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 including:
    • 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 American Politics - 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.

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
     • PSCI 378, Feminist 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
       • PSCI 390, Politics & Culture of Asia - 3 hours
     • International Relations
       • PSCI 342, Politics of Globalization - 3 hours
       • PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
       • PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours
       • 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
     • 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 341, Politics of the Drug War - 3 hours
     • PSCI 342, Politics of Globalization - 3 hours
     • 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 353, Race & Politics - 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
     • 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 378, Feminist Political Thought - 3 hours
     • 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 390, Politics & Culture of Asia - 3 hours
     • PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
     • PSCI 410, Advanced Study in American Government: Special Topics - 3 hours
     • PSCI 420, Advanced Study in Political Behavior: Special Topics - 3 hours
     • PSCI 440, Advanced Study in Comparative Politics: Special Topics - 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