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Dec 17, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Political Science, B.A.
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120 hours (minimum)
Any student earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete a minimum of 39 hours at the 300+ level. These hours are generally completed by the Major Requirements. However, keep this hour requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree .
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I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity
II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities
III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences
IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences
V. Composition and Communication I
VI. Composition and Communication II
VII. Quantitative Foundations
VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning
IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA
Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)
Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3
I. Foreign Language: 0-14
(placement exam recommended)
II. Disciplinary Requirements
b. Social Science
(completed by Premajor Requirements)
c. Humanities: 6
(choose 300+ level courses)
III. Laboratory or Field Work
(completed by PS 372 )
IV. Race and Ethnicity Requirement: 0-3
College Requirement hours: 18-35
Premajor/Introductory Requirement
*Course used towards completion of a UK Core Requirement.
Field One - American Politics
Field Two - Comparative Politics
Field Three - International Relations
Field Four - Theory/Methodology
Major/Core Requirements
After being introduced to each undergraduate field, Political Science majors must take an additional 39 hours of course work that combines both (1) courses within the discipline and (2) courses covering topics related to the discipline but offered by other programs. These 39 hours, of which 24 must be at the 300+ level, are divided as follows.
Disciplinary Courses
Students must take 18 additional credit hours of political science course work, of which at least 15 hours must be at the 300+ level. Note that PS 399 may not be counted toward this requirement. Eligible courses span all four undergraduate fields:
Field One - American Politics
General American Politics Courses
Courses on American Law and Courts
Field Two - Comparative Politics
Field Three - International Relations
Field Four - Theory/Methodology
Other Courses
- Choose 6 hours of PS courses (including 1-6 hours of PSY 399 ) or approved courses from outside political science (see list below) Credit(s): 6
From Outside the Major Department
Choose 15 hours outside political science from the list below. Other course offerings may be substituted, subject to the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies Credit(s): 15
- Any course numbered 200 or above from the following prefixes: AAS, ANT, APP, CLD, ECO, ENS, GWS, GEO, HIS, IS, LAS, MAS, PCE, PHI, PSY, SOC, STA, and WRD.
- Any course numbered 300 or above from the following prefixes: AEC, AIS, CHI, CLA, EPE, FR, GER, SPA, INT, IT, HJS, JPN, MCL, and RUS.
Electives
Choose electives to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation. Total Minimum Hours Required for Degree: 120
*Course used towards completion of a UK Core Requirement.
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