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2006-2008 Catalog of Courses

Department of Political Science

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

http://www.uni.edu/polisci

 

Staff:

P. Mauceri, Head. P. Agbese, K. Basom, A. Brierly, M. Hall, R. Hays, D. Hoffman, A. Kogl, C. Larimer, M. Licari, D. Moore, C. Peters, V. Shannon, D. Vajpeyi, T. Yu.

 

The Department of Political Science offers the following undergraduate programs.  Specific requirements for these programs are listed within this Department of Political Science section in the following order:

 

Undergraduate Majors (B.A.)

Political Communication (also listed in Department of Communication Studies)

Political Science--Liberal Arts

Political Science--Teaching

Public Administration

 

Minors

International Affairs--Liberal Arts

Political Science--Liberal Arts

Political Science--Teaching

Politics and Law

 

Bachelor of Arts Degree Programs

Political Communication Major

The Political Communication major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required core:

Communication: 48C:160; 48C:180 or 48C:183 or 48C:189 

6 hours

Journalism: 48J:002 

3 hours

Political Science: 942:014; 943:024 

6 hours

History: 961:116

3 hours

Geography: 970:114

3 hours

Internship

Communication: 48C:197 or

Political Science: 940:181.

4 hours

Emphases (select two areas of focus with 6 hours from each area)

 

Focus Area 1: State and Local Public Affairs (6 hours)
Political Science: 942:048; 942:131; 942:132.
Focus Area 2: Political Campaigns and Elections (6 hours)
Political Science: 942:112; 942:134; 942:150; 942:151.
Focus Area 3: International Affairs (6 hours)
Political Science: 943:119; 943:143; 943:145.
Geography: 970:116.
Focus Area 4: International Communication (6 hours)
Communication: 48C:151.
Journalism: 48J:151.
Public Relations: 48P:170.
Focus Area 5: Decision-Making (6 hours)
Communication: 48C:128; 48C:148; 48C:178.
Focus Area 6: Political Discourse (6 hours)
Communication: 48C:113; 48C:123; 48C:174.
Sociology: 980:138.
Focus Area 7: Media Analysis (6 hours)
Electronic Media: 48E:021; 48E:131; 48E:139; 48E:141; 48E:161.

12 hours

Total
37 hours

 

Political Science Major--Liberal Arts

The Political ScienceBLiberal Arts major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:

Political Science: 940:010; 942:014; 943:024; 944:040

12 hours

Students must take at least one upper-level course in each of the four sub-fields of political science:

Political Theory: 941:1XX

3 hours

American Politics: 942:1XX 

3 hours

International Relations: 943:1XX

3 hours

Comparative Politics: 944:1XX

3 hours

Electives in political science

15 hours

Total
39 hours*

 

*Not more than 9 semester hours of political science taken within the International Affairs minor may also be counted for credit on this major.

 

Political Science Major--Teaching (Extended Program)

The Political Science-Teaching major requires a minimum of 135-141 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements, the Professional Education Requirements, and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 135-141 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:

Social Science: 900:190; 900:191

4 hours

Economics: 920:024 or 920:053

3 hours

Political Science: 940:010; 942:014; 942:131 or 942:132; 942:134 or 942:151; 943:024; 944:040

18 hours

One of the following: 941:160; 941:161; 941:188

3 hours

Electives in American politics

9 hours

Total
37 hours*

 

A teaching minor is required in one of the social sciences.
 
*Not more than 9 semester hours of political science taken within the International Affairs minor may also be counted for credit on a political science major or minor (teaching or non-teaching).

 

Public Administration Major

The Public Administration major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:

Political Science: 940:010; 940:111; 942:014; 942:048; 942:153*; 942:172*; 942:173*;

942:174*; 942:175*; 942:188*

30 hours

Internship: 940:181

4-8 hours

Area of concentration: choose one of the following focus areas

 

Focus Area 1 -- Economics and Finance (select 3 courses)
Accounting: 120:030; 120:031.
Economics: 920:053; 920:054; 920:117**; 920:125**; 920:148.
Political Science: 940:176.
Focus Area 2 -- Community and Regional Development (select 3 courses)
Political Science: 940:176; 942:131; 942:132; 942:171***.
Geography: 970:104; 970:117; 970:164; 970:168; 970:174.
Focus Area 3 -- Human Resources (select 3 courses)
Management: 150:153; 150:165; 150:166.
Psychology: 400:157; 400:158.
Communication Studies: 48C:132.
Political Science: 940:176.
Sociology: 980:130 (cross listed as 450:163).

