Political Science (B.A., B.S.)

Political Science Major (B.A. or B.S., 35 hours)

Courses
POLSC 1000 United States Government and Politics	3 hours
POLSC 1090 Introduction to International Relations or POLSC 1200 Introduction to Comparative Politics	3 hours
POLSC 2000 Introduction to Statistics and SPSS	2 hours
POLSC 3000 Research Methods in Political Science	3 hours
American Politics area (select from the following): POLSC 2030 Political Parties and Interest Groups POLSC 2090 Public Policy POLSC 2200 Minority Politics POLSC 2350 Judicial Politics POLSC 2400 Legislative Politics POLSC 2460 Media and Politics POLSC 2900/POLSC 3900 Selected Topics (when applicable) POLSC 3210 Constitutional Law	6 hours
International Politics area (select from the following): POLSC 2600 South Asian Politics and Society POLSC 2610 Politics of Europe POLSC 2700 Women and Power POLSC 2900/POLSC 3900 Selected Topics (when applicable) POLSC 3100 Modernization and Development POLSC 3700 International Law and Organization POLSC 3750 International Security	6 hours
Political theory area (select from the following): POLSC 2550 Classical Political Thought POLSC 2560 Modern Political Thought POLSC 2900/POLSC 3900 Selected Topics (when applicable)	3 hours
Political Science electives: (Select 6 hours of intermediate (1000-level or 2000-level) or upper (3000-level or 4000-level) political science courses.) Note: When selecting electives, keep in mind that a minimum of 12 hours of upper level courses are required in the major.	6 hours

Senior Comprehensive:
POLSC 4990 Senior Seminar*	3 hours
*In some cases, senior research may be completed instead through a project undertaken in conjunction with POLSC 2970 Political Internship.

Political Science majors must also complete one or more minors of at least 18 hours. Students pursuing a double major may substitute their second major for the minor requirement.