Political Science Major Questions

stewta4
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:56:48 +0000

Hey everyone,

So I will be joining Michigan this fall as a member of the Class of 2016 and I’m in the Honors program at LSA. Obviously my major plans are a tad premature and subject to change (possibly drastic), but for now I’m interested in pursuing a pre-law path with a double major in Political Science and Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science (subset of psychology). For the Political Science major, students must complete two out of the four intro courses as pre-reqs. The four options are Political Theory, American Government, Comparative Politics, and World Politics. I’m taking AP US Government this year and I’m expecting to get a 4/5, but the results won’t come until July and my orientation is the first week in June. So, I won’t be taking intro to American Government as a freshman, but I want to take 2 of the intro courses (one each semester). I think I’m leaning towards Comparative Politics and Political Theory, but if any students with experience could give me a synopsis on the three intro classes and the pros/cons of each that would be fantastic.

Some specific questions:
What’s the main difference between comparative politics and world politics???
Idk why, but I have a feeling that political theory would just be boring, any thoughts haha?
Also, just a general question, when we register for classes at orientation, do we sign up for both winter and fall semesters?