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Political Science - B.A. Program Requirements

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 (18 credits)*  Courses count in major GPA 
Type Course Title Credits
KAD
DG 		POL 10004

10500
 Comparative Politics
or
World Politics
 3
KSS
DD 		  10100

10300
 American Politics**
or
Public Policy
 3
    30001 Political Methods 3
    30002

30003
 Political Thought
or
Political Economy
 3
  Political Science electives (minimum 3 upper-division credit hours)
 6
III. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (84 credits)  
Type Course Title Credits
  Foreign Language*** 14-20
  Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories) 3
  Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) 6-7
  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) 3
  College General Requirements (must be from Kent Core Basic Science)****
 3
  College General Requirements (mus be from Kent Core Social Sciences)***** 3
  General Elective** (minimum 20 upper-division credit hours)
Credits required depends on meeting minimum 121 credit hours and minimum 42 upper-division credit hours
 34
IV.  CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits) 
  American Politics (18)
  General (18)
  International Relations - Comparative Politics (18)
  Public Policy (18)
MINIMUM TOTAL 
121

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

** POL 10100 American Politics is a Domestic Diversity and a Kent Core Social Science course.

*** 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)

*** Fulfills College General Requirement

****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Basic Science courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Biological Sciences (BSCI), Chemistry (CHEM), Geography (GEOG), Geology (GEOL) or Physics (PHY). Students may take the courses listed in the "introductory" sequences with the restrictions noted above in the Kent Core Basic Science section. The course may not be from the student's major.

*****One additional course taken from the Kent Core Social Sciences courses in the following Arts and Sciences disciplines: Anthropology (ANTH), Applied Conflict Management (CACM), Geography (GEOG), Criminology and Justice Studies (JUS), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSYC) or Sociology (SOC). The course may not be from the student's major.

 

American Politics Concentration

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2011-2012 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
WIC
POL 40191 Seminar in American Politics** 3
  Choose from the following: Concentration elective 15
  POL 30100 American Political Theory (3)  
    30110 The Congress (3)  
    30120 Presidency and Executive Bureaucracy (3)  
    30130 Courts (3)  
    30430 Ohio Politics (3)  
    30450 Urban Politics and Policy (3)  
    30460 State Politics and Policy (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)  
    40410 Regulatory Policy (3)  
    40440 U.S. Environmental Politics and Policies (3)  
    40450 Health Care and Social Policy (3)  
    40470 Women, Politics and Policy (3)  
    40620 Politics of Social Movements (3)  
    40930 U.S. Foreign Policy (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 18

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

** 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 2011-2012 Roadmap.

 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
  Political Science upper-division electives 15
  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)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 18

*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 2011-2012 Roadmap.


 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 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 15
  POL 30500 International Relations Theory (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)  
    30560 Middle East Politics (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)  
    40620 Politics of Social Movements (3)  
    40840 Comparative Foreign Policy (3)  
    40930 U.S. Foreign Policy (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 18

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

** 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 2011-2012 Roadmap.


 I. CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS (18 credits)* Courses count in major GPA
Type Course Title Credits
WIC
POL 40391 Seminar in Public Policy** 3
  Choose from the following: Concentration elective 15
  POL 30300 Public Policy Theory (3)  
    30301 Introduction to Public Administration (3)  
    30310 Public Policy Analysis (3)  
    30350 Environmental Conflict Resolution (3)  
    30430 Ohio Politics (3)  
    30450 Urban Politics and Policy (3)  
    30460 State Politics and Policy (3)  
    30810 Politics of the Global Economy (3)  
    30820 International Organization and Law (3)  
    30840 Nongovernmental Organizations (3)  
    40320 Ethics and Public Policy (3)  
    40410 Regulatory Policy (3)  
    40440 U.S. Environmental Politics and Policy (3)  
    40450 Health Care and Social Policy (3)  
    40470 Women, Politics and Policy (3)  
    40840 Comparative Foreign Policy (3)  
    40930 U.S. Foreign Policy (3)  
MINIMUM SUBTOTAL 
 18

* All courses taken from the list of major program requirements are used in the calculation of the major GPA.

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