Political Science, BA

36 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:

PHL 30500	Political Philosophy	3
PS 15600	American Government: The States	3
PS 30000	Comparative Analysis	3
PS 31500	Capstone I - Political Science and Public Policy Research Methods	3
PS 47500	Capstone II - Advanced Political Science and Public Policy Research Methods	3

One course selected from the following options:

HIST 15500	US Government: Politics and History	3
PS 15500	American Government: The Nation	3

Five courses selected from the following options:

HIST 33200	A Biography of the Constitution	3
HIST 34400	War and Society in the Twentieth Century	3
HIST 36300	Revolution in the Modern World	3
INTL 48020	International Finance	3
IR 35000	International Relations Theory	3
IR 35100	American Foreign Policy	3
MGMT 38900	Game Theory	3
PHL 31300	Modern Philosophy	3
PHL 35000	Philosophy of Law	3
PS 30100	Comparative Public Policy	3
PS 30700	Public Affairs: Writing and Reporting	3
PS 30800	Debate	3
PS 31000	Congress, the Presidency, and the Party System	3
PS 31100	American Constitutional Law	3
PS 32000	Public Finance	3
PS 33500	Public Administration	3
PS 34500	Campaigns and Elections	3
PS 36000	Civil Liberties	3
PS 36500	Appreciating Political Books	1-6
PS 36700	Directed Research	1-6
PS 37500	Public Affairs Forum	3
PS 45000	Government Internship	1-6

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