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May 11, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Political and Global Affairs, Public Policy and Management Concentration, B.A.
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Political and Global Affairs
615-898-2708
James Chaney, program coordinator
pga@mtsu.edu
The Department of Political and Global Affairs offers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Science degrees in each of its majors. Students majoring in Political and Global Affairs can choose a general focus or a concentration in International Relations, Public Policy and Management, or Pre-law.
The Public Policy and Management concentration is for those seeking administrative careers in government or public service agencies. A combination of general political science courses, core public administration courses, pertinent political science electives, and courses in related disciplines provides a sound background for an administrative career.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) | 41 hours | | Major Requirements | 48 hours* | | Political and Global Affairs Core/Methods | 18 hours | | Public Policy and Management Concentration | 15 hours | | Public Policy and Public Management electives | 15 hours | | Public Policy and Management Cognate | 9 hours | | World Language Requirement | 12 hours | | Electives | 10-19 hours | | TOTAL | 120 hours | *This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase. True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category. The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements: - 6 credit hours from GEOG 2000 , PS 1005 , or PS 1010 (HSSR)
- 3 credit hours from world language 1010, 1020, 2010, or 2020 (NWC)
Major Requirements (48 hours)
Political and Global Affairs Core (15 hours)
Public Policy and Management Concentration (15 hours)
Public Policy Electives (9 hours)
Public Management Electives (6 hours)
Public Policy and Management Cognate (9 hours)
Take three courses (9 credit hours) from the following categories in consultation with advisor. Public Policy Management
- Any courses listed under “Policy” and “Management” not used toward the major.
Housing/Community Development
Leadership/Management/Organizations
World Language Requirement (12 hours)
Students meet this requirement by successfully completing the 2020-level or a higher course in a single world language. Students may take 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 in sequence, or they may use the MTSU Language Placement Test to start at the appropriate level. See Bachelor of Arts Degree for additional details. Curriculum: Political and Global Affairs, Public Policy and Management, B.A.
Freshman Fall
- Written Communication 3 credit hours
- Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- Human Society and Social Relationships/General elective 3 credit hours
- PS 1005 - Introduction to American Politics 3 credit hours (HSSR)
Freshman Spring
- Information Literacy 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
- Human Society and Social Relationships/General elective 3 credit hours
- PS 1010 - Introduction to Global Politics 3 credit hours (HSSR)
Junior Spring
- Public Management elective 3 credit hours
- Public Policy elective 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
- World language course 3 credit hours
- PS 4290 - Public Service Internship 1 to 12 credit hours (3 credit hours required)
Senior Fall
- Public Policy elective 3 credit hours
- Public Policy and Management cognate course 3 credit hours
- Public Policy and Management cognate course 3 credit hours
- Non-Written Communication/General elective 3 credit hours
- General elective 3 credit hours
Senior Spring
- PGA 4800 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
- Public Policy and Management cognate course 3 credit hours
- General electives 7 credit hours
NOTE:
Topics courses may be taken if topic is appropriate and relative to the major; seek major/assigned advisor approval. |
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