Value of a Minor
Are you interested in enhancing your studies with a minor? In addition to major areas of study, UT San Antonio offers a variety of programs that provide valuable contributions to students' academic careers. While pursuing an undergraduate minor, students have the opportunity to explore personal interests and passions outside of their major program or complement their current major, helping them further stand out in the job market.
Why Pursue a Minor in Political Science
The Political Science minor explores how individuals exercise power in group settings and the institutions, rules and processes that are put in place to promote civilian cooperation. Students will learn about a broad range of subjects such as democracy and other forms of government, styles of leadership, the influence of non-governmental organizations in world politics, Constitutional law, the developing role of social media in politics, and the ideas of Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Locke.
This program is open to all majors and coursework for this minor can be applied towards your degree.
Adding a Minor
Though not required, declaring a minor is an excellent way to enhance your major area of study. A minor typically consists of 6 courses (18 semester credit hours), and may have additional requirements depending on the minor selected. After being admitted to UT San Antonio and registered for classes, students can meet with their assigned academic advisor to discuss the addition of a minor to their degree plan.
Please note, students can add a minor as long as they have earned less than 75 credit hours. However, the addition of a minor may or may not delay graduation. All requirements for the minor must be met at graduation; a minor cannot be added to a student’s degree program once they graduate. Students should meet with their assigned academic advisor to understand the impacts of adding a minor to their degree plan.
This political science minor requires the following prerequisites for all upper-division POL and GLA courses:
- GLA 1013 US in Global Context
- POL 1013 Introduction to American Politics
Students pursuing the Minor in Political Science will complete 18 semester credit hours, 12 hours of which must be upper-division courses from the subfields below:
- American Politics
- Comparative Politics
- International Politics
- Political Theory
- Public Law and Administrative Process
View the Undergraduate Catalog for a full list of courses!
Interested in Majoring in Political Science?
UTSA offers a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science! Visit our major page to further explore this field and see if this program is the right fit for you.
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