Curriculum
Major Course of Study Requirements
To graduate with a major in political science, a student must complete 43 credit hours distributed as follows. Students must earn a grade of C or better for all major courses. The core consists of HPSC 228 Comparative Politics, HPSC 251 National Government of the United States, HPSC 253 Scope and Methods in Political Science, HPSC 253L Scope and Methods Data Lab, HPSC 285 Introduction to International Relations, HPSC 294 Introduction to Political Theory, HPSC 348 American Constitutional Law, HPSC 497 Senior Seminar in Political Science, HECO 201 Macroeconomics and HECO 202 Microeconomics. In addition, there are 12 hours of electives and three hours of a special skills course that are required for completion of the major.
General Education (Core)
33-48 hours
Refer to the general education requirements for more information.
Political Science Major
42 hours
Core Curriculum
- HPSC 228鈥�
Comparative Politics
- HPSC 251鈥� National Government of the United States
- HPSC 253鈥� Scope and Methods in Political Science
- HPSC 253L鈥� Scope and Methods Data Lab
- HPSC 285鈥� Introduction to International Relations
- HPSC 294鈥� Introduction to Political Theory
- HPSC 348鈥� American Constitutional Law
- HPSC 497鈥� Senior Seminar in Political Science
Cognate Courses
- HECO 201鈥� Macroeconomics
- HECO 202鈥� Microeconomics
Special Skills Requirement (choose one course)
- HCOM 253鈥� Public Speaking
- HCOM 351鈥� Professional Communication
- HCOM 352鈥� Communication in Small Groups and Teams
- HCOM 354鈥� Intercultural Communication
- HCOM 355鈥� Argumentation and Debate
Approved Electives
Each student is required to choose four upper-level courses. These courses can come from any subject area: American government and politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. Students may take only one of these four courses outside of the department鈥攚hether through cross-registration, study abroad, or transfer. Directed study and internships do not count as one of these courses. HPSC 351鈥� Introduction to Moot Court does count as one of these courses. HPSC 354鈥� Moot Court Skills Practicum does not count as one of these courses.
American Government and Politics
- HPSC 321鈥� The American Presidency
- HPSC 322鈥� The American Congress
- HPSC 350鈥� Race and Law
- HPSC 351鈥� Introduction to Moot Court
- HPSC 371鈥� Introduction to Public Management
- HPSC 372鈥� Urban Management and Policy Analysis
- HPSC 410鈥� Political Parties, Elections, and Interest Groups
- HPSC 411鈥� Financial Management in Local Government
- HPSC 429鈥� Seminar in Policy and Urban Politics
- HPSC 460鈥� Black Politics
Comparative Politics
- HPSC 302鈥� Third World Politics
- HPSC 475鈥� Latin American Politics
- HPSC 476鈥� Political Anthropology
- HPSC 477鈥� Contemporary African Politics
- HPSC 486鈥� Political Ideologies
International Relations
- HPSC 385鈥� Theories of International Relations
- HPSC 468鈥� Seminar on International Security after the Cold War
- HPSC 479鈥� Comparative Foreign Policy
- HPSC 482鈥� International Ethics
- HPSC 484鈥� International Law
- HPSC 487鈥� International Organizations
- HPSC 488鈥� International Political Economy
- HPSC 489鈥� Problems of International Politics
- HPSC 490鈥� Conflict and Conflict Resolution
- HPSC 491鈥� Diplomacy
Political Theory
- HPSC 361鈥� Ethics and Public Policy
- HPSC 461鈥� History of Political Thought
- HPSC 462鈥� Modern Political Theory
- HPSC 463鈥� Contemporary Theories of Justice
- HPSC 464鈥� Black Political Thought
- HPSC 482鈥� International Ethics
- HPSC 486鈥� Political Ideologies
