{"id":809,"date":"2026-06-17T16:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/?page_id=809"},"modified":"2026-06-17T16:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:20:44","slug":"minor-in-political-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/department-of-political-science\/programs-of-study\/minor-in-political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Political Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"about-the-program\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A minor in Political Science will help you understand government functions, international affairs, public law, and policy issues. It is flexible, so students can take courses to enhance their chosen major in anthropology, business, communication, criminal justice, history, education, English, social work, sociology, psychology, the sciences, and others. The Political Science minor offers knowledge and skills that students in all fields can use to enhance their careers and make them well-rounded and informed citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-in-page\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.monmouth.edu\/undergraduate-catalog\/wayne-d-mcmurray-humanities-social-sciences\/political-science-sociology\/political-science-minor\/\">View Curriculum &amp; Sequence Charts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mu-contact has-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"850\" style=\"object-position: 49.055% 37.585%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of faculty member Joseph Patten 2021\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-280x280.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2013\/05\/Joseph-Patten-headshot_2021-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"nameAndTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"name block-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/directory\/profiles\/joseph-patten\/\">Joseph Patten, Ph.D.<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title component-title\">Professor;<br>Advisor, Debate Team and Washington Semester<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bioText\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"dept\">Political Science and Sociology<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"office\">Samuel E. and Mollie Bey Hall, 246<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"phone\"><a href=\"tel:(732) 263-5742\">732-263-5742<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"email\"><a href=\"mailto:jpatten@monmouth.edu\" title='Email Joseph'>jpatten@monmouth.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Program A minor in Political Science will help you understand government functions, international affairs, public law, and policy issues. 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