9 hours

Total
43-47 hours

 

*942:014 and 942:048 are prerequisites for these courses.
 
**920:053 and 920:054 are prerequisites for this course. Both 920:053 and 920:054 may substitute for 920:024 which will satisfy Category 5B of the Liberal Arts Core.
 
***942:014 and 942:132 are prerequisites for this course.

Minors

International Affairs Minor--Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

The International Affairs minor is composed of 21 hours in political science and related disciplines. The requirements are as follows:

 

Required:

Political Science: 943:024; 944:040

6 hours

At least two of the following           

Economics***: 920:136.

Political Science: 941:122; 943:119; 943:125; 943:127; 943:143; 943:145; 944:121; 944:123.

6 hours

At least one of the following           

Political Science: 944:135; 944:162; 944:164; 944:165; 944:167.

3 hours

Two of the following*: any additional electives of the courses listed above or

 

Communication: 48C:151.

Journalism: 48J:151.

French: 720:124; 720:125.

German: 740:123; 740:150.

Russian: 770:141; 770:142.

Spanish: 780:120; 780:123; 780:152.

Portuguese: 790:123.

Economics***: 920:143; 920:175.

History: 963:154; 963:157; 963:160; 963:169; 963:170; 963:172; 963:174; 964:175; 964:180;

964:182; 964:187.

Geography: 970:114; 970:116; 970:141.

Sociology: 980:177 or 990:177.

Anthropology: 990:162

6 hours

Total
21 hours**

 

*This requirement may also be met by an internship approved by the Department of Political Science. Furthermore, students who have successfully completed four semesters at the college level of any foreign language, with at least a 2.00 GPA, or demonstrate an equivalent competency level can apply three credit hours toward the fulfillment of this requirement.
 
**No more than 9 hours of political science for this minor can also be counted toward a teaching or non-teaching major in political science.

***920:053 and 920:054 are prerequisites to all 100-level economics courses. Either 920:024 or both 920:053 and 920:054 will satisfy Category 5B of the Liberal Arts Core.

 

Political Science Minor--Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:

Political Science: 940:010; 942:014; 943:024; 944:040

12 hours

One of the following: 941:160; 941:161; 941:188.

3 hours

Electives in political science

3 hours

Total
18 hours*

 

*Not more than 9 semester hours of political science taken within the International Affairs minor may also be counted for credit on a political science major or minor (teaching or non-teaching).

 

Political Science Minor--Teaching

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

Required:

Social Science: 900:190; 900:191

4 hours

Political Science: 942:014; 942:131 or 942:132; 942:134 or 942:151; 943:024; 944:040 

15 hours

One of the following: 941:160; 941:161; 941:188

3 hours

Electives in American politics

6 hours

Total
28 hours*

 

*Not more than 9 semester hours of political science taken within the International Affairs minor may also be counted for credit on a political science major or minor (teaching or non-teaching).

 

Politics and Law Minor

Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.

 

The Politics and Law minor is intended to provide students with a general understanding of American legal institutions and how these institutions interact and influence our policy. The program equips students with a facility in legal reasoning and logic.

 

Required:

Philosophy: 650:045

3 hours

Political Science: 942:014; 942:141; 942:146

9 hours

Two of the following

Political Science: 942:144; 942:147.

Sociology: 980:022; 980:162.

6 hours

One of the following

Philosophy: 650:172.

Political Science: 941:129; 942:142; 943:143.

Sociology: 980:070; 980:128; 980:131; 980:132.

3 hours

Total
21 hours

 

Not more than 9 semester hours of political science for this minor can count toward a teaching or non-teaching major in political science.
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