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I. Core Courses
POLS 110 American Politics
POLS 150 World Politics
POLS 230 Intro to Data Analysis and Statistics
II. Core Subject Areas
At least one course from each of the following three groups:

American Politics:
POLS 313 State and Local Politics
POLS 318 The Presidency*
POLS 331 Parties and Elections
POLS 411 Bureaucracy*
Political Thought:
POLS 340 Classical Political Theory
POLS 341 Modern Political Theory
POLS 346 American Political Thought*
Comparative and International Politics:
POLS 251 European Politics
POLS 353 Dictatorship and Democracy
POLS 382 Latin American Politics
III. Elective Courses
Twelve additional credit hours in Political Science from core subject area courses or the following courses:

POLS 200 Special Topics
POLS 214 Environment, Politics and Society
POLS 232 Judicial Processes
POLS 237 Media and Politics
POLS 242 Approaches to Law
POLS 300 Special Topics
POLS 304 Equality
POLS 316 American Constitutional Law and Politics*
POLS 321 The History of Fascism
POLS 329 Revolution and Culture: Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche
POLS 355 Public Policy
POLS 356 Social Movements
POLS 373 Terrorism and International Security
POLS 400 Special Topics
POLS 417 Civil Liberties
POLS 420 Social Theory: A Survey
POLS 431 Research Designs and Strategies
POLS 450 Independent Study
*these courses have prerequisites; see course descriptions

Education Track
Students seeking to major in Political Science in preparation for a career in middle/adolescent education (grades 7-12) can combine a Political Science Education Track academic major with a minor in Education. The requirements for a Political Science Education Track major are listed below.

I. Core Courses
POLS 110 American Politics
POLS 150 World Politics
POLS 230 Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistics
II. Elective Courses
At least one course from each of the following two groups:

American Politics:
POLS 313 State and Local Politics
POLS 318 The Presidency*
POLS 331 Parties and Elections
POLS 411 Bureaucracy*
Political Thought:
POLS 340 Classical Political Theory
POLS 341 Modern Political Theory
POLS 346 American Political Thought*
Eight additional credit hours in Political Science
III. Two courses in related social sciences and geography
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
GEOL 101 This Dynamic Earth
IV. Four Courses in History
HIST 110 The Making of Europe
HIST 111 Modern Western History
HIST 211 American History
HIST 212 American History II

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