327 Course Requirements for B.S. or B.A. Core Courses Required (15 credit hours) Pol Sc AI 1100 American National Government (3) PolSc SI3990 Intro to Pol Sci Research (3) PolSc 4990 Senior Seminar/Thesis (3) and two of the following: PolSc SS2100 Intro to International Politics (3) PolSc SS2200 Intro to Comparative Politics (3) PolSc SS2350 Intro to Political Theory (3) Electives (a minimum of 16 credit hours) Take at least two classes in each of three of the five following subfields. • American Government and Public Administration PolSc 3600 Political Parties (3) PolSc 3610 Campaigns and Elections (3) PolSc DV3630 Political Behavior (3) PolSc 3700 Intro to Public Admin (3) PolSc 3750 Urban Government & Politics (3) PolSc 3760 State Government & Politics (3) PolSc 4600 Legislative Process (3) PolSc 4640 The Modern Presidency (3) PolSc 4700 Politics of Administration (3) PolSc 4750 Public Policy Analysis (3) • Comparative Politics PolSc 3210 Politics & Governments of Europe (3) PolSc 3220 Politics & Governments of Asia (30 PolSc 3290 Intro to Politics & Governments of Developing Nations (3) PolSc 4280 Foreign Policies of Major Powers (3) • International Politics PolSc 3140 Foreign Policy of the U.S. (3) PolSc 4160 Topics in World Politics (3) or PolSc DV4160 Topics in World Politics: Third World Women (3) PolSc 4180 International Law & Organization (3) PolSc 4190 Theories of International Politics (3) Hist 3230 U.S. Diplomatic History (3) • Public and Constitutional Law PolSc 4020 American Constitutional Law I (3) PolSc 4030 American Constitutional Law II (3) PolSc 4060 Elements of Law (3) PolSc DV4070 Sex Roles and the Law (3) • Political Theory PolSc 3330 American Political Thought (3) PolSc 4360 Classical Political Thought (3) PolSc 4380 Modern Political Thought (3) Philo 3200 Philosophy of Democracy (3) WS DV3050 Women's Studies Feminist Theory (3) Other Elective Courses Take any of the following as needed for additional aedit hour total, or select additional courses from the courses in the five areas above. PolSc 2060 Freedoms (3) PolSc 2920/4920 Short Courses, Workshops (1-3) PolSc 3060 Mock Trial (2) PolSc 3150 Model United Nations (2) PolSc 3900 Practical Politics (U.I.A.) (1) PolSc 4800 Individual Proj ects & Research (1-3) PolSc 4860 Internships (1-6) PolSc 4830 Directed Readings (1-3) PolSc 4940 Topics in American Politics & Thought (1-3) Students may take up to three hours in 4830, three hours in 4800, and eight hours from 4860. No more than ten total hours torn PolSc 4830, PolSc 4800, and PolSc 4860 may be counted toward the total requtement of 43 credit hours for Political Science Major/Teaching Major; no more than five total hours for the minor in Political Science. Hist 3230 may be counted as History credit and Philo 3200 may be counted as Philosophy aedit, or either may be counted as Political Science aedit, but not both. Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the on-line catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Political Science DEPARTMENTAL HONORS » Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 10 hours of General Honors courses (see the Honors Program on page 43). » Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill the requirements for the Political Science departmental major, of which at least 20 hours must be completed on an Honors basis. A student may receive Political Science Honors credit in any upper division Political Science course, including Directed Readings, PolSc 4830 (for a maximum total of 3 hours). » Senior Paper*: A senior paper must be submitted by each student graduating with department honors. This will require the establishment of a department committee of three faculty members for evaluation and review. In addition, each student will present their paper to the department faculty. * Permission from the department chat should be sought before registering in courses for Honors aedit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honors aedit. (See the Honors Program on page 43.) Social Science Composite Teaching Major BACHELOR DEGREE (B.S. OR B.A.) See the Department of History section in this catalog for program requirements. Political Science MINOR I TEACHING MINOR I BIS » 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 certification requtements (see Teacher Education Department). Course Requirements for Minor Political Science Courses Required (6 credit hours) PolSc SSI 100 American National Government (3) and one of the following PolSc SS2100 Intro to International Politics (3) PolSc SS2200 Intro to Comparative Politics (3) PolSc SS2350 Intro to Political Theory (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS/BAT LIBSCI INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT CDGT ENGR AUTOSV/AUTOTC IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities COMM ENGL FORLNG DANCE MUSIC THEATR ART Business & Econ MBA MPACC/ACCTNG BUSADM FIN LOM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUANT IS&T Education MEDUC CHFAM ATHL/AT HEALTH/NUTRI PE/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENSCI PARAMD HTHSCI HAS/HIM NURSNG RADTEC DMS NUCMED RADTHR RESTHY Science BOTANY CHEM GEOSCI MATH/MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOGR HIST POLSC- PHILO PSYCH SOCLWK GERONT SOCLGY ANTHRO AEROSP MILSCI NAVSCI Continuing Ed Davis Campus WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY 2004-2005 CATALOG