Government Major
American Politics & Policy Track (APP)
Program Structure
Below is a sample Government APP Track program overview. For a more specific program overview, consult the Academic Catalog for your year.
Patrick Henry College structures its academic program around its distinctive, classical liberal arts Core Curriculum, consisting of 63 credits plus foreign language. Building on the foundation of PHC’s exceptional Core, Government students will take:
Major Courses (47 credits)
Government Courses
(12 credits)
American Political Institutions
Political Science Research Methods
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Major Electives![Crosby3[2403]](https://www.phc.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Crosby3%5B2403%5D.jpg?width=518&height=345&name=Crosby3%5B2403%5D.jpg)
(27 credits)
Course Electives
State & Local Government
The Congress
The Presidency
Campaigns and Elections
Public Administration
Principles of Policy Analysis
Ethics & Public Policy
Education Policy & Politics
Or, one of the following (up to 3 credits)
Legal Environment of Business
Public Economics
Public Finance & Taxation
Environmental Law & Policy
Topics in Government (topics vary)
U.S. Intellectual History
Political Journalism
Public Relations
American Political Thought
Apprenticeship Electives
Special Projects in APP
Practicum in APP
Internship in APP
Practicum in Government: Logic & Law
Senior Thesis Preparation
Senior Thesis
Moot Court/Mock Trial/Forensics Activities
Directed Research
Practicum in International Politics & Policy
Applied Research in Political Theory: (topics vary)
Open Electives
(12 credits)
Credit earned in the attainment of foreign language ability may be applied to Open Electives.
