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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Political Science Minor

Campus: Knoxville

Minor Requirements

The minor consists of 18 hours of courses numbered 200 and above.

Prerequisites

Select one course: (3 Credit Hours)

POLS 101* - United States Government and Politics 3 Credit Hours
POLS 107* - Honors: United States Government and Politics 3 Credit Hours

Complete: (3 Credit Hours)

POLS 102* - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credit Hours

Required Courses (6 Credit Hours)

Select one course from List A and one course from list B.

List A

POLS 215 - Tennessee Government and Politics 3 Credit Hours
POLS 240 - Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 301* - Research Methods I 3 Credit Hours

List B

POLS 200 - Introduction to Political Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 249 - Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Credit Hours
POLS 265* - Introduction to International Relations 3 Credit Hours

Complete 12 hours:

Upper-division (300-400 level) political science courses (Note: POLS 480 - Capstone does not count toward this requirement.)

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .