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2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2015-16 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Political Science, B.S.


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Department of Political Science and International Relations  
615-898-2708
Stephen Morris, program coordinator
Stephen.Morris@mtsu.edu

Students majoring in Political Science can choose a general focus or a concentration in either Public Administration or Pre-law.

A general focus major in Political Science requires 37 semester hours of work, including:

Required Courses


One course from each of the following areas:


American Politics (3 hours)


Comparative/International Relations (3 hours)


Electives (15 hours)


Curriculum: Political Science


Curricular listings include  General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman


Subtotal: 32 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Junior


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Senior


  • 3 credit hours
  • PS electives 6 credit hours
  • Electives 7 credit hours
  • Minor courses 11 credit hours

Subtotal: 27 Hours


Total hours in program: 120


Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Political Science, B.S., Academic Map   

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