Political Science, Bachelor of Arts
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| Major Requirements (30 hours) | ||
| POLS 250 | Intro To Political Science | 3 |
| POLS 330 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLS 340 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 390 | Classical and Medieval Theory If both POLS 390 and 391 are taken with a C or better, one course can be applied as a POLS elective. | 3 |
| or POLS 391 | Modern Political Theory | |
| POLS 410 | African American Politics | 3 |
| POLS 413 | Constitutional Law(LS) | 3 |
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| State and Local Government | ||
| Legislative Politics | ||
| Judicial Politics (LS) | ||
| Politics/Environ Justice | ||
| International Organization | ||
| Pol Systems Of Africa | ||
| US Latino Politics | ||
| Pol Systems Of Latin Am | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| African Amer Pol Thought | ||
| ExecutivePolitics | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| Amer Political Parties | ||
| Civil Rights | ||
| American Foreign Policy | ||
| Selected Topics in Polit Sci | ||
| Urban Politics | ||
| Women and Politics | ||
| Religion and American Politics | ||
| Public Opinion | ||
| Voters and Elections | ||
| Internship | ||
| Capstone Sem in Polsc | ||
| Other Requirements (27 hours) | ||
| ECON 2301 | Principles Of Economics I | 3 |
| ECON 2302 | Principles Of Economics II | 3 |
| MATH 134 | Plane Trigonometry | 3 |
| or MATH 1324 | Math and Business and Econ I | |
| or MATH 1325 | Elements of Calculus | |
| or MATH 1333 | Contemporary Mathematics II | |
| or MATH 2312 | Precalculus Math | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Research Methods In Polsc | ||
| Research Methods in AJ | ||
| Res Methods In Pub Admin | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Methods in Polsc | ||
| Statistics in AJ | ||
| Quantitative Methods | ||
| FS 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| SOCI 1301 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| Free Elective (2 hours) | 2 | |
| Foreign Language (6 hours) | 6 | |
| Minor (21 hours) | ||
| Please declare a minor after being admitted as a Political Science Major | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 1301 | Freshman English I | 3 |
| Math CORE Course (select one of the following): | 3 | |
| Contemporary Mathematics I ((Suggested CORE MATH Course)) | ||
| College Algebra ((Suggested CORE MATH Course)) | ||
| COSC 1301 |
Intro To Compr Science I or Fundamentals of Information Systems or Ins Tec |
3 |
| POLS 2305 | American Government | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877 | 3 |
| FS 102 | Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1302 | Freshman English II | 3 |
| MATH 134 |
Plane Trigonometry (or higher) or Math and Business and Econ I or Elements of Calculus or Contemporary Mathematics II or Precalculus Math |
3 |
| SOCI 1301 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| POLS 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877 | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| Language, Philosophy & Culture CORE Course | 3 | |
| Creative Arts CORE Course | 3 | |
| BIOL 1308 | Survey of Life Science | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| POLS 250 | Intro To Political Science | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| COMM 1321 or COMM 1315 |
Business & Professional Comm or Public Address |
3 |
| GEOL 1303 | Introduction To The Earth | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences CORE Course | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 3 | |
| POLS 330 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fifth Semester | ||
| ECON 2301 | Principles Of Economics I | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Research Methods In Polsc | ||
| Res Methods In Pub Admin | ||
| Research Methods in AJ | ||
| POLS 340 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 390 or POLS 391 |
Classical and Medieval Theory or Modern Political Theory |
3 |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| ECON 2302 | Principles Of Economics II | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Quantitative Methods in Polsc | ||
| Quantitative Methods | ||
| Statistics in AJ | ||
| POLS Elective | 3 | |
| POLS Elective | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Seventh Semester | ||
| POLS 413 | Constitutional Law(LS) | 3 |
| POLS Elective | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| POLS 410 | African American Politics | 3 |
| POLS Elective | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| Minor | 3 | |
| FREE Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |