Advising Guide
Graduation Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science - Political Science
(post Fall 2003)


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Required Courses for General Education Requirements: 45 hours
1.Social Issues
ANTH 2105(105)/GEOG 2105(103)/PSYCH 2105(105)/SOCI 2105(105)

 
2. Arts
ART 1107(107)/MUSI 1107(107)/THTR 1107(107)


3. Knowing and Communicating
COM 1109(109)/FL 2001(102)/PHIL 2200(100)


4. Economics
ECON 2100(202)

5. Written commnication
ENG 1101(101)

6. Written communication
ENG 1102(102)

7. Literature
ENGL 2110(205&206)

8. World History
HIST 1110(205&206)

9. US History
HIST 2112(151&152)

 

10. Fitness for Living
HPS 1000(100)
11. Math I
MATH 1101(105) or higher

12. Math II
MATH 1106(106) or 1107(107) or higher

13. US Government
POLS 1101(201)

14. Natural Sciences I
SCI 2205(any science with Lab)

15. Natural Sciences II
SCI 2206


MAJOR PROGRAM

LOWER DIVISION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 18 hours 

POLS 2212 State & Local Govt.

POLS 2250 Contemp. Intern. Politics

POLS 2260 Current Pol. Issues
OR
POLS 2270 Political Ideologies

POLS 2280 Research Methods

Foreign Language (6 hours 2000 level)
OR 
MATH/CSIS (6 hours Math and/or Computer Science 1000 or 2000 level)  


UPPER DIVISION MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 24 hours.

PHIL 3301 Ethics
OR
PHIL 3305 Logic (recommended for Legal Studies Concentration)

POLS 4499 Senior Seminar

Choose any 6 from the following: 18 hours
POLS 3334 Comparative Politics
POLS 3343 Prin of Public Admin
POLS 3360 U.S. Congress
POLS 3370 U.S. Presidency
POLS 3380 Mass Media & Pol
POLS 4410 Amer Legal System
POLS 4423 Great Pol Thinkers
POLS 4436 Politics of Dev Areas

MAJOR CONCENTRATION: 12 HOURS

Select one concentration; take 12 hours from that concentration

CONCENTRATION I: LEGAL STUDIES (4 classes) 

POLS 4410 Amer. Legal System (required for concentration if not taken as Major Requirement)

POLS 3315 Amer Const Law: Fed.

POLS 3320 Legal Research

POLS 4405 Comp Legal Systems

POLS 4411 Criminal Law  

POLS 4420 Judicial Process   

POLS 4427 American Political Thought   

POLS 4430 International Law and Organization   

POLS 4470 Alternat.Dispute Resolut.


CONCENTRATION II: GOVERNMENT & PROFESSIONAL POLITICS (4 classes)   

POLS 3360 U.S. Congress (required for concentration if not taken as Major Requirement)

POLS 3370 U.S. Presidency (required for concentration if not taken as Major Requirement)

POLS 3380 Mass Media & Politics (required for concentration if not taken as Major Requirement)

POLS 3385 Campaigns & Elections

POLS 3388 Lobbying & Int. Groups

POLS 3390 Political Research On-line

POLS 3394 Public Polling/Survey

POLS 4402 Pol.Parties  

POLS 4412 Urban Affairs&Problems

POLS 4427 Amer Political Thought



CONCENTRATION III: PUBLIC SERVICE & PUBLIC POLICY (4 classes)   

POLS 3343 Princip.of Public.Adm. (required for concentration if not taken as Major Requirement)

POLS 3313 Public Policy Analysis

POLS 3350 American Foreign Policy

POLS 4412 Urban Affairs & Problems

POLS 4435 Comparative Foreign Policy

POLS 4444 Adm Practices & Organ.

POLS 4446 Governmental Budgeting

POLS 4456 Int'l Environmental Policy

POLS 4470 Alter Dispute Resolution


CONCENTRATION IV: GLOBAL STUDIES (4 classes) 

POLS 3334 Comparative Politics (required for concentration if not taken as Major Requirement)

POLS4436 Politics  Develop. Areas (required for concentration if not taken as Major Requirement)

POLS 4435 Comparat.Foreig.Policy 

POLS 4438 Politics of Int'l Econ. Rel. 

POLS 4451 Politics & Govt. of Post-Communist Europe