2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

Political Science, B.A.: International/Comparative Politics Option

Option: International/ Comparative Politics 124

General Education 46-48

Foundation Requirements 13

See prerequisites and equivalencies.

GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

COMM 1402COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2023RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Require grade of C or better.

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements:

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

Select two courses from different areas:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Foreign Languages

3

Music or Theatre

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

PS 1010INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS

3

PS 2300INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS

3

PS 1010: Prerequisite for PS 4130

PS 2300: Course required for IR/Comp. Pol. Option

Science and Mathematics 10-11

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS1031INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

 

Lab Science Biology, Chemistry; Physics; Geology; Meteorology; Earth Science, Astronomy

3

Additional Science course: ID or one different science course from above

3-4

Health and Physical Education 2-3

ID 1225CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

ID 1010LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

3

OR

PED
Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses

2

Major/GE Capstone Course 3

PS 4130SENIOR SEMINAR: POLITICAL ISSUES

3

Additional Requirements 9

Select three of the following; one must be from Social Sciences below:

ECO 3050COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

3

ECO 3400INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

3

PHIL 3300SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY

3

PHIL 3313JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

3

REL 1700INTRODUTION TO RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD

3

MKT 4220INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

3

PA 2000INTRO TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

3

PA 3110INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

3

CJ 3640COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUST SYST

3

ANTH 1800CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

3

SOC3170JAPANESE CHALLENGE

3

HIST 2510AFRICAN HISTORY SINCE 1885

3

HIST 3400DIPLOMATIC HISTORY OF FAR EAST

3

HIST 4366THE UNITED STATES BECOMES A SUPER POWER:AMERICAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1899- PRESENT

3

Major Requirements 30

Require grade of C or better.

Required Courses 12

PS 2100AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

3

PS 2400INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATION

3

PS 3550SCOPE/METHOD OF POLITICAL SCI

3

One course from political theory area

3

Major Electives 18

Six courses selected with department advisement, at least 3 of which must be 3000-level courses. Students must take at least one seminar and one writing emphasis course.

PS 3240THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

3

PS3300COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

3

PS 3310COMPARATIVE NON-WESTERN GOVT

3

PS3320POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

3

PS3330FAR EASTERN POLITICS

3

PS 3340LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3341CENTRAL AMERICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3350TOTALITARIAN POLITICS:THE USSR

3

PS 3360SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLITICS

3

PS 3400THE POLITICS OF WAR AND PEACE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

3

PS 3410INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

3

PS 3418THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT

3

PS 3420INTERNATIONAL LAW

3

PS 3430INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

3

PS 3440INTL RELATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA

3

PS 3450CONDUCT OF US FOREIGN POLICY

3

PS 3460HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY

3

PS3470POLITICS OF INTL ECON RELATION

3

PS 3480THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF VIOLENCE

3

PS 3490US-CHINA RELATION SINCE WWII

3

PS 4400HONOR SEM INT/COMP POLITICS

3

PS 4410SEMINAR/INTERNATIONAL POL-WE

3

PS 4420SEM IN AFRICAN POLITICS

3

One Political Science course other than those listed above

3

Free Electives 37-39

Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above.

Total Credit Hours: 124