Political Science B.A.

33 credit hours

Traditionally, this major introduces students to governments and political processes. Additional topics are also covered, particularly when students are introduced to methods used to study this discipline, some of which includes the use of statistics. Courses focus on using intensive reading and writing to help prepare students for law school and graduate school.

Requirements

Five required courses:

PS 15600American Government: The States

3

PS 30000Comparative Analysis

3

PHL 30500Political Philosophy

3

PS 31500Policy Analysis Statistics

3

PS 47500Governmental and Economic Research

3

One course selected from the following options:

HIS 15500U.S. Government: Politics and History

3

PS 15500American Government: The Nation

3

Five courses selected from the following options:

PS 30100Comparative Public Policy

3

PS 30700Public Affairs: Writing and Reporting

3

PS 30800Debate

3

PS 31000Congress, the Presidency, and the Party System

3

PS 31100American Constitutional Law

3

PS 33500Public Administration

3

PS 34500Campaigns & Elections

3

IR 35000International Relations Theory

3

IR 35100American Foreign Policy

3

PS 36000Civil Liberties

3

PS 36500Appreciating Political Books

1-6

PS 36700Directed Research

1-6

PS 37500Public Affairs Forum

3

PS 45000Government Internship

1-6

HIS 31600A Biography of the Constitution

3

HIS 33000European Intellectual History

3

HIS 33200Revolution in the Modern World

3

HIS 33800War and Society in the Twentieth Century

3

PHL 31300Modern Philosophy

3

PHL 35000Philosophy of Law

3

PS 32000Public Finance

3

INTL 48020International Finance

3

Political science majors must take MTH 14100 (Basic Statistics) to fulfill the general education math requirement.