Offered by Department of Political Science

Political Science Major

Political Science 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement
Bachelor of Arts in Education

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
    • TE 100GS, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3 including:
      • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
  • Capstone = 3
• Professional Sequence = 25 including:
  • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • TE 320, Field Experience in Secondary Classroom - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 33
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 103
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 17
• Minimum total hours required for BAE in Political Science 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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 Subject Endorsement Requirements (24 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
     • PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
     • PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
   • Take 2 courses from:
     • PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours
     • PSCI 351, The American Congress - 3 hours
     • PSCI 352, The American Presidency - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • PSCI 365, Campaigns and Elections - 3 hours
     • PSCI 366, Political Parties and Interest Groups - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • PSCI 332, Environmental Politics & Policy - 3 hours
     • PSCI 340, Topics in Comparative Politics - 3 hours
     • PSCI 341, Politics of the Drug War - 3 hours
     • PSCI 342, Politics of Globalization - 3 hours
     • PSCI 353, Race & Politics - 3 hours
     • PSCI 360, Topics in American Politics - 3 hours
     • PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
     • PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours
     • PSCI 380, Topics in International Relations - 3 hours
     • PSCI 382, Public Opinion and Political Problems - 3 hours
     • PSCI 468, War in World Politics - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • PSCI 371, Religion & Politics - 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 hours
     • PSCI 378, Feminist Political Thought - 3 hours
2. Political Science Subject Endorsement Supporting Courses (9 hours required)
   • Take:
     • SOSC 370, Social Science of the High School - 3 hours
   • Take 6 hours from:
     • ECON, HIST, GEOG, PSY, SOC
     • (except ECON 188GS, ECON 388GS, HIST 188GS, GEOG 188GS, GEOG 388GS, PSY 188GS, PSY 388GS, SOC 188GS)