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History and Politics

Majors and Minors in History & Politics

The Department of History & Politics offer the following:



Majors
 HISTORY Major (B.A. Degree)
Hours
HIST 1112 The Emerging Western World
3
HIST 1113 The Modern Western World
3
HIST 1114 The Contemporary World
3
HIST 1201, 1202 Survey of American History I and II
6
HIST 3000 Historiography
3
Electives in History — any level
6
Electives in History — 3000 or 4000 level
9
Intermediate Foreign Language Proficiency
0-6
Total:
33-39

 POLITICAL SCIENCE Major (B.A. Degree)
 American Political Experience Emphasis
Hours
POLSC 1101, 1102 American Government I, II
6
POLSC 1103 Introduction to Public Administration
3
POLSC 2112, 2113 Political Theory I, II
6
POLSC 2502 Congress or POLSC 2511 The Presidency
3
POLSC 2512 Political Parties and Interest Groups
3
POLSC 2516 U.S. Foreign Policy
3
POLSC 3115 U.S. Campaigns and Elections
3
POLSC 4201 Practicum in Political Science
3
Electives from Political Science
6
HIST 1201, 1202 Survey of American History I, II
6
MATH 1132 Introduction to Statistics
      OR
PSYCH 2221 Data Analysis for Behavioral Sciences
3
SOC 2301 Social Science Research
3
Total:
48

 POLITICAL SCIENCE Major (B.A. Degree)
 International Relations Emphasis
Hours
POLSC 1101, 1102 American Government I, II
6
POLSC 1104 Introduction to World Politics
3
POLSC 1105 Introduction to Comparative Politics
3
POLSC 2114 International Law
3
POLSC 2516 U.S. Foreign Policy
3
ECON 1901, 1902 Principles of Economics I, II
6
ECON 3901 International Economics
3
HIST 1113 The Modern Western World
      OR
HIST 1114 The Contemporary World
3
MATH 1132 Introduction to Statistics
      OR
PSYCH 2221 Data Analysis for Behavioral Sciences
3
SOC 2301 Social Science Research
3
Total:
36

 POLITICAL SCIENCE Major (B.A. Degree)
 Pre-Law Emphasis
Hours
POLSC 1101, 1102 American Government I, II
6
POLSC 2112 Political Theory I
3
POLSC 2114 International Law
3
POLSC 3501, 3502 Constitutional Law I, II
6
POLSC 3503 Judicial Processes
3
ACC 1901, 1902 Principles of Accounting I, II
6
COMART 1101 Fundamentals of Speech
3
ECON 1901, 1902 Principles of Economics I, II
6
ENGL 3201 English Grammar
3
HIST 1113 The Modern Western World
      OR
HIST 1114 The Contemporary World
3
MATH 1132 Introduction to Statistics
      OR
PSYCH 2221 Data Analysis for Behavioral Sciences
3
RELP 1166 Critical Thinking
3
RELP 2170 Ethics
3
Total:
51

 POLITICAL SCIENCE Major (B.A. Degree)
 Public Administration Emphasis
Hours
POLSC 1101, 1102 American Government I, II
6
POLSC 1103 Introduction to Public Administration
3
POLSC 2502 Congress or POLSC 2511 The Presidency
3
POLSC 2514 Political Economy
3
POLSC 2515 Public Policy Analysis
3
POLSC 4201 Practicum in Political Science
3
ACC 1901, 1902 Principles of Accounting I, II
6
ECON 1901, 1902 Principles of Economics I, II
6
HIST 1201, 1202 Survey of American History I, II
6
IS 2300 Productivity with IS Technology
3
MATH 1132 Introduction to Statistics
      OR
PSYCH 2221 Data Analysis for Behavioral Sciences
3
MGT 2501 Principles of Management
3
RELPH 2170 Ethics
3
SOC 2301 Social Science Research
3
Total:
54

The department has found that the student is well-served to enroll in specific elective courses not listed above. The student should contact the department chair for a list of these suggested electives.



Minors
 HISTORY Minor
Hours
HIST 1112 The Emerging Western World
3
HIST 1113 The Modern Western World
3
HIST 1114 The Contemporary World
3
HIST 1201 Survey of American History I
      OR
HIST 1202 Survey of American History II
3
HIST 3000 Historiography
3
Electives in History — 3000 or 4000 level
3
Total:
18

 POLITICAL SCIENCE Minor
Hours
POLSC 1101, 1102 American Government I, II
6
POLSC 2112 Political Theory I
3
Any three Political Science courses at 2000 or 3000 level
9
Total:
18


Secondary Teacher Licensure

Students seeking secondary (grades 9-12) teacher licensure in Comprehensive Social Studies must satisfy the requirements for the B.A. degree and for Undergraduate Teacher Licensure (including the Secondary Education Minor) outlined in the Department of Teacher Education. Students must include in their program: HIST 1112, 1113, 1114, 1201, 1202, 2400; ECON 1901; EDUC 2105; POLSC 1101; SOC 1101 or 1501 and 1202.




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