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Offered by Department of Political Science:

Political Science Major

Political Science Option
Bachelor of Arts

NSS BA 6307

  1. 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
  2. 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 (Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
      • PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
  3. 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 or permission of instructor)
      • PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 300 or permission of instructor)
      • 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 hours (Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
      • PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
      • 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

2 May 2008

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