College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 333 Electives (select one course) • 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) • POLS 4800 - Individual Projects and Research (1-3) • POLS 4830 - Directed Readings (1-3) • POLS 4860 - Internships (1-6) • POLS 4870 - Internship in Perspective (3) • POLS 4880 - Internship Research (3) • POLS 4940 - Topics in American Politics & Thought (1-3) Students may count up to 3 hours of POLS 4830, 3 hours of POLS 4800, and 3 hours of POLS 4860 toward the total of 21 hours requiredfor the minor, if needed. All Political Science courses— as well as HIST 3230, PHIL 3200 and WS 3050—count toward the total hours required for the political science major and minor. However, none of these courses, fthey are being countedfor the political science major or minor, may count toward another major or minor. Similarly, fany of these courses are being counted for a major or minor that is not political science, they cannot be countedfor the major or minor requirements of political Public Administration Minor Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in all courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 24 credit hours required. Students may not major in Political Science and Minor in Pu bl ic A dm in is tra tio n. Course Requirements for Minor Required Core Courses (9 credit hours) • POLS 3700 - Introduction to Public Administration (3) • POLS 3750 - Urban Government and Politics (3) • POLS 4750 - Public Policy Analysis (3) Elective Courses (15 credit hours required) • ECON 1010 SS - Economics as a Social Science (3) • ECON 2010 SS - Principles of Microeconomics (3) • ECON 4520 - Public Finance (3) • ECON 4550 - Introduction to Econometrics (3) • ENGL 310 o - P rofe ssio nal and T echnical Writing ( 3) • FIN 3500 - Capital Budgeting (3) • GEOG 4410 - Land Use Planning Techniques and Practices (3) • GEOG 4420 - Advanced Planning Techniques (3) • MGMT 3010 - Organizational Behavior and Management (3) • MGMT 4400 - Advanced Organizational Behavior (3) • HIST 3130 - U.S. Urban History (3) • PSY 3460 - Social Psychology (3) • SCM 3720 - Transportation and Global Supply Chain Management (3) • SOC 3840 - Cities and Urban Life (3) • SOC 3850 DV - American Minorities in Urban Settings (3) • SOC 4270 - Sociology of Law (3) • POLS 3760 - State Government and Politics (3) • POLS 4700 - Politics of Administration (3) Political Science Teaching Minor Grade Requirements: An overall GPA of 2.00 or higher is required and a grade of "C" or better in all Political Science courses used toward the minor/BIS (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). Credit Hour Requirements: Minimum of 21 credit hours for Political Science minor/BIS and a minimum of 24 credit hours for the teaching minor, which includes HIST 4500 - Teaching Social Studies in Grades 5-12, a required course for Political Science Teaching Minors. Students who select the Political Science Teaching minor must satisfy the Teacher Education admission and licensure req u irem en ts (s ee Dep a rtm en t of Tea cher Edu ca tio n). Course Requirements Political Science Courses Required (6 credit hours) • POLS 1100 AI - American National Government (3) And select one 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) Upper Division Requirements (15 credit hours) Select at least two courses from Group 1 and at least two courses from Group 2, plus one additional course from either Group l, Group 2, or the list of electives. Group 1 (select two courses) 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) 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) Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog