紐約州立大學新帕爾茲分校

The Political Science/International Relations programs at New Paltz are designed to be both academically sound and responsive to student desires for practical experience and career preparation. A wide range of courses is offered in American government, international relations, political theory, comparative politics, law and law-related fields. In addition to the regular offerings, a number of "selected topics" courses may be given to serve student and community interest in current domestic and international issues.

We offer two majors -- one in Political Science and one in International Relations -- and minors in each of these disciplines, as well as a minor in Law and Politics.

The department offers a variety of academic credit-bearing options outside of the traditional classroom. Semester-long, 15-credit internship opportunities are available in Washington, D.C. through the SUNY Washington Program (a 6-credit summer internship in D.C. is also available) and in Albany each spring through the New York State Legislative Internship Program.

Another experience-based program is an internship in journalism and politics. In cooperation with the School of Business and the Department of Digital Media & Journalism, the department facilitates an internship opportunity with the Legislative Gazette, a weekly newspaper published in Albany by New Paltz students as the paper of record for the New York State Legislature. Graduates of all internship programs have found positions in state and federal government, industry, media relations, public policy, and communications and print journalism.

Required courses...................................24 credits
POL216 American Government and Politics (4)
POL227 Introduction to International Politics (4)
POL229 Introduction to Comparative Politics (4)
POL300 Political Science Research Methods (4)
POL401/403/404/405/406 Senior Seminar (4) - See course list for details

One of the following:
POL220 Athens & Jerusalem: Political Thought in the Ancient & Medieval Worlds (4)
POL323 Sovereigns, Subjects & the State: Modern Political Thought (4)

Political Science electives.....................18-19 credits
Select twelve (12) credits from one of the following sub-fields (area concentrations) and six (6) credits from the remaining four:
Political Theory
American Government
International Relations
Comparative Politics
Law