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Major Requirements - BA in Political Science

Applies to students declaring their major Fall 2009+ (30 Credits)

Co-requisites - 6 credits
These courses may be taken as part of the core Social Science requirement
or concurrently with major courses

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
POL 201 Introduction to American Government
3
POL 203 Introduction to Global Politics
3

Major Core - 6 credits

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
POL 302 Political Science Research Methods
3
POL 497 Capstone in Political Science
3

Major Requirements - 18 credits
Students must take 1 course from Areas I to V
and 1 additional course from any area

Course Number
Course Name
Credits
Area I: Political Theory
  
POL 313 Revolution in Theory and Practice 3
POL 314 American Political Thought 3
POL 315 Great Political Thinkers 3
POL 316 Inequality and American Democracy 3
     

Area II: American Government and Law
POL 320 Congress 3
POL 323 Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights 3
POL 324 Presidency 3
POL 327 Politics and Media 3
POL 328 Supreme Court and Federal Judiciary 3
POL 329 Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections 3
POL 332 Public Opinion and American Democracy 3
POL 333 The politics of Non-Violence 3
POL 334 American Politics and Film 3
     
Area III: Public Policy and Administration  
POL 325 State and Local Government 3
POL 326 Politics and Criminal Justice 3
POL 380 American Bureaucracy 3
POL 381 Administrative Law 3
POL 382 Public Personnel Administration 3
POL 383 The Public Policy Process 3
     
Area IV - International Relations    
POL 331 American Foreign Policy 3
POL 362 International Relations 3
POL 364 International Law 3
POL 366 International Politics and Film 3
     
Area V - Comparative Government    
POL 341 Comparative Pols: The Western World 3
POL 346 Politics of Development 3
POL 347 Comparative Pols: The Non-Western World 3
     
Area VI - Special Topics, Seminars, and Internships   3

POL 301

 Scope and Approaches to Political Science 3
POL 305 Social Statistics 3
POL 365 Contemporary Politics 3
POL 385 Pre-Law Internship 3
POL 400 Seminar in Political Science 3
POL 483 Internship in Political Science I 3
POL 484 Internship in Political Science II 3
POL 491 Special Topics in Political Science 3
POL 492 Special Topics in Political Science 3
POL 499 Independent Reading / Research 3
     

Total credits required for this major: 30