Political Science, Bachelor of Arts

Degree requirements

Required Courses

PS 120American Government

3

PS 203International Relations

3

PS 225Politics in Comparative Perspective

3

 

PS 355Internship

3

OR

PS 399Senior Thesis

3

 

ECO 101Intro to Macroeconomics

3

 

MAT 115Introductory Statistics

3

OR

PSY 115Understanding Statistics

3

 

SOC 120Introduction to Sociology

3

SOC 380Qualitative Methods and Social Research

3

Political Science Electives (Choose 2):

PS 214Europe in Contemporary World

3

PS 216Public Policy

3

PS 217Political Theory

PS 218American Constitutional Law in His Persp

3

PS 270Topics in Political Science

3

PS 314Europe in Contemporary World

3

PS 316Public Policy

3

PS 317Political Theory

3

PS 318American Constitutional Law in His Persp

3

PS 370Topics in Political Science

3

Electives in Other Disciplines (Choose 2):

CJ 204Introduction to Law & Courts

3

CJ 230Deviance & Criminal Justice

3

CJ 301Criminal Law and Procedure

3

CJ 310Transforming Communities

3

CJ 315Gender, Crime and Justice

3

COM 130Digital Communications & Design

3

COM 240Public Relations

3

COM 242Social Media and Society

3

COM 303Media Law and Ethics

3

COM 315Strategic Communications

3

COM 332Web Communications and Design

3

HIS 219America in the 50'S & 60'S

3

SOC 230Deviance & Criminal Justice

3

SOC 235Race, Class and Gender

3

SOC 310Transforming Communities

3

SOC 312Gender, Crime and Justice

3

SOC 315Sociological Theory

3

SOC 340Social Movements and Social Change

3

NOTE: Of the political science and other discipline electives, two courses must be at the 300-level with at least one 300-level political science elective.