Department Information

POLITICAL SCIENCE (POL )

Contact Information:

Department of Political Science The University of Arizona Social Sciences Building, 315 PO Box 210027 Tucson, AZ 85721-0027

Phone: (520) 621-7600 Fax: (520) 621-5051 Email: psadvice@u.arizona.edu Web: Department Homepage

General Information:

POL  Course Descriptions

Faculty Members

The Department of Political Science is in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options:

Baccalaureate Degree

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Graduate Degree -- consult the Graduate Catalog or department office for details.

• Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Major and Degrees -- undergraduate degrees link to the Degree/Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs).

• Political Science (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.)

Undergraduate Minor

The undergraduate program requires a minor.  Students may select any minor from among the list of approved University minors.  Minors available within the department are:

• Political Science Minor
• Political Science Teaching Minor

The Department of Political Science offers courses on the philosophies, processes, organizations, methods, and policies of government and related political institutions.  These courses focus on government and politics in the United States and foreign countries and also on how governments of different nations relate to one another.  Political science instruction is useful for pursuing careers in government, politics, law, business, education, journalism, and the media.

The department is divided into six substantive areas or fields of study.  Undergraduate majors must take courses from five of these six areas: 

1. American Political Institutions
2. Political Behavior
3. Law and Public Policy
4. Political Theory
5. Comparative Politics
6. International Relations

For more information contact the department office listed above.