2007-2008 Academic Catalog
Political Science Majors and Minors
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- Political Science Majors and Minors
- Political Science Major
- Political Science Minor
- Peace Studies Minor
- Certificate in Conflict Management
Political Science Major (BA)
The political science major offers a 36-semester-hour course of study . Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C- in all courses taken for the major.Major Requirements
A minimum of 24 semester hours must be upper-division courses
PSCI 150 Introduction to Political Science (3)
PSCI 275/475 Field Experience (3-6) (Only 3 hours of credit may be earned from one internship. Up to 6 hours of major requirements may be earned from internship credit, but of these only 3 hours may be upper-division credit.)
PSCI 320 Constitutional Law: Issues of National Power (3)
PSCI 490 Senior Seminar (3)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
PSCI 230 Introduction to International Relations (3)
PSCI 303 International Conflict and Peace (3)
Students must choose at least 5 of the following courses:
PSCI 190 American Government (3)
PSCI 220/420 War and Conscience in the United States (3)
PSCI 230 Introduction to International Relations (3)
PSCI 240 State and Local Government (3)
PSCI 243 Introduction to Public Administration (3)
PSCI 253 Introduction to Comparative Government (3)
PSCI 260 Introduction to Law (3)
PSCI 280 Introduction to Political Philosophy (3)
PSCI 285/485 Selected Topics (3)
PSCI 300 American Political Theory (3)
PSCI 303 International Conflict and Peace (3)
PSCI 310 Conflict Resolution (3)
PSCI 353 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties (3)
PSCI 380 American Foreign Policy (3)
PSCI 390 Peace Research (1-3)
PSCI 410 Community Mediation (3)
PSCI 430 Women and Politics in American History (3)
PSCI 440 Christianity and Politics in America (3)
PSCI 450 Campaigns and Elections (3)
Electives (3-8 hours)
(required to bring major total to 36 semester hours)
COMM 380 Leadership CommunicationECON 340 Public Economics (3)
ECON 360 Global Political Economy (3)
LEAD 491 Leadership Seminar I (1)
LEAD 492 Leadership Seminar II (1)
LEAD 493 Leadership Seminar III (1)
LEAD 494 Leadership Seminar IV (1)
PSYC/SOCI 340 Statistical Procedures (3) (highly recommended)
SOCI 260 Social Theory (3)
SWRK 461 Social Policy I (3)
SWRK 462 Social Policy II (3)
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