Requirements for the Major in Political Science
All Students majoring in political science must complete the following four introductory courses. They are urged to take POL 112 and 211 before POL 205 and POL 212. All four introductory courses should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.
| Introductory Courses |
12 hrs |
| POL 112 Introduction to Political Science |
3 hrs |
| POL 205 Introduction to Political Theory |
3 hrs |
| POL 211 American Government and Politics |
3 hrs |
| POL 212 Introduction to International Relations |
3 hrs |
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| Political Science Tracks |
19-27 hrs |
Students may complete the major in political science by fulfilling the course requirements in the General Political Science, Pre-Law or Practical Politics/Political Reporting tracks and certain collateral or related courses outside the discipline.
Major programs must also include at least four upper-level courses, chosen from at least two of the four main subfields of the discipline: American politics, comparative politics, international relations or political theory. Independent studies and various internship programs may not be counted towards meeting major requirements, except by written permission of the department chair. Majors must earn a grade of C or better in all political science courses needed to satisfy major requirements.
Other
At least one of the following:
PHL 212 Ethics
PHL 218 Informal Logic
PHL 222 History of Modern Philosophy
PHL 224 Formal Logic
PHL 325 Recent Philosophy
ECN 211 Principles of Macroeconomics or ECN 212 Principles of Microeconomics
At least five courses from the following departments:
History, Sociology and Anthropology, Psychology, Foreign Languages (students completing the Pre-Law track may substitute SPE 300 ? Political Communication and BUS 223 ? Business Law for two of these courses).
Students contemplating graduate school in political science are strongly encouraged to take at least two semesters of a foreign language, Introduction to Computers, and a relevant methods course such as MAT 313, PSY 270, PSY 274, HIS 390, or ECN 367.