Political Science, Public Policy Track, BA (2207)

Overview

BA in Political Science
College Core	57 credits
Major Corequisites	6 credits
Major Requirements	24 credits
Liberal Arts Electives	3 credits
Open Electives	30 credits
TOTAL	120 credits

Note:

Students who choose to major in political science may choose the standard major or the public policy track. They must complete the following corequisites and major core plus additional requirements depending on the track selected:

Co-requisites (6 credits)

These courses may be taken as part of the college core Social Science requirement or concurrently with major courses.

POL 201 - American Government 1 3 Credits
POL 203 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 Credits

Major Core for Public Policy Track (6 credits)

POL 302 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 Credits
POL 483 - Internship in Political Science 3 Credits or
POL 484 - Internship in Political Science 3 Credits

Public Policy Track Requirements (18 credits)

POL 383 - The Public Policy Process 3 Credits

Any One of the Courses Listed Below (Areas I, III, and IV)

POL 314 - American Political Thought 3 Credits
POL 315 - Great Political Thinkers 3 Credits
POL 316 - Inequality and American Democracy 3 Credits
POL 331 - American Foreign Policy 3 Credits
POL 341 - Comparative Politics: The Western World 3 Credits
POL 347 - Comparative Politics: The Non-Western World 3 Credits
POL 362 - International Relations 3 Credits
POL 364 - International Law and Organizations 3 Credits

Any Two of the Courses Listed Below (Areas II and VI)

POL 301 - Scope and Approaches to the Study of Political Science 3 Credits
POL 305 - Social Statistics 3 Credits
POL 320 - The US Congress 3 Credits
POL 323 - Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights 3 Credits
POL 324 - The American Political System: The Presidency 3 Credits
POL 325 - State and Local Government 3 Credits
POL 326 - Politics and Criminal Justice 3 Credits
POL 328 - The American Political System: Judicial Branch and the Constitution 3 Credits
POL 331 - American Foreign Policy 3 Credits
POL 332 - Public Opinion and American Democracy 3 Credits
POL 365 - Contemporary Global Politics 3 Credits
POL 380 - American Bureaucracy: The Administration of Public Policy 3 Credits
POL 381 - Administrative Law 3 Credits
POL 382 - Public Personnel Administration 3 Credits
Any two additional 300 or 400 level Political Science courses

Strongly Recommended as Electives:

ECO 202 - Basic Macroeconomics Analysis 3 Credits
ECO 316 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Analysis 3 Credits
ECO 335 - Current Economic Issues 3 Credits
ECO 405 - Public Finance