Constitutional Studies Minor
The Constitutional Studies minor provides interdisciplinary training in the politics, history, and philosophy of constitutional government. As an interdisciplinary liberal arts major, it aims to help students achieve the following outcomes: to gain general knowledge of constitutional government in the United States and abroad and to develop effective communication, analytical and critical thinking skills. While completing this minor might constitute excellent preparation for law or graduate school, it is not a prerequisite for any further study of the law.
I. Minor Program Requirements
Twenty-one semester credits. To satisfy the interdisciplinary requirement, students must complete courses from at least three different disciplines below (History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Theology).
Foundations in the American Constitutional Tradition (6 credits required):
| PO 104 | American National Government | 3 |
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| HI 121 | US History I (ND) | 3 |
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| PO 216 | American Political Thought | 3 |
Students must complete credits from each of the following three concentrations:
The American Founding and American Constitutional History (3 credits):
| HI 121 | US History I (ND) | 3 |
| HI 122 | US History II | 3 |
| HI 322 | Slavery and the Civil War | 3 |
| PO 104 | American National Government | 3 |
| PO 210 | Intro to Constitutional Law | 3 |
| PO 216 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| PO 230 | Montana State Politics | 3 |
| PO 315 | Congress and the Presidency | 3 |
| SO 314 | Sociology of Law (GD) | 3 |
Comparative Constitutionalism and International Law (6 credits):
| HI 241 | History Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HI 251 | Introduction to East Asia(GD) | 3 |
| HI 271 | History of Modern Latin America (GD) | 3 |
| HI 291 | Modern African History CD/GD | 3 |
| PO 102 | Intro Comparative Politics (CD)(GD) | 3 |
| PO 242 | State & Nation in World Politics | 3 |
| PO 243 | Political Economy | 3 |
| PO 321 | Citizenship: Think Global, Act Local-ND | 3 |
| PO 344 | Contemporary Global Issues CD | 3 |
| PO 348 | International Negotiation Simulation-GD | 3 |
Constitutionalism: History and Philosophy (6 credits):
| PHIL 256 | Social & Political Philosophy(WI) | 3 |
| PHIL 315 | 20th Century European Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 324 | Ethical Theory (WI) | 3 |
| TH 263 | Modern Catholic Social Teaching (WI) | 3 |