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POLITICAL SCIENCE

Political Science Major (B.A.)

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for a political science major consist of 36 semester hours from among the following courses, with a minimum of 24 upper-division hours.

PSCI 150 Introduction to Political Science
PSCI 250 International Conflict and Peace or PSCI 310 Conflict Resolution
PSCI 320 Constitutional Law: Issues of National Power
PSCI 475 Field Experience (only 6 hours of credit may count toward major)
PSCI 490 Senior Seminar

At least five of the following courses:
PSCI 190 American Government
PSCI 220/420 War and Conscience in the United States
PSCI 240 State and Local Government
PSCI 250 International Conflict and Peace
PSCI 260 Introduction to Law
PSCI 280 Introduction to Political Philosophy
PSCI 285/485 Selected Topics
PSCI 300 American Political Theory
PSCI 310 Conflict Resolution
PSCI 340 International Relations
PSCI 350 Seminar on the First Amendment
PSCI 360 Criminal Rights and Equal Protection
PSCI 370 American Political Theory
PSCI 390 Peace Research
PSCI 410 Community Mediation
PSCI 430 Women and Politics in America
PSCI 440 Christianity and Politics in America
PSCI 450 Campaigns and Elections

Majors may also take the following courses for political science credit:
HIST 310 Herbert Hoover and His Times
INTL 200 Cultural Geography
ECON 340 Public Economics
ECON 360 Global Political Economy
COMM 380 Leadership Communication
LEAD 490 Leadership Seminar
SOCI 260 Social Theory
SOCI 340/PSYC 340 Statistical Procedures (highly recommended)
SWRK 461 Social Policy I
SWRK 462 Social Policy II