College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 325 the major, at least two classes in POLS, including Senior Seminar. These classes must be taken during the calendar y ea r im m edia tel y prec eding g ra du a tio n. AP credit for high school American Government courses will be accepted for Political Science POLS noo.It will count to w a rd the total ho u rs req u iredfo r g ra du a tio n a nd cou n t toward the total of 39 credit hours required for a Political Science major. A score of "4" or above is required. Major Course Requirements for BA Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA (12 credit hours) Majors obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science must take either a minimum of twelve hours of foreign language, or six hours of foreign language and six hours of language arts coursework that are primarily intended to develop a student's ability to communicate ideas and concepts with others. The six hours of language arts coursework shall be met by taking any two of the following courses: • POLS 3330 - American Political Thought (3) • POLS 4180 - International Law and Organization (3) • POLS 4360 - Classical Political Thought (3) • POLS 4380 - Modern Political Thought (3) • WS 3050 DV - Introduction to Feminist Theories 1700 ~ Present (3) • ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing (3) • ENGL 3510 HU/DV - World Literature (3) • PHIL 3020 - History of Philosophy: Modern (3) • PHIL 3100 - Philosophy of Language (3) • PHIL 3200 - Philosophy of Democracy (3) • PHIL 3400 - Great Thinkers of Philosophy (3) • PHIL 4250 - Philosophy of Law (3) Any of the Political Science courses taken to meet the BA requirements may also be used to meet the appropriate Political Science requirements listed below. Also, any of the above courses may have pre-requisites not listed here that will need to be met. Core Courses Required for BA (15 credit hours) • POLS 1100 AI - American National Government (3) • POLS 1010 - Introduction to Political Science (3) • POLS 4990 - Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis (3) Fall Only POLS 1010 is a prerequisite for POLS 4990 And two of the following: • POLS 2100 SS - Introduction to International Politics (3) • POLS 2200 SS - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3) • POLS 2300 SS - Introduction to Political Theory (3) Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements (18 credit hours) See Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements after the BS requirements. Additional Upper Division Major Course Requirements for BA and BS Take at least two classes in each of three of the five following areas of specialization. American Government and Public Administration • POLS 3600 - Political Parties (3) • POLS 3610 - Campaigns and Elections (3) • POLS 3620 - Political Behavior (3) • POLS 3630 DV - Identity Politics (3) • POLS 3700 - Introduction to Public Administration (3) • POLS 3750 - Urban Government and Politics (3) • POLS 3760 - State Government and Politics (3) • POLS 4600 - American Congress (3) • POLS 4640 - American Presidency (3) • POLS 4700 - Politics of Administration (3) • POLS 4750 - Public Policy Analysis (3) Comparative Politics • POLS 3210 - Politics and Governments of Europe (3) • POLS 3220 - Politics and Governments of Asia (3) • POLS 3290 - Introduction to Politics and Governments of Developing Nations (3) • POLS 4280 - Foreign Policies of Major Powers (3) International Politics • POLS 3140 - Foreign Policy of the United States (3) • POLS 4160 - Topics in World Politics (3) or • POLS DV4160 - Diversity credit is available when the selected topic is "Topics in World Politics: Third World Women" (3) • POLS 4180 - International Law and Organization (3) • POLS 4190 - Theories of International Politics (3) • HIST 3230 - American Foreign Relations (3) Public and Constitutional Law • POLS 4020 - American Constitutional Law I: Governmental Powers (3) • POLS 4030 - American Constitutional Law II: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights (3) • POLS 4060 - Elements of Law (3) • POLS 4070 DV - Sex Roles and the Law (3) Political Theory • POLS 3330 - American Political Thought (3) • POLS 4360 - Classical Political Thought (3) • POLS 4380 - Modern Political Thought (3) • PHIL 3200 - Philosophy of Democracy (3) • WS 3050 DV - Introduction to Feminist Theories 1700 ~ Present (3) Other Elective Courses Take any of thefollowing as needed for additional credit hour total, or select additional courses from the courses in the five areas above. POLS 2060 - Freedoms (3) POLS 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) or POLS 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) POLS 3060 - Mock Trial (2) POLS 3150 - Model United Nations (2) Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog