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Standard Major in Political Science
Hamline’s political science major is grouped into two programs: the standard major and the public service major. The standard political science major is appropriate for students who plan to enter law school or graduate school in the social sciences, those who anticipate civic participation in politics and public affairs, and those who intend to pursue other careers such as business and wish to acquire a deeper understanding of political processes and developments.
One of the following three courses in political thought or political theory
One course chosen from
Three political science electives
At least two courses from the Comparative Politics/International Politics courses list below.
NOTE: A course in elementary statistics is strongly recommended, but it is not counted as one of the 10 political science courses in the standard major.
Two Hamline Class of 2013 graduates, Angela Lesnak and Carly Braun, have been selected to receive one of twenty highly selective Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) foundation scholarships.
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3-3 Law School Early AdmissionModel UN Washington Semester