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Political Science Curriculum

(Leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree)

Requirements

General Studies (42 hours)

English Composition (6 hours)

ENG 131English Composition I

3
ENG 132English Composition II

3
 
Or
 
ENG 140English Composition Honors

3
ENG 141English Composition Honors

3

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

Required
HUM 103Humanities Through the African American Experience

3
And
ENG 109Introduction to Literature**

3
 

HUM 103: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

ENG 109 and ENG 110: Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Choose one of the following:
ART 131Art Appreciation

3
MUS 121Music Appreciation

3
THE 111Intro to Theatre Arts

3

Humanities Electives: (choose one of the following)**

HUM 102Interdisciplinary Humanities

3
HUM 102

3
CMS 200Voice and Diction

3
CMS 205Public Speaking

3
PHL 210

3

**Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hours)

(A) Natural Sciences (8 hours)
PHY 210General Physics I

4
PHY 211General Physics II

4
(B) Mathematics (3 hours)
MAT 137Pre-Calculus Algebra

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses:
GEO 206World Geography

3

GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

And

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives:

Choose two of the following**
ANT 113Soc Around the World

3
ECO 251Prin of Economics I

3
ECO 254Introd to Economics

3
POS 207American Government

3
PSY 251General Psychology

3
SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3

**Students satisfying the six-semester hour history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete only three semester hours of the English literature sequence (ENG 209 or ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

Orientation - Required of All Undergraduates (1 hour)

ORI 100First-Year Experience

1

Pre-professional, Major and Elective Courses (21 hours)

SOC 110Intro to Sociology

3
POS 207American Government

3
POS 218State and Local Govern

3
ENG 218Intermediate Composition

3
PSY 251General Psychology

3
HIS 251History of the U.S. I

3
HIS 252History of the U.S. II

3

Required Major Courses (21 hours)

POS 300Statistics for Political Scien

3
POS 308Comparative Political Systems

3
POS 309Scope Methods in Pol Sci

3
POS 311American Foreign Policy

3
 
POS 401Ancient & Medievel Pol Thought

3
Or
POS 402Early Modern Pol Thought

3
Or
POS 403Contemporary Pol Ideology

3
 
POS 407Amer Constitutional Law I

3
Or
POS 408American Const Law II

3
 
POS 430Seminar in Political Sci

3

Major Course Electives (9 hours)

POS 220Amer Political Parties

3
POS 310Pol in Develop Nations

3
POS 312Blacks in Amer Pol Syst

3
POS 313African Political Systems

3
POS 314International Relations

3
POS 320Intro. to Public Administratio

3
POS 321Prin of Public Admin.

3
POS 322Introd to Public Policy

3
POS 323Introd to Planning

3
POS 324Public Personnel Admin.

3
POS 325Public Law

3
POS 326Public Budget & Management

3
POS 404The Amer Legal System

3
POS 410Urban Pol & Administration

3
POS 420International Law

3
POS 430Seminar in Political Sci

3
POS 480Pos. Sci. Internship

3

Minor Courses (18 hours)

Foreign Language (6 hours)

Majors are required to complete 6 hours of a single foreign language.

Total Credit Hours: 123