Political Science Major B.A.

Total Hours 3

Lower Division Courses

• POLS 2000 - Introduction to Politics 3
• POLS 2010 - American National Government 3
• POLS 2040 - Introduction to Public Policy 3 or  PM 3235 - Public Policy Analysis 3  
• POLS 2070 - International Politics 3

Upper Division Courses

• POLS 3000 - Foundations of Political Theory 3
• POLS 3010 - Comparative Politics 3
• POLS 3760 - Methods of Research 3 or PM 3760 - Methods of Research for Administration 3  

Major Guided Electives

• Select eighteen (18) credit hours of upper division POLS courses

• POLS 3020 - American Foreign Policy 3
• POLS 3040 - U.S. Defense Policy 3
• POLS 3060 - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism 3
• POLS 3070 - Theories of International Relations 3
• POLS 3090 - The United Nations 3
• POLS 3110 - British Politics and Government 3
• POLS 3120 - European Politics 3
• POLS 3140 - Latin American Politics 3
• POLS 3160 - African Politics 3
• POLS 3180 - Middle East Politics 3
• POLS 3190 - Russian Politics and Government 3
• POLS 3200 - Politics and Government in China 3
• POLS 3300 - International Political Economy 3
• POLS 4010 - Contemporary Political Ideas 3
• POLS 4040 - Women and Politics 3
• POLS 4050 - Health Care Policy in the U.S. 3
• POLS 4070 - Politics in American States 3
• POLS 4080 - City Politics 3
• POLS 4100 - Democracy 3
• POLS 4130 - Political Parties and Interest Groups 3
• POLS 4170 - Power, Morality, International Relations 3
• POLS 4200 - The American Presidency 3
• POLS 4210 - Congress: Process and Behavior 3
• POLS 4220 - Political Leadership 3
• POLS 4240 - Political Psychology 3
• POLS 4260 - Campaign Strategy and Management 3
• POLS 4300 - Judicial Politics and Behavior 3
• POLS 4330 - Women and the Law 3
• POLS 4340 - Family Law 3
• POLS 4360 - Legal Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution- 3
• POLS 4370 - Juvenile Law 3
• POLS 4380 - American Constitutional Law 3
• POLS 4400 - Politics and Mass Media 3
• POLS 4510 - Communication and Public Opinion 3
• POLS 451A - Selected Topics in Political Science 3
• POLS 457A - Moot Court and Oral Advocacy 3

Total Hours 33