Political Science / Bachelor of Arts
Program: BA-POLS-3
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 36
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| POLS 20000 | American National Government | 3 |
| or POLS 21000 | State and Local Government | |
| POLS 22100 | Comparative Government | 3 |
| POLS 23100 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 30000 | Research Methods | 3 |
| POLS 36100 | Western Political Thought 1 | 3 |
| or POLS 36200 | Western Political Thought 2 | |
| POLS 40000 | Senior Capstone 1 | 3 |
| Electives | 18 | |
| Students may choose to declare a concentration in one or more of the following areas by completing 12 elective credit hours within a concentration. Any remaining elective hours (6) can come from any other POLS courses. A concentration is not required to earn the Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. Students may graduate with more than one concentration and courses can be applied to more than one concentration. | ||
Optional Concentrations: 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
- 1
The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion POLS 40000 Senior Capstone.
- 2
Note: The additional six courses should be distributed among the remaining courses offered in the Political Science curriculum.
Public Policy Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| POLS 38100 | Public Policy Formation and Analysis | 3 |
| PSYC 30300 | Statistics for the Social Sciences | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Issues in Public Policy | ||
| Environmental Politics | ||
| Congress | ||
| American Presidency | ||
| Nonviolent Political Action | ||
| Political Violence | ||
| International Human Rights | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| International Political Economy | ||
| Civil Liberties | ||
| Internship in Political Science | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
International Relations Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| POLS 33800 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| POLS 33600 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Model United Nations | ||
| U.S.-Mexico Relations | ||
| International Human Rights | ||
| Political Violence | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| International Topics | ||
| Non-Western Political Thought | ||
| Political Ideologies | ||
| Environmental Politics | ||
| Internship in Political Science | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
American Politics Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| POLS 35300 | Congress | 3 |
| POLS 35500 | American Presidency | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| American National Government | ||
| Political Scandals | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Nonviolent Political Action | ||
| Parties and Interest Groups in America | ||
| Public Opinion and Behavior | ||
| Campaigns and Elections | ||
| Political Ideologies | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Women and Politics | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Civil Liberties | ||
| Media and Politics | ||
| Public Policy Formation and Analysis | ||
| Issues in Public Policy | ||
| Environmental Politics | ||
| Internship in Political Science | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Pre-law and Theory Concentration
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| POLS 37100 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| or POLS 37200 | Civil Liberties | |
| POLS 36000 | Pre-Law Seminar: Law School Preparation | 1 |
| Electives | 8 | |
| Mock Trial - Forensics | ||
| Mediation 1 | ||
| Mediation 2 | ||
| Congress | ||
| Western Political Thought 1 | ||
| Western Political Thought 2 | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Non-Western Political Thought | ||
| Political Ideologies | ||
| Nonviolent Political Action | ||
| Internship in Political Science | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |