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Politics Emphasis

The emphasis in politics is designed for students who want maximum flexibility within their program of study or wish to create a particular specialization within political science, such as American government, biopolitics, or political theory.

Program Requirements

Course Offerings

While the politics emphasis gives students the opportunity to take courses in many different areas, the following are examples of regularly taught courses in the fields of American government, biopolitics, and political theory. 

American Government

  • Parties and Elections
  • American Public Opinion
  • The U.S. Congress
  • The American Presidency
  • Political Participation and Behavior
  • Mass Media in American Politics
  • Local Government and Politics

Biopolitics

  • Politics and the Life Sciences
  • Biomedicine and the Law
  • Biopolitics of Human Nature
  • Political Psychology
  • Environmental Law and Policy

Political Theory

  • Liberalism and Its Critics
  • Natural Right and Law
  • American Political Thought I
  • American Political Thought II
  • Religion and the Constitution
  • War, Empire, and Ethics
  • Classical and Medieval Political Theory

 

If you have any questions about the Politics emphasis, please email Professor Mikel Wyckoff at mwyckoff@niu.edu.