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| POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Degree Plan
Political Science majors must complete 36 credit hours of political science courses, 24 of which must be upper-division (3000/4000-level courses). Lower-division (1000/2000-level courses) credit will be given for political science courses. The student’s major advisor must approve all courses selected.
The following are required for all political science majors:
POSC
2331- American and Texas Government I
2332- American and Texas Government II
3300- Methods in Social Research
3301- Statistics for the Social Sciences
4399- Senior Thesis
One course (3 credit hours) from the following political theory courses:
POSC
4301- Political Theory: Plato to Machiavelli
4302- Political Theory: Hobbes to the Present
4303- American Political Thought
4304- Contemporary Political Thought
4306- Catholic Political and Social Thought
One course (3 credit hours) from the following judicial courses:
POSC
3333- Law and Society
3342- Judicial Process
3355- American Constitutional Law
3302- History of the Common Law
One course (3 credit hours) from the following political participation courses:
POSC
3331- Texas Politics
3332- Urban Government and Politics
3334- Campaigns and Elections
3335- Political Participation
3337- Politics and the Media
3350- Legislative Procedures
3362- Minority Politics
4305- Religion and Politics
One course (3 credit hours) from the following public administration courses:
POSC
3338- Issues in E-Government
3353- The Presidency
3371- Introduction to Public Administration
3372- Public Personnel Administration
3373- Public Administration Ethics
3374- Bureaucracy
3375- Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
3376- Public Budgeting and Policy Analysis
3 credit hours of comparative or international politics
6 credit hours of political science course electives (of which no more than 3 credit hours can be judicial or law courses)
The following history courses are recommended for political science majors:
HIST
2333- United States to 1877
2334- United States since 1877
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