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
STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
Natural Sciences minimum = 7
Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 12 including:
PSCI 168GS, Introduction to International Politics - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 100GS, Introduction to Political Science - 3 hours
PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 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.

A. General Political Science Core (9 hours required)
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours
PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours
Take all of the following:
PSCI 381, Political Behavior: Patterns and Methods - 3 hours (Prereq:* STAT 235)
PSCI 489, Senior Seminar - 3 hours

B. General Political Science Electives (12 hours required)
Take 2 courses from:
PSCI 250, The American Congress - 3 hours
PSCI 254, The American Presidency - 3 hours
PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
Take 2 courses from:
PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours
PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours

C. General Political Science Emphases (15 hours required)
Choose ONE of the following two options.
1. General Option (15 hours required)
Courses taken in A. General Political Science Core or B. General Political Science Elective will not be counted toward this requirement.
Take 0-6 hours from:
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 265, Parties, Elections and Interest Groups - 3 hours
Take 9-15 hours from:
PSCI 300, American Constitutional Law - 3 hours
PSCI 325, Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3 hours
PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours
PSCI 346, Latin American Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours
PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours
PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
PSCI 468, Advanced International Politics - 3 hours
PSCI 486, Policy Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 385; recommended: PSCI 381)
2. Emphasis Option (15 hours required)
Choose ONE of the following Emphases
a. International Studies Emphasis
Courses taken in A. General Political Science Core or B. General Political Science Elective will not be counted toward this requirement.
Take 5 courses from:
PSCI 344, Politics of Industrial Democracies - 3 hours
PSCI 345, Politics of Developing Nations - 3 hours
PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
PSCI 369, International Political Economy - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 168GS)
PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 450, Nations in Transition - 3 hours
PSCI 468, Advanced International Politics - 3 hours
b. Public Policy Emphasis
Courses taken in A. General Political Science Core or B. General Political Science Elective will not be counted toward this requirement.
Take 2 courses:
PSCI 385, Foundations of Public Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 400, Public Administration - 3 hours
Take 3 courses from:
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 265, Parties, Elections and Interest Groups - 3 hours
PSCI 361, State and Local Government - 3 hours
PSCI 370, American Foreign Policy - 3 hours
PSCI 382, Public Opinion - 3 hours
PSCI 486, Policy Analysis - 3 hours (Prereq: PSCI 385; recommended: PSCI 381)
c. Pre-Law Emphasis
Courses taken in B. General Political Science Elective will not be counted toward this requirement.
Take all of the following:
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
PSCI 368, International Law and Organization - 3 hours
Take 1 course from:
PSCI 373, Development of Political Thought I - 3 hours
PSCI 374, Development of Political Thought II - 3 hours
PSCI 375, American Political Thought - 3 hours
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