POLITICAL SCIENCE, B.A.

Political Science is a launching pad for a variety of careers in public service and law. We strongly urge every one of our political science majors to do an internship and to study abroad for a semester on one of LHU's exchange programs. The major has a strong core of required courses together with a flexible set of elective tracks.

  1. General Education (81 sh total)

    2. ECON101 Economics is required

  2. Area Requirements (12 sh total):At least two of these courses must be at 300+ level)

    3. HIST--- 3 sh

    ECON--- 3 sh

    SOCI--- 3 sh

    ANTH--- 3 sh

    GEOG--- 3 sh

    PSYC--- 3 sh

  3. Core Requirements (12 sh total)

    4. POLI105 American National Government 3 sh

    POLI107 World Politics 3 sh

    POLI301 Comparative Government 3 sh

    POLI390 Political Theory 3 sh

  4. Electives in Political Science (23 sh total): At least one course from each of the first four groups (A,B,C,D) is required; at least four of these elective courses must be at the 300 level or above

GROUP A: American Government and Politics

POLI210 State and Local Government 3 sh

POLI230 Political Parties and Elections 3 sh

POLI305 Congress and the Presidency 3 sh

GROUP B: Public Policy and Administration

POLI 260 Public Administration 3 sh

POLI330 Public Policy 3 sh

POLI365 Organization Theory and Practice 3 sh

GROUP C: Comparative and International Politics

POLI250 U.S. Foreign Policy 3 sh

POLI315 Politics in Developing Nations 3 sh

POLI320 Latin American Politics 3 sh

POLI350 International Relations 3 sh

POLI370 United Nations and International Organizations 3 sh

GROUP D: Theory, Law, and Methods

POLI380 Constitutional Law 3 sh

POLI381 Law and Society 3 sh

POLI391 Political Theory II 3 sh

POLI400 Junior/Senior Research Seminar 3 sh

GROUP E: Other Political Science

POLI 101 Introduction to Political Science 3 sh

POLI310 Criminal Justice 3 sh

POLI325 Labor Management Relations 3 sh

POLI--- Independent Study, Special Topics, or Internship

Summary:

General Education 81 sh

Area Requirements 12 sh

Core Requirements 12 sh

Electives in Political Science 23 sh

128 sh