Government Major

International Politics & Policy (IPP) Track

Program Structure

Below is a sample Government IPP 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

Apprenticeship Courses

(8 credits)

Practicum in International Politics & Policy

Internship in International Politics & Policy 

Major Electives

(27 credits)

United States Foreign Policy: Theory & Practice

Politics & Policy of China

Politics & Policy of Africa 

Politics & Policy of the Middle East 

Politics & Policy of Russia 

Revolutions & Ideologies 

Theory & Ethics of International Relations 

Politics & Policy of Europe

Politics of Developing Nations 

Public International Law 

International Politics & Policy Area Studies

Approved Electives, Other Majors

             Legal Environment of Business

             Comparative Economic Systems 

             International Economics 

             History of Islam 

             Modern Chinese History 

             Modern Middle East 

             Modern Russia 

             Introduction to Intelligence in Nat'l Security 

             Applied Data Analytics: Mapping 

             Counterintelligence 

             Counterterrorism

      Apprenticeship Electives

      (choose 15 credits)

Practicum in APP

Moot Court/Mock Trial/Forensics Activities

Practicum in Government: Logic & Law

Special Projects in Int'l Politics & Policy

Internship in Int'l Politics & Policy

Directed Research

Int’l Politics & Policy Senior Thesis Preparation

Int’l Politics & Policy Senior Thesis 

Open Electives

(12 credits)

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