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Political Science Major, B.A. or B.S.

Required Core Courses, B.A. or B.S. (27 credits)

POLS 101Introduction to Political Science

3
POLS 102American Government

3
A Course in the Area of Comparative Politics or International Relations

3
Additional courses in Political Science

15
POLS 495Senior Seminar in Political Science

3

Required Supporting Courses B.A. (12-13 credits)

Two History courses

6

One of the following two courses

ECON 101Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 102Principles of Macroeconomics

3

One of the following nine courses

ACCT 223Principles of Accounting I

3
BSAD 305Business Law I

3
BSAD 306Business Law II

3
ECON 361Government and Business

3
INST 115World Regional Geography

3
MATH 223Beginning Statistics

3
MATH 224Elements of Statistics

4
PHIL 221Logic

3
SOCI 150Introduction to Sociology

3

Required Supporting Courses, B.S. (13-17 credits)

Two History courses

6

One of the following two courses

ECON 101Principles of Microeconomics

3
ECON 102Principles of Macroeconomics

3

One of the following two courses

MATH 223Beginning Statistics

3
MATH 224Elements of Statistics

4

One of the following nine courses

ACCT 223Principles of Accounting I

3
BSAD 305Business Law I

3
BSAD 306Business Law II

3
ECON 361Government and Business

3
INST 115World Regional Geography

3
PHIL 221Logic

3
SOCI 150Introduction to Sociology

3
A Computer Science Course or Courses

1-4

Political Science Major Concentration Options (9-27 credits)

Students majoring in Political Science may wish to organize their program of study around one of the following areas of concentration. A concentration is not required, however.

American Studies

One of the following four courses

POLS 361Constitutional Law: Powers of Government

3
POLS 362Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties

3
POLS 363Constitutional Law: Rights of the Accused

3
POLS 370U.S. Constitutional History

3

Two of the following five courses

POLS 310Seminar in Policy Analysis

3
POLS 364Public Administration

3
POLS 365The Presidency

3
POLS 366Congress and the Legislative Process

3
POLS 367Parties and Interest Groups

3

Constitutional Studies

Two of the following four courses

POLS 361Constitutional Law: Powers of Government

3
POLS 362Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties

3
POLS 363Constitutional Law: Rights of the Accused

3
POLS 370U.S. Constitutional History

3

One of the following five courses

POLS 310Seminar in Policy Analysis

3
POLS 364Public Administration

3
POLS 365The Presidency

3
POLS 366Congress and the Legislative Process

3
POLS 367Parties and Interest Groups

3

Legal Studies

One course selected with Dept. Chair approval

3-4

One of the following four courses

POLS 361Constitutional Law: Powers of Government

3
POLS 362Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties

3
POLS 363Constitutional Law: Rights of the Accused

3
POLS 370U.S. Constitutional History

3

One of the following three courses

BSAD 305Business Law I

3
BSAD 306Business Law II

3
ECON 361Government and Business

3

Political Ideas

POLS 320Seminar in Political Philosophy

3
POLS 323American Political Thought

3
POLS 384Statesmanship

3

POLS 320: May be taken more than once

Politics and Culture

POLS 180Current Issues in Global Affairs

3
POLS 241Comparative Politics

3
POLS 342Politics of Russia/The Soviet Union/CIS

3
POLS 345Topics in European Politics

3
POLS 347Regional Politics

3

POLS 180: if appropriate

War and Peace

POLS 180Current Issues in Global Affairs

3
POLS 228Intro to Peace and Conflict Studies

3
POLS 282International Relations

3
POLS 333U. S. Diplomatic History 1800-1940

3
POLS 334U. S. Diplomatic History since 1940

3
POLS 375Environmental Politics

3
POLS 385History and Politics of the Cold War

3
POLS 386International Organizations

3
POLS 387Current Issues in American Foreign Policy

3

POLS 180: if appropriate