BS Political Science Subfields

Program Overview

All students majoring in political science and seeking the BS degree are required to take 24 hours of courses at the 3000-level or above from the listed subfields. Students must complete at least one course from each of the five subfields and where at least 18 of the required 24 hours are from the listed PSCI/PADM courses.

Program Outline

Comparative Political Analysis

• PSCI 3340 Governments & Politics of Europe and Russia
• PSCI 3382 Politics of Developing Nations [UD UCA Core: D, C]
• PSCI 4305 The Political Economy of Development
• PSCI 4310 International Political Economy & Globalization [UD UCA Core: Z]
• PSCI 4312 China & International Politics [UD UCA Core: D]
• PSCI 4325 Mexican Politics & U.S.-Mexico Relations
• PSCI 4328 Dynamics of Democratization [UD UCA Core: Z]
• PSCI 4340 Seminar in Selected Topics*
• PSCI 4345 Governments & Politics of Africa [UD UCA Core: D]
• PSCI 4348 Governments & Politics of the Middle East [UD UCA Core: D]
• ECON 4320 Comparative Economic Systems
• ECON 4335 International Trade [UD UCA Core: D]
• SOC 4310 Globalization & Development

Human Behavior

• PSCI 3345 Women and U.S. Politics [UD UCA Core: D]
• PSCI 3355 Race and American Politics [UD UCA Core: D]
• PSCI 3372 Political Behavior
• PSCI 4315 The Politics of Presidential Selection
• PSCI 4320 Revolution & Political Violence [UD UCA Core: D, C]
• PSCI 4340 Seminar in Selected Topics*
• PSCI 4395 International Conflict & Conflict Management
• GEOG 3333 Geography of Natural Hazards
• PSYC 2331 Research Methods
• PSYC 4354 Judgment & Decision-Making
• SOC 3361 Gender & Society
• SOC 4301 Social Movement & Social Change

Law and Institutions

• PSCI 3300 State Government & Politics
• PSCI 3305 United Nations & International Politics [UD UCA Core: I]
• PSCI 3315 International Law & Organizations [UD UCA Core: I, C]
• PSCI 3316 Cybersecurity Law and Policy [UD UCA Core: C]
• PSCI 3330 Political Parties & Electoral Problems
• PSCI 3336 Local Government & Politics
• PSCI 3375 The American Judicial System
• PSCI 4300 Constitutional Law [UD UCA Core: I]
• PSCI 4301 Civil Liberties [UD UCA Core: I]
• PSCI 4334 The American Presidency [UD UCA Core: I, C]
• PSCI 4335 The American Congress
• PSCI 4340 Seminar in Selected Topics *
• PADM 4350 Intergovernmental Relations [UD UCA Core: C]
• CRIM 3361 Criminal Courts

Policy and Program Analysis

• PSCI 3320 Environmental Policy [UD UCA Core: R, I]
• PADM 3320 Public Policy Analysis [UD UCA Core: Z]
• PADM 3310 Public Management
• PSCI 4340 Seminar in Selected Topics*
• PADM 4330 Public Policy & Program Evaluation
• PADM 4370 Special Topics in Public Administration and Non-Profit Management
• PADM 4380 Special Topics in Public Policy
• PSCI 4388 American Foreign Policy
• PSCI 4389 Russian Foreign Policy
• PADM 4320 Government Budgeting
• ECON 3310 Public Sector Economics [UD UCA Core: R]
• ECON 3330 Environmental Economics [UD UCA Core: R]
• GEOG 3301 Conservation of Natural Resources [UD UCA Core: R]
• GEOG 3325 Urban & Regional Planning [UD UCA Core: R]
• SOC 4321 Social Policy Analysis

Theory

• PSCI 3369 Cyber Citizenship
• PSCI 3370 Political Theory I [UD UCA Core: R]
• PSCI 3371 Political Theory II [UD UCA Core: R, I]
• PSCI 4307 Political Ethics [UD UCA Core: R, I]
• PSCI 4331 American Political Theory [UD UCA Core: R, I]
• PSCI 4340 Seminar in Selected Topics *
• PHIL 3340 Critical Theories of Race [UD UCA Core: R, D]
• PHIL 3345 Feminist Philosophy [UD UCA Core: R, D]
• SOC 4330 Social Theory

* PSCI 4340, Seminar in Selected Topics, can be applied to the subfields of Comparative Political Analysis, Human Behavior, Law and Institutions, Policy and Program Analysis, and Theory, depending on the content of the seminar.