Political Science, B.A.

The Political Science, B.A. is no longer available to students declaring a major, beginning with the 2019-2020 Catalog. The major will be removed from the Catalog, pending the graduation of all students currently in the program.

Required Courses

Take all of the following

POL-1003GAmerican Politics & Government

3

POL-1013GComparative Politics & Government

3

POL-2073Political Thought

3

aPOL-3113International Relations

3

POL-3033Public Policy

3

ECO-1033Principles of Macroeconomics

3

MAT-2063GIntroduction to Statistics

3

Select one of the following Research Methods courses (3)

SWK-3003Social Science Research Methods

3

CJU-3113/SWK-3003Social Research Methods

3

Select one of the following Political Science Mastery courses (3)

POL-3053The U.S. Presidency

3

POL-4003Seminar in Foreign Policy

3

Select from the following: (12-16)

Course work/practicums taken in association with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities American Studies Program in Washington, DC

OR

Select four of the following:

POL-3003Political Campaigns and Elections

3

POL-3043Constitutional Law

3

POL-3053The U.S. Presidency

3

POL-3103War and Peace

3

POL-3133Protest and Revolution

3

POL-3143History, Politics, and Culture of South Asia

3

POL-3079Special Topics in Political Science

3

POL-4003Seminar in Foreign Policy

3

POL-5029Political Science Internship

1-6

aCJU-3083Terrorism and Homeland Security

3

COM-3193Seminar in Communication

3

Total 39-43 Hours

The student with a major in Political Science must complete a minor in another discipline (the Public Policy minor is permitted).