Political Science, (BA)

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Degree Requirements: 120 Credits

General Education	36
Major Core	48
Electives	36
Total Credits	120

*POLS 210 or POLS 220 or BUSN 201 or BUSN 202 (up to 6 credits) are counted above as major credits Those credits also satisfy requirements for the general education program (42 total credits required).

Students majoring in political science (BA) are required to complete sixteen courses (48 hours) in Political Science and select allied fields of Social Studies. The subject areas that the major encompasses include: U.S. Government & Politics, Comparative Government & Politics, World Politics & International Relations, Constitutional & Environmental Law, Political Philosophy, and the Senior Seminar on Globalization and Political Development. The allied field courses include Service Learning, Criminal Justice, Economics, and Tusculum’s cross-disciplinary Citizenship course.

Requirements for the political science major (BA) are:

Major Core

BUSN 201 - Principles Of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
POLS 110 - American Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 210 - Comparative Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 220 - World Politics And International Relations Credit(s): 3
POLS 230 - State And Local Government Credit(s): 3
POLS 280 - The History Of Representative Government In The Western Tradition Credit(s): 3
or
HIST 280 - The History Of Representative Government In The Western Tradition Credit(s): 3
POLS 315 - Congress And Public Policy Credit(s): 3
POLS 325 - Constitutional Interpretation Credit(s): 3
POLS 440 - Environmental Law And Public Policy Credit(s): 3
POLS 480 - Senior Seminar On Globalization Credit(s): 3
SVLN 354 - Service-Learning In Northeast Tennessee Credit(s): 3

Choose 5 Additional Courses from the Following

BUSN 202 - Principles Of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
POLS 310 - The Presidency And Public Policy Credit(s): 3
POLS 335 - Civil Rights And Liberties Credit(s): 3
POLS 350 - Special Topics Credit(s): 3
POLS 360 - American Foreign Policy Credit(s): 3
POLS 410 - Origins Of The Civic Republican Tradition Credit(s): 3
POLS 430 - International Law Credit(s): 3
POLS 450 - Independent Study Credit(s): 1-6 (6 hour maximum)
POLS 451 - Internship Credit(s): 1-9 (3 hour maximum)

Other Acceptable Courses

(may select only one):

CRJU 201 - Introduction To Criminal Courts And Procedures And The U.S. Constitution Credit(s): 3
CIVS 251 - Theory And Practice Of Citizenship Credit(s): 3

Special Requirements in the General Education Curriculum

Students seeking the political science major must complete the following General Education Curriculum requirement:

MATH 140 - Statistics Credit(s): 3 (Math)
The remaining requirements for the General Education Curriculum can be found in the General Education section.