Required Core - 24 semester hours
• 3 POLS 100 American Government (gen ed) • 3 POLS 141 Governments of the World • 3 POLS 210 State and Local Government • 3 POLS 250 World Politics • 3 POLS 400 The President and the Congress • 3 POLS 411 International Political Economy • 3 SS 350 Introduction to Research Methods
3 POLS 461 Early Political Philosophy OR 3 POLS 462 Modern Political Philosophy
12 - Take 4 classes from minimum of 2 groups with a maximun of 2 courses per group U.S. Government Emphasis:
• POLS 320 Public Administration • POLS 402 Judicial Process • POLS 417 American Indian Government & Politics • POLS 430 Constitutional Law • POLS 476 History of South Dakota • SOC 400 Social Policy
Comparative & International Relations Emphasis:
• HIST 313 History of the Middle East • POLS 341 Europe Democratic Government • POLS 349 Politics of NonWestern Nations • POLS 418 History of Latin America • POLS 459 Political Geography • POLS 469 American Foreign Relations
Political Philosophy Emphasis:
• POLS 461 Early Political Philosophy • POLS 462 Modern Political Philosophy • POLS 465 Contemporary Political Thought
Gen Ed Requirements - 37 semester hours
• 3 ENGL 101 Composition I • 3 ENGL 201 Composition II • 3 MATH Gen Ed - Mathematics • 3 SPCM Speech 101, 215, or 222 • 1 WEL 100 Wellness for Life • 1 WEL 100L Wellness Laboratory • 3 Gen Ed - Social Science • 12 Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities • 8 Gen Ed - Natural Science & Lab
A minor is required with this major plus electives to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.
Minor Requirements - 21 semester hours
or
6 Electives - take two courses from different areas:
U.S. Government
Comparative & International Relations
Political Philosophy
Minor in Political Science - Teaching - 27 hours
3 POLS 100 American Government
3 POLS 141 Government of the World
3 POLS 210 State & Local Government
3 POLS 250 World Politics
6 POLS 300/400 Level Elective
3 SEED 415 7-12 Social Science Methods*
3 SS 350 Intro to Research Methods
POLS 461 Early Political Philosophy OR POLS 462 Modern Political philosophy
*SEED 415 is required for Secondary Education. Those taking Elementary Education should replace this with an additional three hours of Political Science electives.
Minor in Philosophy - 81 hours
3 PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
3 PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic
3 PHIL 220 Introduction to Ethics
3 POLS 461 Early Political Philosophy
OR
POLS 462 Modern Political Philosophy
6 take two of the following:
AIS 460 American Indian Philosophy
PHIL 492 Topics in Philosophy
POLS 461 Early Political Philosophy
POLS 465 Contemporary Political Thought
PSYC 348 Psychology of Religion
SPCM 466 Principles of Rhetoric
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