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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Political Science Major

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Major Requirements: (33 Hours)

Political Science Core Requirements: (15 Hours)

POLS 111 - American Political Systems Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 240 - Introduction to Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
or
POLS 240 - Introduction to Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
CRMJ 490 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3
or
POLS 490 - Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3

two courses from

POLS 121 - Introduction to Public Administration and Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 131 - Introduction to Comparative Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 151 - Introduction to International Relations Credit Hours: 3

Distribution: (6 hours)

one course from two of the following categories

American Government courses: POLS 310-319

POLS 310 - US National Security Credit Hours: 3
POLS 311 - Congress and the Presidency Credit Hours: 3
POLS 312 - Constitutional Law Governmental Powers Credit Hours: 3
POLS 314 - Political Communication Credit Hours: 3
POLS 317 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties Credit Hours: 3
POLS 319 - Political Parties and Elections Credit Hours: 3

Public Administration/Policy courses: POLS 320-329

POLS 321 - Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
POLS 322 - Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 323 - Administrative Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 324 - Urban Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 325 - Public Sector Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
POLS 326 - Regional Planning Credit Hours: 3

Comparative Politics courses: POLS-330-339

POLS 331 - Politics of Western Europe Credit Hours: 3
POLS 334 - Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 336 - Russian Politics and Society Credit Hours: 3

International Relations courses: POLS 350-359

POLS 352 - American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 354 - Model United Nations Credit Hours: 3
POLS 355 - Model United Nations Practicum Credit Hours: 1
POLS 356 - War, Peace, and Security Credit Hours: 3
POLS 358 - Russian Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3

Electives (12 hours):

From departmental offerings, may include one additional course at the 100-level.

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