Political Science - B.A.

Political Science

Forty-one (41) credit hours, including the above core:

• POSC 140 International Relations  (3 credit hours)
• POSC 160 Geography and International Politics  (3 credit hours)
• POSC 170 American Government  (3 credit hours)
• One (1) additional American Politics course (generally #70-99) (3 credit hours)
• Two (2) Political Philosophy courses (generally #00-39) (6 hours)
• Five (5) Political Science course electives (15 credit hours): Two (2) may be from History (in consultation with advisor).

Legal Studies

Students should consider a pre-law minor.

Fifty (50) credit hours, including the above core:

• Complete the following six (6) courses:

• POSC 140 - International Relations
• One (1) additional World Politics course (generally #40-69) (3 credit hours)
• POSC 170 - American Government
• One (1) additional American Politics course (generally #70-99) (3 hours)
• Two (2) Political Philosophy Courses (generally #00-39) (6 hours)

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• Complete two (2) courses from the following (6 credit hours): 

• POSC 280 - Public Administration
• POSC 281 - Introduction to Legal Reasoning
• POSC 282 - Environmental Administration and Law
• POSC 325 - Philosophy of Law
• POSC 343 - International Law

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• Complete one (1) of the following courses: 

• POSC 380 - Constitutional Law I: Institutional Powers
• POSC 381 - Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties
• POSC 382 - Constitutional Law III: Gender and Race

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• Complete one (1) course from the following:

• PHIL 140 - Critical Thinking in Culture
• ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
• ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics

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• Complete four (4) Political Science courses as electives (12 hours): Two (2) may be from History (in consultation with advisor).