Political Science, International Concentration, B.A.

Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language Requirement:

All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain proficiency in a foreign language. Proficiency may be satisfied by completing a language class at the 103 (intermediate) level or three years of any one foreign language in high school. Students may also meet this requirement through AP or CLEP testing.

Political Science - International Track (39 crs.)

International Track Required Courses (12 crs.)

(Note: These courses are also used to satisfy the Applied Competencies.)

• INTL 252 - Costa Rica: Politics, Economy, & Society Credits: 3
• INTL 358 - Global Political Economy & Security Credits: 3
• PHIL 230 - The Ethics of War and Terrorism Credits: 3
• POLI 307 - Applied Research in Political Science Credits: 1-3
• POLI 342 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 3
• POLI 343 - Global Economic and Political Conflict Credits: 3
• POLI 347 - Applied Diplomacy Credits: 3
• POLI 348 - Applied Diplomacy Credits: 3
• POLI 351 - European Politics Credits: 3
• POLI 356 - Politics of Developing Regions Credits: 3
• POLI 357 - Comparative Revolutions Credits: 3
• POLI 359 - European Political Culture & Identity Credits: 3
• POLI 394 - Selected Topics in International Politics Credits: 3

Departmental Required Course (3 crs.)

• Any Political Science course.

Note:

Each international track and departmental required course will emphasize one of the following: oral communication, written communication and problem solving. Students must demonstrate that they have met requirements across the three skillsets before permission will be given to enrol for Senior Seminar (POLI 399 ). A list of course skill-tags will be made available each semester.

General Education

General Education Requirements

• General Education Program  

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

• Citizenship (S): POLI 100  
• Global Perspectives (G): POLI 141