Government

Program Structure

Below is a sample Government 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

(35 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

Public Economics

Comparative Economic Systems

Public Finance and Taxation

International Economics

Topics in Government (topics vary)

Foreign Policy: Theory & Practice

Theory & Ethics of International Relations

European Politics

Politics of Developing Nations

Area Studies (topics vary)

Topics in International Studies (topics vary)

Ancient & Medieval Political Theory

Modern & Contemporary Political Theory

American Political Thought

Conservative Political Theory

Apprenticeship Electives

Internship in APP/IPP/POL

Practicum in American Politics & Policy 

Moot Court/Mock Trial/Forensics Activities 

Practicum in Government: Logic & Law

Directed Research 

Practicum in International Politics & Policy 

Applied Research in Pol. Theory: Christian Political Thought

Applied Research in Pol. Theory: Democracy’s Prosp. & Chal.

Applied Research in Pol. Theory: (topics vary) 

APP/IPP/POL Senior Thesis Prep & Senior Thesis

Open Electives

(12 credits)

Credit earned in the attainment of foreign language ability may be applied to Open Electives.