in which at least four courses including one Level C course and no more than one Level A course are taken.
2. At least one course in each of the three fields outside the field of concentration. These courses may be at Levels A, B, or C, though only two Level A courses may count toward the major and no more than one of these may be a first-year seminar.
3. Government 207 (same as Environmental Studies 207), 214 (same as Environmental Studies 202), 219 (same as Education 250), 264 (same as Environmental Studies 264), 284, 393 (same as Asian Studies 344 and Religion 344), 395 (same as Environmental Studies 395), Environmental Studies 240, while not fulfilling the requirement for any of the four fields of concentration, can be counted toward the total number of courses required for the major or minor.
4. Students seeking to graduate with honors in government and legal studies must petition the department. Interested students should contact the honors director for specific details. Students must prepare an honors paper, which is normally the product of two semesters of independent study work, and have that paper approved by the department. One semester of independent study work may be counted toward the nine-course departmental requirement and the four-course field concentration. Students who hope to graduate with honors in government and legal studies thus normally must complete at least ten courses in the department.
5. To fulfill the major/minor requirements, a grade of C- or better must be earned in a course. Courses used to fulfill major/minor requirements must be taken on a graded basis (not Credit/D/Fail).

Requirements for the Minor in Government and Legal Studies

A minor in government and legal studies consists of five courses from at least three of the departmental fields. No more than two Level A courses and no more than one first-year seminar may count toward the minor.