Offered by Department of Political Science

Political Science Major

Political Science
Bachelor of Arts

  1. Political Science Core (12 hours required)
    • Take all of the following:
      • PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Relations - 3 hours
      • 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, 20th & 21st Century 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, Politics of the Federal Executive Branch - 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 (12 hours required)
    • Take 12 hours from the following:
      • PSCI 212, Politics of the Federal Executive Branch - 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, 20th & 21st Century 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 and PSCI 385)
      • PSCI 490, Directed Research - 1-3 hours
      • PSCI 499, Readings in Political Science - 1-3 hours
    • Subject to approval by the Department Chair, up to 6 hours of relevant coursework in the student's second major or minor may count toward the 12 hours of Political Science electives.

20 Mar 2012

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