Political Science Courses
Members of the faculty of the Texas Tech Department of Political Science teach a wide variety of undergraduate courses that cover the major subfields within political science. POLS 1301 is a prerequisite for all upper-division political science courses. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) can be substituted for POLS 2302, if the student receives an A or B in POLS 1301. For further information regarding courses, consult the Texas Tech University Undergraduate Catalog, or contact the Department of Political Science. Currently, the Texas Tech University undergraduate course catalog lists the following courses offered by the Department of Political Science:
American Politics
POLS 1301 American Government, Organization
POLS 2302 American Public Policy
POLS 3323 Legislation*
POLS 3325 Political Parties*
POLS 3326 Women in Politics*
POLS 3327 The American Presidency*
Political Research Methodology
POLS 3310 Introduction to Political Analysis
POLS 3311 Political Data
Political Theory
POLS 3330 Ancient and Medieval Political Theory
POLS 3331 Introduction to Political Philosophy
POLS 3332 Modern Political Theory
POLS 3333 Contemporary Political Theory
POLS 3339 Religion and Politics*
Public Administration and Public Policy
POLS 3340 Fiscal Administration*
POLS 3341 The Administrative Process*
POLS 3346 Public Policy Analysis*
Public Law
POLS 3350 Criminal Process*
POLS 3351 The Judicial Process*
POLS 3352 Constitutional Law-Powers*
POLS 3353 Constitutional Law-Limitations*
International Relations
POLS 3360 United States Foreign Policy*
POLS 3361 International Politics
POLS 3363 International Organization
POLS 3364 Comparative Foreign Policy
POLS 3365 War and Security
POLS 3366 International Political Economy
POLS 3368 Transnational Issues
Comparative Politics
POLS 3371 Comparative Politics
POLS 3372 Governments of Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States
POLS 3373 Governments of Western Europe
POLS 3374 Governments of Mexico and the Caribbean
POLS 3375 South American Governments
POLS 3376 Asian Governments and Politics
Selected Topics Courses
POLS 3300 Selected Topics in Political Science
POLS 4397 Practicum in Politics
POLS 4399 Individual Studies