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BS In Political Science

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CORE CURRICULUM (30 q.h.)


FOUNDATION COURSES
(36 q.h.)
Complete one of the following three courses:


HST 4101 Civilization of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds 3 q.h.
HST 4102 Civilization of the Early Modern World 3 q.h.
HST 4103 Civilization of the Modern World 3 q.h.

Complete twenty-one credits of Humanities electives from the following prefixes:
ART, ASL, CMN, ENG, JRN, LNx, MUS, PHL, TCC, THE
21 q.h.

Complete nine credits of Social Science electives from the following prefixes:

CJ, ECN, HST, PSY, SOA, SOC
9 q.h.

Complete three credits of Math-Science electives from the following prefixes:
BIO, BT, CHM, ESC, MTH, PHY
3 q.h.

MAJOR COURSES
(54 q.h.)
Complete all of the following eight courses:

POL 4103 Introduction to Politics 3 q.h.
POL 4104 Introduction to American Government 3 q.h.
POL 4105 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 q.h.
POL 4331 International Relations 3 q.h.
POL 4370 Introduction to Political Theory 3 q.h.
SOC 4320 Statistics for Social Sciences 3 q.h.
SOC 4331 Research Methods: Generating and Investigating Research Problems 3 q.h.
POL 4611 Senior Research Seminar/Project 3 q.h.

Complete three of the following eight courses:

POL 4310 American Political Thought 3 q.h.
POL 4312 Political Parties and Pressure Groups 3 q.h.
POL 4313 State and Local Government 3 q.h.
POL 4318 The American Presidency 3 q.h.
POL 4319 The Congress 3 q.h.
POL 4320 American Constitutional Law 3 q.h.
POL 4321 Civil Liberties 3 q.h.
POL 4322 Criminal and Civil Due Process 3 q.h.

Complete three of the following six courses:

POL 4330 Comparative Politics 3 q.h.
POL 4332 International Organizations 3 q.h.
POL 4336 American Foreign Policy 3 q.h.
POL 4339 Government and Politics of Russia 3 q.h.
POL 4358 Africa Today 3 q.h.
POL 4359 Government and Politics in the Middle East 3 q.h.

Complete twelve credits of Political Science electives:
POL

12 q.h.

NON-BUSINESS ELECTIVES (14 q.h.)


OPEN ELECTIVES
(26 q.h.)
 

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS: 160


Bachelor of Arts Requirements: Students wishing to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree rather that a Bachelor of Science degree will need to complete 12 quarter hours of an elementary modern language plus 12 quarter hours of an intermediate modern language. Choose from the following prefixes: ASL, LNx.

 

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