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- Brief General Description: At least 34 credit hours
in Political Science are required, to be distributed as follows: Twelve
(12) hours of designated lower division PO courses, PO 390 (3 credit
hours), Po 450 (1 credit hour), and 12 credit hours of upper division
courses with at least 1 three-credit hour upper division course in four
of the five sub-field areas.
The remaining six hours necessary to attain the required minimum of
34 hours may be completed by enrolling in any additional lower or upper
division political science course.
Designated lower division PO courses (106 or 107; any three from 225,235,245,
or 275) are intended to be pre-requisites or "gateway survey courses"
for Majors only for upper division PO courses within the same area.
(Example: a Major must take 106 or 107 to be able to take 308), but
a Major may take up to nine (9) total hours of upper division political
science courses at Washburn (or have the transfer credit equivalent)
without having met the pre-requisite or "gateway survey" required
100/200 level course.
Political Science General Education approved courses
are: PO 106 American Politics, PO 107 State & Local Government,
PO 225 Intro to International Politics, and PO 235 Intro to Comparative
Politics.
- Breakdown of the Requirements of the Major in
Political Science:
- The twelve credit hours of lower division work may be satisfied
by:
A. PO 106 or PO 107 (3 hrs)
B. Any three courses (9 credit hours) from among: PO 225, 235, 245,
or 275
- The twelve hours of upper division work (300 or 400 level) must
include at least one of the designated courses
in Four of the Five following areas (A to E).
A. AMERICAN POLITICS
(Area prerequisite: PO 106, 107 or consent of instructor)
PO 304 Political Behavior
PO 305 Policy * and/or
PO 308 Federalism and Public Policies*
PO 306 Urban/Metropolitan Government
PO 320 The Legislative Process
PO 321 The Presidency
PO 339 Constitutional Law I
or
PO 340 Constitutional Law II
B. POLITICAL THEORY
(Prerequisite for this area: PO 275 or consent of instructor)
PO 333 Classical & Medieval Political Theory
PO 334 Modern & Contemporary Political Theory
PO 356 American Political Thy
C. COMPARATIVE POLITICS
(Prerequisite for this area: PO 235 or consent of instructor)
PO 360 China, Japan and Asian Politics
PO 361 European Politics
PO 362 Mexico & Latin American Politics
PO 365 Democratization and Int’l Political Economy
D. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(Prerequisite for this area: PO 225 or consent of instructor)
PO 352 Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
PO 351 International Organizations and Law
PO 353 American Foreign Policy
PO 354 Issues in International Politics & Security
E. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
(Prerequisite for this area: PO 245 or consent of instructor)
PO 305 Public Policy *
and/or
PO 308 Federalism and Public Policies *
PO 343 Administrative Law
or
PO 391 Public Personnel Administration
PO 393 Public Budgeting
PO 394 Public Management
or
PO 395 Non-Profit Management
* NOTE: Students can pick PO 305 and/or PO 308 to apply
to ONE area. Students cannot apply one of these courses to one area and
then apply the other course to another area.
- Students must enroll in PO 390 Research Methods (3 cr. hrs with
an added qualitative analysis component) and PO 450 Senior
Political Science Capstone (1 hr).
Seniors must take PO 450. Seniors must also take
the ACAT national political science assessment exam during their final
semester. Public Administration Majors must take the Department Public
Administration exam.
- Six (6) additional hours of lower or upper division
political science courses.
- Optional Internship Credits PO 307 - Internship (6 cr. hours) is
an available option for interested students. The prerequisite is PO
107.
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