To earn the Bachelor of Arts in
Government and Politics, students complete 126 credits in core,
major-sequence and elective requirements, as outlined below. For
more information about courses, please see the St. John’s College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of our
Undergraduate Bulletin.
Liberal Arts Core — 27 Credits
| DNY | 1000C | Discover New York | 3 |
| ENG | 1000C | English Composition | 3 |
| ENG | 1100C | Literature in a Global Context | 3 |
| HIS | 1000C | History | 3 |
| SCI | 1000C | Scientific Inquiry | 3 |
| PHI | 1000C | Philosophy of the Human Person | 3 |
| PHI | 3000C | Metaphysics | 3 |
| SPE | 1000C | Speech | 3 |
| THE | 1000C | Perspectives on Christianity | 3 |
Distributed Core Courses —21
Credits
| | | Foreign Language | 6 |
| MTH | 1000C | Mathematics | 3 |
| PHI | 2200C | Literature in a Global Context | 3 |
| THE | 2200C | Theology | 3 |
| THE | 1000C | Perspectives on Christianity | 3 |
| | | Social Sciences | 3 |
St. John’s Core Courses —12
Credits
| | | Art or Music | 3 |
| | | and | |
| | | Core Elective | 3 |
| | 2000 | Core Elective | 3 |
| | 1000C | Core Elective (in three different fields
of major area) | 3 |
Major Sequence —36
Credits
| GOV | 1010 | Contemporary Government and Politics | 3 |
| GOV | 1030 | American National Government | 3 |
One Elective in each of the following areas:
International Relations
| GOV | 1610 | International Relations | 3 |
| GOV | 2640 | Foreign Policy of the United States | 3 |
| GOV | 2810 | The Politics of War | 3 |
| GOV | 2000 | Core Elective | 3 |
| GOV | 3620 | International Law | 3 |
| GOV | 3670 | Foreign Policy of the Major Powers | 3 |
| GOV | 1000C | International Political Economy | 3 |
Comparative Government
| GOV | 1700 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| GOV | 2650 | Government and Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| GOV | 2660 | Government and Politics of Eastern Europe | 3 |
| GOV | 2690 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| GOV | 2730 | Russia and CIS Republics | 3 |
| GOV | 2750 | The Politics of the Caribbean Sea | 3 |
| GOV | 3680 | Politics of Africa | 3 |
| GOV | 3710 | Governments and Politics of the Far East | 3 |
| GOV | 3720 | Governments and Politics of South and
Southeast Asia | 3 |
Comparative Government
| GOV | 1700 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| GOV | 2650 | Government and Politics of Western Europe | 3 |
| GOV | 2660 | Government and Politics of Eastern Europe | 3 |
| GOV | 2690 | Government and Politics of Latin America | 3 |
| GOV | 2730 | Russia and CIS Republics | 3 |
| GOV | 2750 | The Politics of the Caribbean Sea | 3 |
| GOV | 3680 | Politics of Africa | 3 |
| GOV | 3710 | Governments and Politics of the Far East | 3 |
| GOV | 3720 | Governments and Politics of South and
Southeast Asia | 3 |
Political Theory
| GOV | 1250 | Western Political Though I: Classical and
Medieval | 3 |
| GOV | 1265 | Western Political Thought II: Early Modern | 3 |
| GOV | 1270 | Western Political Thought III: Recent
and Contemporary | 3 |
| GOV | 2690 | One Senior Seminar | 3 |
In addition, government and politics majors must complete 18
elective hours in GOV courses. Students are also permitted a
maximum of 6 hours in fieldwork courses and eligible seniors may
choose six elective hours from 100-level courses.