Undergraduate Catalogs from 1995-1996 to 1999-2000

A major in Political Science requires 30 credit hours, of which at least 21 hours must be upper-level (3000 and 4000 courses.) The 30 hours must include the following:

Political Science 1310, American National Government (this course also fulfills one of the core requirements).
Political Science 2301, Introduction to Political Science (new requirement in 1994-1995).
 
At least one course from each of the following four fields. (The Undergraduate Bulletin has a complete list of courses.)
 


(1) AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS

3302 - Methods of Political Inquiry

2320 - State and Local government

3300 - American Political Parties

3305 - Elections and Public Opinion

3310 - Policy Process

3320 - The American Presidency

3325 - Legislative Process and Behavior

3331* - Public Administration

3340 - Urban Problems and Planning

3345 - Metropolitan Governments

3350 - Arkansas Government and Politics

4310 - Seminar in American National Government

4333 - Seminar in State Politics

4343 - Seminar in Local Politics

(2) POLITICAL THEORY

3390 - American Political Thought

4380 - Classical Political Theory

4390 - Modern Political Theory

(3) PUBLIC LAW

4301*- Judicial System and Process

4302*- Law and Society

4350 - Constitutional Law I (Governmental Powers)

4351 - Constitutional Law II (Civil Liberties)

(4) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

3360 - Comparative Government: Western

3370 - Comparative Politics: Developing Areas

4320 - American Foreign Policy

4340 - International Relations

4387* - Great Decisions in American Foreign Policy

          The following courses also count toward the major:

3301 - Seminar in Political Science

3338 - Cooperative Education I

3339 - Cooperative Education II

3348 - Internship I

4300 - Independent Study

4348 - Internship II

4370 - Readings in Political Science

3301, 4370, and 4300 may be counted in any of the four fields, depending on the topic covered and with the permission of the Department Chair.  3338, 3339, 3348, and 4348 usually count in the American Government field, but may be counted in one of the other areas, depending on the nature and character of the internship or cooperative education assignment. Back to Top.

Undergraduate Catalogs Prior to 1994-1995:

        A major in Political Science requires 30 credit hours, of which at least 21 hours must be upper-level (3000 and 4000 courses.) The 30 hours must include the following:

Political Science 1310, American National Government (this course also fulfills one of the core requirements).
At least one course from each of the following four fields. (The Undergraduate Bulletin has a complete list of courses.)



(1) AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS

3302 - Methods of Political Inquiry

2320 - State and Local government

3300 - American Political Parties

3305 - Elections and Public Opinion

3310 - Policy Process

3320 - The American Presidency

3325 - Legislative Process and Behavior

3331* - Public Administration

3340 - Urban Problems and Planning

3345 - Metropolitan Governments

3350 - Arkansas Government and Politics

4310 - Seminar in American National Government

4333 - Seminar in State Politics

4343 - Seminar in Local Politics

(2) POLITICAL THEORY

3390 - American Political Thought

4380 - Classical Political Theory

4390 - Modern Political Theory

(3) PUBLIC LAW

4301*- Judicial System and Process

4302*- Law and Society

4350 - Constitutional Law I (Governmental Powers)

4351 - Constitutional Law II (Civil Liberties)

(4) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

3360 - Comparative Government: Western

3370 - Comparative Politics: Developing Areas

4340 - International Relations

4387* - Great Decisions in American Foreign Policy

          The following courses also count toward the major:

3301 - Seminar in Political Science

3338 - Cooperative Education I

3339 - Cooperative Education II

3348 - Internship I

4300 - Independent Study

4348 - Internship II

4370 - Readings in Political Science

3301, 4370, and 4300 may be counted in any of the four fields, depending on the topic covered and with the permission of the Department Chair.  3338, 3339, 3348, and 4348 usually count in the American Government field, but may be counted in one of the other areas, depending on the nature and character of the internship or cooperative education assignment.

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Minor in Political Science