Political Science - B.A. Program Requirements

• American Politics Concentration
• General Concentration
• International Relations - Comparative Politics Concentration
• Public Policy Concentration

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (21 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
KAD DG	POL	10004	Comparative Politics	3
KSS DD		10100	American Politics	3
		10300	Public Policy	3
DG		10500	World Politics	3
		30001	Political Methods	3
		30002	Political Thought	3
		30003	Political Economy	3
III.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (84 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Foreign Language			14-16
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			3
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			9-10
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			6
	General Elective* (minimum 20 upper-division credit hours)			34
IV.	CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits)
	American Politics (15)
	General (15)
	International Relations - Comparative Politics (15)
	Public Policy (15)
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

* The following courses may not be applied toward upper-division electives:
POL	40992 Public Service (3)
	40996 Individual Investigation (3)

* The following courses may be applied toward upper-division electives:
POL	30991 Seminar: Columbus Program in Intergovernmental Issues (6-12)
	40991 Washington Program in National Issues (15)
	40995 Special Topics in Political Science (1-3)

 

American Politics Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
WIC	POL	40191	Seminar in American Politics*	3
	Choose from the following: Concentration elective			12
	POL	30100	American Political Theory (3)
		30110	The Congress (3)
		30120	Presidency and Executive Bureaucracy (3)
		30130	Courts (3)
		30430	State Government (3)
		30450	Metropolitan Governance (3)
		30460	Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (3)
		40112	Politics and the Mass Media (3)
		40116	Public Opinion and Political Behavior (3)
		40118	Political Parties and Interest Groups (3)
		40182	Constitutional Law: Government Powers (3)
		40183	Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties (3)
		40440	U.S. Environmental Politics and Policies (3)
		40450	Social Welfare Policy and the Politics of Poverty (3)
		40470	Women, Politics and Policy (3)
		40920	Politics of Social Movements (3)
TOTAL				15

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

 

General Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	POL	xxxxx	Political Science Elective	12
	Choose from the following:*			3
WIC	POL	40191	Seminar in American Politics (3)
WIC		40391	Seminar in Public Policy (3)
WIC		40591	Seminar in International Relations-Comparative Politics (3)
TOTAL				15

*One course must be earned with a minimum C (2.0) grade to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

 

International Relations Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
WIC	POL	40591	Seminar in international Relations-Comparative Politics*	3
	Choose from the following: Concentration elective			12
	POL	30500	International Relations Theory (3)
		30501	Comparative Theory and Concepts (3)
		30520	European Politics (3)
		30530	Asian Politics (3)
		30540	African Politics (3)
		30550	Latin American Politics (3)
		30551	U.S. - Latin American Relations (3)
		30810	Politics of the Global Economy (3)
		30820	International Organization and Law (3)
		30840	Nongovernmental Organizations (3)
		40530	Politics of War (3)
		40540	Politics of Development (3)
		40560	Human Rights and Social Justice (3)
		40810	Government - Business Relations (3)
		40830	U.S. Foreign Policy (3)
		40840	Comparative Foreign Policy (3)
		40920	Politics of Social Movements (3)
TOTAL				15

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

 

 

Public Policy Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (15 credits) Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
WIC	POL	40391	Seminar in Public Policy*	3
	Choose from the following: Concentration elective			12
	POL	30300	Public Policy Theory (3)
		30301	Introduction to Public Administration (3)
		30310	Qualitative Policy Analysis (3)
		30350	Public Sector Dispute Resolution (3)
		30430	State Government (3)
		30450	Metropolitan Governance (3)
		30460	Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (3)
		30810	Politics of the Global Economy (3)
		30820	International Organization and Law (3)
		30840	Nongovernmental Organizations (3)
		40320	Ethics and Public Policy (3)
		40440	U.S. Environmental Politics and Policy (3)
		40450	Social Welfare Policy and Politics of Poverty (3)
		40470	Women, Politics and Policy (3)
		40810	Government-Business Relations (3)
		40830	U.S. Foreign Policy (3)
		40840	Comparative Foreign Policy (3)
		40920	Politics of Social Movements (3)
TOTAL				15

*A minimum C (2.0) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.