Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Political Science
Min. 120 Hours

General Education Requirements: 40-43 hours

Additional University Requirements: 6 hours

For more information, see the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Suggested: advanced philosophy

Political Science Major Requirements (39-45 Hours)
MA105 Elementary Statistics (3)

PS200   International Problems and Relations (3)
PS308   Constitutional Law (3)
PS318   Legislative Politics (3)
PS319   The American Presidency, Past and Present (3)
PS331   Social Science Research Methods (3)
PS334   Applied Quantitative Data Analysis (3)
PS480   Senior Thesis (3)
PL303 or PL304 History of Philosophy (3) with prerequisite of PL105 [or other approved course]

Students must complete an additional 18 hours of political science from the courses listed below. (Note: PS 101 American Government may not be counted toward the required hours of the political science major.
PS204   Global Crime (3)
PS307   The History and Politics of Missouri (3)
PS309   Law in American Society (3)
PS312   American Foreign Affairs (3)
PS314   Historical Eurasia (3)
PS320   The American Way of War (3)
PS322   Comparative Economic and Political Systems (3)
PS330   Principles of Public Administration (3)
PS355   Topics Seminar in Area Studies (3-12)
PS260/360   Special Problems in Political Science (1-5)
PS268/368    Internship in Political Science (1-5)
PS290/390    Special Topics in Political Science (1-5)

Electives to complete min. 120 hours