Political Science Option
Bachelor of Science
NSS BS 6306
- Minimum General Studies = 45
- including General Studies coursework required by major
- English Language minimum = 9
- Humanities minimum = 9
- Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3
- STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3
hours
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12 including:
- PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3
hours
- Take 1 course from:
- PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3
hours
- PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3
hours
- Personal Development minimum = 2
- BS Science-related course requirements = 0
- Major Option = 36
- Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24
- Minors are 24 hours, 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as
18 required hours to the program. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other
requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 105
- Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 20
- Minimum total hours required for BS in Political Science = 125
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for
all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above
taken at a 4-year college or university.
A. General Political Science Core (9 hours required)- Take 1 course from:
- PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours
- PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3
hours
- PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours
- Take all of the following:
- PSCI 381, Political Behavior: Patterns and Methods - 3
hours (Prereq:* STAT 235)
- PSCI 489, Senior Seminar - 3 hours
B. General Political Science Electives (12 hours required)- Take 2 courses from:
- PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours
- PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
- PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
- PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
- Take 2 courses from:
- PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
- PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours
- PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
- PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
C. General Political Science Emphases (15 hours required)
- Choose ONE of the following two options.
- 1. General Option (15 hours required)
- Courses taken in A. General Political Science Core or B. General Political Science
Elective will not be counted toward this requirement.
- Take 0-6 hours from:
- PSCI 212, The American Bureaucracy - 3 hours
- PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours
- PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3
hours
- PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
- PSCI 265, Campaigns and Elections - 3 hours
- Take 9-15 hours from:
- PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours
- PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3
hours
- PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
- PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours
- PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours
- PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
- PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
- PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours
(Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
- PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
- PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours
- PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3
hours
- PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours
- PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
- PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
- PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
- PSCI 468, Advanced International Politics - 3 hours
- PSCI 486, Policy Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 385; recommended: PSCI
381)
- 2. Emphasis Option (15 hours required)
- Choose ONE of the following Emphases
- a. International Studies Emphasis
- Courses taken in A. General Political Science Core or B. General Political Science
Elective will not be counted toward this requirement.
- Take 5 courses from:
- PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
- PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours
- PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
- PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours
(Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
- PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
- PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
- PSCI 468, Advanced International Politics - 3 hours
- b. Public Policy Emphasis
- Courses taken in A. General Political Science Core or B. General Political Science
Elective will not be counted toward this requirement.
- Take 2 courses:
- PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
- PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
- Take 3 courses from:
- PSCI 212, The American Bureaucracy - 3 hours
- PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours
- PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3
hours
- PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
- PSCI 265, Campaigns and Elections - 3 hours
- PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
- PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
- PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
- PSCI 486, Policy Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 385; recommended: PSCI
381)
- c. Pre-Law Emphasis
- Courses taken in B. General Political Science Elective will not be counted toward
this requirement.
- Take all of the following:
- PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3
hours
- PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours
- PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3
hours
- PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours
- PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3
hours
- PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours
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