POLITICS CORE

AMERICAN/INTERNATIONAL/COMPARATIVE:

Take the following courses:

PS-101 Introduction to U.S. Government

4 CreditsS, WK-SIPre- or Co-requisite: FYC-101

PS-102 Introduction to International Politics

4 CreditsS, I, SW-GE

PS-291 Mexican Fulbright Special Topics

1-3 CreditsI,S,SW-GE

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & JURISPRUDENCE:

Take one of the following courses:

PS-221 American Political Thought

4 CreditsH, CW, SW-US 

PS-222 Western Political Thought

4 CreditsH, WK-HTPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

AMERICAN POLITICS

Take one of the following courses: (PS-389, PS-199, PS-299 or PS-399 may fulfill requirement depending on specific topic of course)

PS-125 Citizenship

4 CreditsSW-ER

PS-206 The Culture War

4 CreditsCA, S, SW-US 

PS-208 Policy and Community

4 CreditsSW-LEPrerequisite or corequisite: FYC or CWS

PS-218 Public Policy & Admin.

3 CreditsSPrerequisite: PS101.

PS-289 Politics and the Media

4 CreditsS, CWPrerequisites: PS101.

PS-313 Congress and Presidency

4 CreditsS, CWPrerequisite: PS101.

PS-318 Parties, Elections & Campaigns

3 CreditsSPrerequisite: PS101.

PS-325 Health Policy

3 CreditsWK-SIPre- or co-requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

PS-330 TPP: Topics in Public Policy

3 CreditsSPrerequisite: PS101.

INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

Complete one of the following options below: (NOTE: PS-389, PS-199, PS-299 or PS-399 may fulfill requirement depending on specific topic of course.)

OPTION 1:

Take one of the following courses:

PS-241 European Politics

3 CreditsS, IPrerequisite: PS101 or PS102.

PS-243 U.S. Foreign Policy

3 CreditsS, IPrerequisite: PS102.

PS-298 Gender and Health Care

3 CreditsSW-ERPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

PS-334 Human Rights

3 CreditsI, SPrerequisite: PS102.

PS-335 Law of Nations

3 CreditsI, SPrerequisite: PS 102.

PS-340 Topics in International Politics

3 CreditsS, I 

PS-346 African Politics

3 CreditsI, S, CWPrerequisite: PS102.

OPTION 2:

Take the following courses:

PS-235 Migration

2 CreditsI,S,SW-GE

PS-236 Eyewitness to Migration in Mexico

I,S,SW-GEPre-Req: PS-235.

OPTION 3:

Take the following courses:

PS-249 Senegambia I

2 CreditsI, S, CA, SWGSACorequisite: PS250. Students must complete both PS249 and PS250 to receive CA credit. If you want to get Global Engagement credit, after returning from the trip you must complete a 1-credit course that has been approved by the Global Education Committee.

PS-250 Senegambia II

2 CreditsCA, I, S, SWGSACorequisite: PS250. Students must complete both PS249 and PS250 to receive CA credit. If you want to get Global Engagement credit, after returning from the trip you must complete a 1-credit course that has been approved by the Global Education Committee.

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY & JURISPRUDENCE

Take one of the following courses: (NOTE: PS-389, PS-199, PS-299 or PS-399 may fulfill requirement depending on specific topic of course.)

PS-205 Politics in Film

4 CreditsH, F, SW-ERPre- or co-requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

PS-209 Sexual Politics

3 CreditsS 

PS-221 American Political Thought

4 CreditsH, CW, SW-US 

PS-222 Western Political Thought

4 CreditsH, WK-HTPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

PS-311 Constitutional Interpretation: Powers of Government

4 CreditsHPrerequisites: PS101 or permission.

PS-312 Constitutional Interpretation: Civil Rights

4 CreditsH, CWPrerequisites: PS101 or permission.

PS-320 Topics Political Philos & Jurisprudence

3 CreditsH 

PS-322 Surveillance and the Constitution

3 CreditsH, SW-ERPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

INTERPRETING DATA

Take one of the following courses:

DS-110  Intro to Data Science

3 CreditsN 

EB-210  Quantitative Business Analysis

3 CreditsQM,SPrerequisites: High school algebra or pre-calculus. 

EB-211  Business Statistics

3 Credits QS,S

ESS-230 Environmetrics

3 CreditsN, QS, CTGES, CTGISPrerequisites: Sophomore standing and permission of the instructor.

MA-205 Elementary Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, WK-SPPrerequisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

MA-220 Introduction to Probability & Statistics

4 CreditsN, QS, CTGESPrerequisite: MA130

MA-321 Multivariate Statistics

3 CreditsN, QSPrerequisites: MA-130 or MA 160; an introductory statistics course from the following list: BI-305, EB-211, ESS-230, ESS-309, MA-205, MA-220, PY-366, or SW-215

PY-360 Research Methods and Statistics for Psychology I

4 CreditsCW, Q, SPrerequisite: PY101

SW-214  Integrated Research Methods & Stats I

3 CreditsS,WK-SI 

ECONOMICS

Take one of the following courses:

EB-105  International Economic Issues

3 CreditsS,I

EB-222  Principles of Macroeconomics

3 CreditsSPrerequisites: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing 

EB-223  Principles of Microeconomics

3 CreditsSPrerequisite: Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing. 

ESS-305 Environmental Economics

3 CreditsS 

ELECTIVES

Take 12 credits from the Politics Department - any course with a PS prefix.  (NOTE: Global Climate Change counts as a Politics Department elective)

CAPSTONE

Complete one of the following categories below:

SENIOR SEMINAR:

PS-499 Senior Seminar

3 CreditsSPrerequisites: PS101 or PS102 or PS222 and senior standing and three additional Political Science courses or departmental permission.

HONORS RESEARCH SERIES:

PS-497 Honors Research I

3 CreditsS 

PS-498 Honors Research II

3 CreditsSPrerequisite: PS497.

IMPORTANT: No more than six credits of Internship can be included in your POE.  No more than six credits of Mock Trial can be included in your POE.  The same course cannot be used to satisfy more than one POE requirement.  A total of 18 credits must be at the 300-level or above.

POE Credit Total = 48

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.