Offered by Department of Political Science:

Political Science Major

Public Administration Option
Bachelor of Science

NSS BS 6305

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12

ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours

ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

PSY 203GS, General Psychology - 3 hours

SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 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 Public Administration = 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.

Public Administration Requirements (36 hours required)

Take all of the following:

PSCI 212, The American Bureaucracy - 3 hours

PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours

PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours

CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours

PHIL 305, Social and Political Philosophy - 3 hours

PHIL 400, Ethics - 3 hours

ECON 314, Public Finance - 3 hours

ENG 311, Advanced Writing I - 3 hours (Prereq: ENG 234GS or instructor's permission)

Take 1 course from:

PSCI 381, Political Behavior: Patterns and Methods - 3 hours

SOC 370, Social Survey - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 237)

Take 1 course from:

PSY 410, Industrial Psychology - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

SOC 349, Sociology of Work and Occupations - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS)

Take 1 course from:

HIST 485, The United States Since 1941 - 3 hours

GEOG 321, Economic Geography - 3 hours (Prereq: GEOG 104GS or GEOG 106GS)

Take 1 course from:

PSCI 475, Internship in Political Science - 3 hours

PSCI 499, Readings in Political Science - 3 hours