Political Science Bachelor of Arts

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Minimum required: 36 credit hours

1. Required Core Courses (12 credit hours)

POLI 120	American Politics	3
POLI 150	U.S. and World Affairs	3
POLI 200	Statistics	3
POLI 241	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

2. Students must pick an area of concentration, which are: American Politics, Law and Politics or World Politics as noted below.

American Politics Concentration

A. Three courses from the following (at least one of which must be POLI 323, POLI 324 or POLI 370)

POLI 311	Fundamentals of Public Administration	3
POLI 321	Political Parties and Interest Groups	3
POLI 322	New York Government	3
POLI 323	Elections in America	3
POLI 324	President and Congress	3
POLI 325	Public Opinion and Participation	3
POLI 326	Media and Politics	3
POLI 329	Topics in American Politics	3
POLI 370	American Constitutional Law	3
POLI 382	Social Welfare Policy	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

B. One course from Political Theory

Total Credit Hours:

3

C. Two courses from World Politics

Total Credit Hours:

6

Law and Politics Concentration

A. Three courses from the following:

POLI 353	International Law and Organization	3
POLI 370	American Constitutional Law	3
POLI 371	Civil Rights and Liberties	3
POLI 375	The Judicial Branch	3
POLI 379	Topics in Public Law	3
POLI 383	Courts and Social Policy	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

B. One course from Political Theory

Total Credit Hours:

3

C. Two courses from World Politics

Total Credit Hours:

6

World Politics Concentration

A. Four courses from the following:

Total Credit Hours:

12-13

Western Courses

POLI 330	Western European Politics	3
POLI 332	Russian Politics	3
POLI 343	International Migration and Immigration Politics	3
POLI 348	The European Union	3
POLI 349	Topics in Comparative Politics	3
POLI 351	The Inter-American System	3

Non-Western Courses

POLI 341	Political Economy of Development	3
POLI 345	Film and Politics	4
POLI 346	East Asian Political Economy	3

International Relations

POLI 352	World Political Geography	3
POLI 353	International Law and Organization	3
POLI 355	International Political Economy	3
POLI 356	U.S. Foreign Policy	3
POLI 359	Topics in International Politics	3
POLI 362	Terrorism and Counterterrorism	3

B. One course from American Politics

Total Credit Hours:

3

C. One course from Political Theory

Total Credit Hours:

3

Political Theory Concentration

A concentration in Political Theory may be designed with the approval of the department chairperson.

Political Theory courses include the following:

POLI 360	Classical Political Theory	3
POLI 361	Modern Political Theory	3
POLI 363	Game Theory	3
POLI 365	American Political Thought	3
POLI 369	Topics in Political Theory	3

Students may also create their own concentration, e.g., International Political Economy, Middle East Politics, Political Theory, with the approval of the department chairperson.

3. Required Senior Seminar Course (Capstone experience)

POLI 450	Capstone Seminar	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Total Credit Hours: 36