General Education (41 hours)

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

The following courses are recommended for the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

• PS 1005 or PS 1010 (Soc/Beh Sci)

Major Requirements (37 hours)

The major in Political Sciences requires a 2.00 GPA.

• PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics 3 credit hours
• PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours
• PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Profession 1 credit hour
• PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours
• PS 4800 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours

Foreign Language (6 hours)

Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives

• To make 120 hours

Freshman

• ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
• PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics 3 credit hours
• PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
• Mathematics 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• General elective 3 credit hours

Sophomore

• ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
• PS 2000 - Political Science and International Relations as a Profession 1 credit hour
• PS 3001 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 credit hours
• Foreign language 6 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Minor course 3 credit hours

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• PS 3210 - International Relations 3 credit hours OR
• PS 3220 - Comparative Politics 3 credit hours

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• Choose 6 hours from:

• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Junior

• PS 3050 - The U.S. Presidency 3 credit hours OR
• PS 3060 - The U.S. Congress 3 credit hours OR
• PS 3250 - Public Management 3 credit hours OR
• PS 3330 - Political Parties 3 credit hours OR
• PS 3370 - American Constitutional Law I: Government Powers 3 credit hours

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• Minor courses 6 credit hours
• PS electives 9 credit hours
• General elective 3 credit hours
• Foreign language 6 credit hours*

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• PS 4230 - Classical Political Theory 3 credit hours OR
• PS 4700 - American Political Thought 3 credit hours OR
• PS 4920 - Modern Political Theory 3 credit hours OR
• PS 4930 - Introduction to Contemporary Political Philosophy 3 credit hours

Senior

• PS 4800 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
• PS electives 6 credit hours
• General electives 9 credit hours
• Minor courses 9 credit hours