Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate PLSC coursework.
Generated from Loyola University Chicago’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate PLSC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 7 PLSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 160 more PLSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on PLSC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Foundationsall required
Culture Course; Research Course
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in PLSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at PLSC 100
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2 courses deep, ending at PLSC 311
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Concentration Area Courseschoose 1
Child, Adolescent and Family Services; Mental Health; Gerontology and Aging
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Elective Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two courses (six credit hours), one from each of the following categories:; Social Solutions and Social Change; Human Diversity
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At least two courses must be 200-level or higher and one must be 300-level or higher.; History Concentration; Literature & Arts Concentration; Social Sciences Concentration
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All PLSC courses in the Loyola Chicago catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under PLSC yet.
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