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Oct 05, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Political Science, B.A.
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Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate that they have developed:
- An understanding of the basic values of American civic culture
- An understanding of the institutional, political, and legal processes of the United States and Georgia
- An understanding of the public policies of the US and the ways in which they are carried out through the political process
- An understanding of the basic theories and concepts of the subfields of political science
- An understanding of the relationship between the basic theories and concepts of the subfields of political science
- The ability to apply social science and statistical methods to practical problems within the discipline
- The ability to communicate their knowledge orally and in writing
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Core Area F-I: 18 Hours
(Foundations of Social Science)
Required: 6 Hours
- Foreign Language 2001 and 2002 *
Choose four courses from the following: 12 Hours
Major Courses: 27 Hours
Nine upper division political science courses, including at least 3 hrs. in each of the following subfields:
Political theory **
American politics
Comparative politics
International politics
All majors must complete the senior seminar (POLS 4984 ). No more than 3 hours of directed readings or independent study may count toward the major, and none can be used to satisfy the political science subfield requirements listed above. No POLS course in which the student receives a grade lower than a “C” may count toward the major.
Electives: 15-18 Hours
Internships (POLS 4186 ), if taken, may count only as electives.
Total: 120 Hours
* Foreign language proficiency as demonstrated by successfully completing a 2002 course or by passing an exemption exam is required.
** PHIL 4115 may be selected to satisfy this requirement.
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