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BS In Political Science

Curriculum

CORE CURRICULUM (30 q.h.)


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


HST 1001Civilization of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds3 q.h.
HST 1002Civilization of the Early Modern World3 q.h.
HST 1003Civilization of the Modern World3 q.h.
Complete twenty-one credits of Humanities electives from the following prefixes:
ART, ASL, CMN, ENG, JRN, MUS, PHL, TCC, THE, or a modern foreign language

21 q.h.

Complete nine credits of Social Science electives from the
following prefixes:
CJS, ECN, HST, PSY, ANT, SOC

9 q.h.

Complete three credits of Math-Science electives from the
following prefixes:
BIO, BTC, CHM, ESC, MTH, PHY

3 q.h.

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

ECN 2001    Statistics 1 3 q.h.
ECN 2002 Statistics 2 3 q.h.
POL 1001Introduction to Politics3 q.h.
POL 1250
Introduction to American Government3 q.h.
POL 1370Introduction to Comparative Politics3 q.h.
POL 2400International Relations3 q.h.
POL 3003Introduction to Political Theory3 q.h.
SOC 3631Research Methods: Generating and Investigating Research Problems3 q.h.
POL 4950Senior Research Seminar/Project3 q.h.

Complete three of the following courses:

POL 3100American Political Thought3 q.h.
POL 3110Political Parties and Pressure Groups3 q.h.
POL 3115State and Local Government3 q.h.
POL 3120The American Presidency3 q.h.
POL 3125The Congress3 q.h.
POL 3130American Constitutional Law3 q.h.
POL 2230Civil Liberties3 q.h.
POL 3235Criminal and Civil Due Process3 q.h.

Complete three of the following courses:

POL 2500Comparative Politics3 q.h.
POL 2805International Organizations3 q.h.
POL 2840American Foreign Policy3 q.h.
POL 2550Government and Politics of Russia3 q.h.
POL 2515Africa Today3 q.h.
POL 2520Government and Politics in the Middle East3 q.h.

Complete twelve credits of Political Science electives:
POL

12 q.h.

NON-BUSINESS ELECTIVES (14 q.h.)


OPEN ELECTIVES
(23 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.

 

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