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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, B.A., International Relations Concentration
Degree Awarded:         Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Arts        120
Career Opportunities:
Federal, state, local governments, law firms, public interest groups, law enforcement, corporations
Note(s):
1 Students completing ASL must earn an additional 1 credit hour to meet the degree required 120 credit hours.
2 In order to meet University requirements for graduation, each student must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours of 300/400-level courses.

Freshman Year (32 credit hours)

Modern Language (7 credit hours)

Choose from American Sign Language (ASL),1 Arabic (ARAB), French (FREN), German (GERM) or Spanish (SPAN) in consultation with academic advisor. All MODL course requirements must be completed in a single language.

  • MODL 101 Credit Hours: 4
  • MODL 102 Credit Hours: 3

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Sophomore Year (30 credit hours)

Modern Language (6 credit hours)

Choose from American Sign Language (ASL),1 Arabic (ARAB), French (FREN), German (GERM) or Spanish (SPAN) in consultation with academic advisor. All MODL course requirements must be completed in a single language.

  • MODL 201 Credit Hours: 3
  • MODL 202 Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (6 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral courses.

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Literature courses.

Junior Year (28 credit hours)

Political Science (12 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor. At least 9 hours must be at the 400-level.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose any 200-level or above course from the General Education Curriculum  list of Social/Behavioral courses.

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Communication courses.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Natural Science courses.

General Electives (4 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Minor (3 credit hours)

Recommended minors are GEOG (world), HIST (modern worlds), ECON, MODL or another academic advisor approved area.

Senior Year (30 credit hours)

Political Science (12 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with the academic advisor. At least 9 hours must be at the 400-level.

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum  list of Fine Arts courses.

Minor (15 credit hours)

Recommended minors are Geography (world), History (modern world), ECON, MODL or another advisor approved area.

General Education Core Curriculum

English
(6 cr)		 Mathematics
(6 cr)		 Natural Sciences
(9 cr)		 Social/Behavioral Sci
(6 cr)
ENGL 101 
ENGL 102  		 STAT 214 
and
Choose 3 cr from the list below		 Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  		 Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
History
(3 cr)		 Fine Arts
(3 cr)		 Communication
(3 cr)		 Literature
(3 cr)
HIST 101   Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List 		 Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  		 Choose from the
Gen Ed Course List  
 
Mathematics: MATH 102 , MATH 103 , or MATH 105