Overview
The Politics minor is offered through Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts.
The study of politics introduces students to critical and constructive engagement with their communities and the world. They explore authority, cooperation, deliberation, persuasion, resistance, rebellion, and other manifestations of power
in diverse social, political, and economic contexts. Learn more about the Politics program.
Curriculum
The minor in Politics requires the completion of the following five courses, distributed as follows:
- Two 2000-level Tier I core courses. Students must take one course in two of the following subfields:*
- U.S. Politics
- Comparative Politics
- Global Politics
- Political Theory
- Three 3000- or 4000-level Tier III elective courses. Students can take any three LPOL classes at these levels. Students must complete two core classes (one in the relevant subfield) or attain junior or senior status to enroll. See descriptions and
sample courses above under Tier III Major Requirements.
*See descriptions and sample courses under Tier I Major Requirements. As with majors, one core requirement can be fulfilled with a ULEC or freshman seminar taught by a Politics professor.
Courses should be chosen carefully, in consultation with the departmental faculty advisor. Students pursuing the Politics minor are encouraged to download the Politics Minor Requirement Worksheet to track their progress. Students must receive grades of C or better in all courses taken to fulfill the minor.
Eligibility
Minors are available to undergraduate students across The New School.
Please meet with your Student
Success advisor to discuss how a minor will fit in with your overall degree
requirements. If you have additional questions about requirements for the
Politics minor that cannot be answered by your Student Success
advisor, please consult Quentin Bruneau, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Departmental Faculty Advisor for Politics, at brueneauq@newschool.edu.