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 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
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 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
| PS 1010 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 2300 | INTRODUCTION 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 1010 | FOUNDATIONS OF MATH | 3 |
| OR | |
| MATH 1030 | PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH | 3 |
| OR | |
| MATH 1054 | PRE-CALCULUS | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS1031 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS 1032 | MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS 1231 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | 4 |
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| 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 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
| OR | |
| ID 1010 | LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY | 3 |
| OR | |
PED
| Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses | 2 |
Major/GE Capstone Course 3
| PS 4130 | SENIOR SEMINAR: POLITICAL ISSUES | 3 |
Additional Requirements 9
Select three of the following; one must be from Social Sciences below:
ECO 3050, ECO 3400, ANTH 1800, SOC 3170, HIST 2510, HIST 3400, HIST 4366: Social Science
Major Requirements 30
Require grade of C or better.
Required Courses 12
| PS 2100 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 2400 | INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATION | 3 |
| PS 3550 | SCOPE/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 3240 | THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 |
| PS3300 | COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| PS 3310 | COMPARATIVE NON-WESTERN GOVT | 3 |
| PS3320 | POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST | 3 |
| PS3330 | FAR EASTERN POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 3340 | LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 3341 | CENTRAL AMERICAN POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 3350 | TOTALITARIAN POLITICS:THE USSR | 3 |
| PS 3360 | SOUTHERN AFRICAN POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 3400 | THE POLITICS OF WAR AND PEACE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 |
| PS 3410 | INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION | 3 |
| PS 3418 | THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT | 3 |
| PS 3420 | INTERNATIONAL LAW | 3 |
| PS 3430 | INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM | 3 |
| PS 3440 | INTL RELATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA | 3 |
| PS 3450 | CONDUCT OF US FOREIGN POLICY | 3 |
| PS 3460 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY | 3 |
| PS3470 | POLITICS OF INTL ECON RELATION | 3 |
| PS 3480 | THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF VIOLENCE | 3 |
| PS 3490 | US-CHINA RELATION SINCE WWII | 3 |
| PS 4400 | HONOR SEM INT/COMP POLITICS | 3 |
| PS 4410 | SEMINAR/INTERNATIONAL POL-WE | 3 |
| PS 4420 | SEM 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