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2012-2013 College of Liberal Arts Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Political Science Major
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Requirements for the Major (52 or 64 credits)
Students may elect to add a concentration to the basic major. A. Basic Major (32 credits)
16 upper-level credits. To be distributed across three of the four subfields in the discipline. 16 credits taken on campus. A maximum of 8 departmental internship course credits may be counted towards the major. B. Concentrations (44 credits)
Electives (12 credits)
Distributed across three of the four sub-fields listed below. Areas (32 credits)
Intermediate or upper-level credits from one of the following concentrations. 18 upper-level credits. Students are strongly encouraged to take PSCI 307 - Research Methods in Politcal Science . Students may not have more than one concentration. 16 credits taken on campus. i. Law and Theory
Students in this concentration will be introduced to a variety of theoretical and juridical perspectives such as rights and responsibilities, justice, equality, freedom, democracy, and other types of governance. ii. Global Politics
This concentration exposes students to the concepts, institutions, issues, policies and actors shaping the terrain of global political life. It offers a rich array of thematic courses that afford a student the opportunity to study the theory, the politics and political behavior of states and nations across the globe. The goal of the Global Politics concentration is to provide the student with an opportunity to study both major themes that cut across nation and region as well as in depth study of politics in the regions of the world. Students may combine courses from the Global Politics menu in a variety of ways. Students with specific regional or thematic interests should discuss combinations with their advisor.
20 upper-level credits, chosen from the following courses with at least one from each of the four groupings. International/Multinational Institutions
Selected Topics
May satisfy a requirement with department approval. iii. American Politics and Policy
This concentration introduces students to the meaning and consequences of American Politics and public policy with a particular emphasis on citizenship and the practice of Politics in democracy. Students explore and develop an in-depth understanding of political behavior, formal institutions of government and the public policy process. III. Capstone (2 credits)
A. American Politics, Government, and Policy
B. Comparative Politics and Government
C. International Relations
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