Offered by Department of Political Science:

Political Science Major

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

Take 1 course from:

STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
STAT 241, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12 including:

Take 2 courses from:

PSCI 110GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours

PSCI 140GS, Introduction to Comparative Politics - 3 hours

PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours

PSCI 170GS, Introduction to Political Thought - 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. Political Science Core (9 hours required)

Take all of the following:

PSCI 381, Introduction to Political Inquiry - 3 hours

PSCI 489, Senior Seminar - 3 hours
Take one of the following:
PSCI 373, Ancient Political Thought - 3 hours
PSCI 374, Modern Political Thought - 3 hours
PSCI 375, Democratic Political Thought - 3 hours
PSCI 376, Post-Modern Political Thought - 3 hours

B. Political Science Requirements (12 hours required)

Take 12 hours from four separate subfields:

American Government

PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours
PSCI 351, The American Congress - 3 hours
PSCI 352, The American Presidency - 3 hours

Political Behavior
PSCI 365, Campaigns and Elections - 3 hours
PSCI 366, Political Parties and Interest Groups - 3 hours
PSCI 382, Public Opinion and Political Problems - 3 hours

Public Policy Administration
PSCI 212, The American Bureaucracy - 3 hours
PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours

Comparative Politics
PSCI 344, Politics of the Developed World - 3 hours
PSCI 345, Politics of the Developing World - 3 hours
PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours

International Relations
PSCI 368, International Law and Organization- 3 hours
PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours

PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours

C. Political Science Electives (15 hours required)

 
Take 15 hours from the following:
PSCI 212, The American Bureaucracy - 3 hours

PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours

PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours  (Prereq: PSCI 252)

PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours  (Prereq: PSCI 300)

PSCI 340, Topics in Comparative Politics - 3-6 hours  (may be repeated once with different topic)

PSCI 344, Politics of the Developed World - 3 hours

PSCI 345, Politics of the Developing World - 3-6 hours

PSCI 346, Latin American Politics- 3 hours

PSCI 351, The American Congress - 3 hours

PSCI 352, The American Presidency - 3 hours

PSCI 360, Topics in American Politics - 3-6 hours (may be repeated once with different topic)

PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours

PSCI 365, Campaigns and Elections - 3 hours

PSCI 366, Political Parties and Interest Groups- 3 hours

PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours

PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 (Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
PSCI 370, Topics in Political Thought - 3-6 hours (may be repeated once with different topic)

PSCI 373, Ancient Political Thought - 3 hours

PSCI 374, Modern Political Thought - 3 hours

PSCI 375, Democratic Political Thought - 3 hours

PSCI 376, Post-Modern Political Thought - 3 hours

PSCI 377, Topics in Political Thought - 3-6 hours (may be repeated once with different topic)
PSCI 380, Topics in International Relations - 3-6 hours (may be repeated once with different topic)

PSCI 382, Public Opinion and Political Problems - 3 hours

PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
PSCI 456, Field Study - 1-3 hours (repeatable up to 6 hours with different topic)
PSCI 468, War in World Politics - 3 hours

PSCI 475, Internship in Political Science - 1-6 hours
PSCI 486, Policy Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq:  PSCI 381; PSCI 385)
PSCI 490, Directed Research - 1-3 hours
PSCI 499, Readings in Political Science - 1-3 hours