After POL 1020
Gateway: POL 1020
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 POL coursework.
Generated from Wayne State University’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 POL 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 18 POL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 6 more POL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on POL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Core Coursesall required
Select 3 of the 4 core courses
Global Experience1 required
Students must fulfill a Global Experience requirement. Options for fulfilling the requirement include: 1) an internship at a local agency that deals with global issues or is a global organization ( GLS 5500 ); 2) study abroad or internship abroad; 3) field work or study abroad that is part of a specific course.
Electives from Three Focus Areas15 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must take a minimum of fifteen credits from the following areas of focus: Global Politics and Economics, Global Health and Environment, Global Culture and Identities.
Global Cultures and Identities2 required · verify with the official sheet
This focus area centers on questions related to global cultures, belief systems expressed through various types of cultural artifacts (including visual art, artisanry, literature, film and media), and peoples and identities, over time and geographical areas, in conjunction with questions of gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity.
Global Health and Environment2 required · verify with the official sheet
This focus area concentrates on issues related to global public health, medical systems, and environmental issues such as population, pollution, and climate change over time and geographical areas, in conjunction with questions of gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity.
Global Politics and Economies2 required · verify with the official sheet
This focus area takes into account global political, sociological, economic, labor, and business theories, trends, histories, and configurations over time and geographical areas, in conjunction with questions related to gender, sexuality, class, race, and ethnicity.
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in POL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
6 courses deep, ending at POL 5999
2 courses deep, ending at POL 5993
All POL courses in the Wayne State catalog
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