Government Major

Political Theory Track

Program Structure

Below is a sample Government Political Theory 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

Political Theory Courses

(12 credits)

 Ancient & Medieval Political Theory

 Modern & Contemporary Political Theory 

 American Political Thought 

 Conservative Political Theory 

Apprenticeship Courses

(12 credits)

 Applied Research in Political Theory: Christian Political Thought 

 Applied Research in Political Theory: Democracy’s Prospects & Challenges 

 Applied Research in Political Theory: (topics vary) 

And one of the following two courses:

Practicum in American Politics & Policy

Practicum in International Politics & Policy 

      Apprenticeship Electives

      (choose 11 credits)

Practicum in APP

Moot Court/Mock Trial/Forensics Activities

Practicum in Government: Logic & Law

Special Projects in Political Theory

Internship in Int'l Politics & Policy

Directed Research

 Applied Research in Political Theory: (topics vary) 

 Internship in Political Theory 

 Senior Thesis Preparation

 Senior Thesis  

Open Electives

(12 credits)

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