POSC at Towson University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate POSC coursework.

• POSC 303Theory of International Politicsopens 3 courses (1.3 directly)
• POSC 375Public Administrationopens 2 courses (0.8 directly)
• POSC 305Urban Government and Politicsopens 1 course (0.5 directly)
• POSC 427Political Theory Iopens 1 course (0.5 directly)
• POSC 428Political Theory IIopens 1 course (0.5 directly)
• POSC 337Comparative Government of Foreign Powers: the Western Worldopens 1 course (0.3 directly)

The map

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 POSC 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 52 POSC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 28 more POSC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on POSC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in POSC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at POSC 483

  1. HIST 103History of European Civilization from the 17th Century
  2. POSC 303Theory of International Politics
  3. POSC 307Contemporary International Politics
  4. POSC 483Seminar in International Relations

• 3 courses deep, ending at POSC 481

  1. POSC 103American National Government
  2. POSC 375Public Administration
  3. POSC 481Seminar in American Government and Public Policy

• 3 courses deep, ending at POSC 482

  1. POSC 101Introduction to Political Science
  2. POSC 337Comparative Government of Foreign Powers: the Western World
  3. POSC 482Seminar in Comparative Politics

• 3 courses deep, ending at POSC 484

  1. POSC 101Introduction to Political Science
  2. POSC 418Constitutional Law and Politics
  3. POSC 484Seminar in Law and Judicial System

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for POSC yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under POSC yet.

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Department events

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