Political Science Major
Political Science Option
Bachelor of Science
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
including General Studies coursework required by major
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
- Take 1 course from:
- STAT 235GS, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
- STAT 241GS, Elementary Statistics - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- PSCI 140GS, Democracies around the World - 3 hours
- PSCI 170GS, Democracy as a Political Idea - 3 hours
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 27
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6-9 including:
- Take 1 course from:
- PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
- PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BS Science-related course requirements = 0
- Major Option = 36
- Minor or 2nd Major = 24
- For specific requirements see
#3 of Bachelor of Science Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or
greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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 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, 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 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
5 May 2010
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