1996-98 UNK UG Catalog/BA Political Science

University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Political Science:

Political Science Major - Bachelor of Arts

NSS BA 6307

General Studies = 45
Take one of the following:: PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours; PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
BA Language requirement = a minimum of 5: The BA requires completion of two intermediate or advanced courses in a single modern language. Students coming to campus having met the 1997- admission requirements will typically have a 5-6 hour requirement. Students without two years of high school language study will typically take 10 hours of first year language before completing this requirement.
Major = 36
Minor or 2nd Major = 24: Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.
Minimum total hours required coursework = 110
Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 15
Minimum total hours required for BA 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.
Select ONE of the following:
General Political Science Major,: OR concentration in; Public Policy,; International Affairs, or; Pre-Law
A. General Political Science Major
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours; PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 265, Parties, Elections and Interest Groups - 3 hours; PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours; PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours; PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours; PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
Take all of the following:: PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours; PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours; PSCI 381, Political Behavior: Patterns and Methods - 3 hours (Prereq: STAT 235); STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours; PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
General Political Science Electives
Take a minimum of 2 courses from:: (except PSCI 168GS, 370, 375, 450); PSCI 156-499; CJUS 345, Criminal Law - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 101)
B. Public Policy Concentration
Take all of the following:: PSCI 212, The American Bureaucracy - 3 hours; PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours; PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours; PSCI 381, Political Behavior: Patterns and Methods - 3 hours; PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours; PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours; PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours; PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 265, Parties, Elections and Interest Groups - 3 hours; PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours; PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours; PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours; PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
Take a minimum of 2 courses from:: (except PSCI 168GS, 370, 375, 450); PSCI 156-499; CJUS 345, Criminal Law - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 101)
C. International Affairs Concentration
Take all of the following:: PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours; PSCI 265, Parties, Elections and Interest Groups - 3 hours; PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours; PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours; PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours; PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours; PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours; PSCI 381, Political Behavior: Patterns and Methods - 3 hours; PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours; PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
Take a minimum of 2 courses from:: (except PSCI 168GS, 370, 375, 450); PSCI 156-499; CJUS 345, Criminal Law - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 101)
D. Pre-Law Concentration
Take all of the following:: PSCI 212, The American Bureaucracy - 3 hours; PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours; PSCI 252, The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3 hours; PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours; PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours; PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours; PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours; PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours; PSCI 381, Political Behavior: Patterns and Methods - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:: PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours; PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
Take a minimum of 2 courses from:: (except PSCI 168GS, 370, 375, 450); PSCI 156-499; CJUS 345, Criminal Law - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 101)

1996-1998 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

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