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Areas of Study
The political science major at
CMU is designed for you to take courses in a wide variety of topics.
Students must choose between the:
Majors in Political Science
B.A., B.S.
degrees
A
political science major consists of 33 hours, including:
PSC 100 (3) Introduction to Political Science
PSC 105 (3)
Introduction to American Government and Politics
PSC 280
(3) Introduction to Empirical Methods of Political
Research.
A minimum of 15 hours of course work must be at
the 300 level or above, with at least one course at the
400-500 level. PSC 405 cannot be used to fulfill this
requirement.
The student is required to take a
minimum of three hours in four of the following five
fields in Political Science: American National Political Institutions and Processes;
American State and Local Government, Public
Administration and Policy;
International Relations;
Comparative Politics;
Political Theory and
Methodology.
It is recommended that all political science majors enroll
in PSC 280 during their sophomore year.
PSC 398 and PSC
598 are Special Topics courses which may be used to
fulfill the area requirements for majors and minors.
Permission to do this is based on the substantive content
of the course, and requires the consent of the student’s
major or minor advisor or the department chair. Any
regular faculty member in the department can serve as the
student's advisor on a major or minor.
Internships: The department has established an
internship program where students are provided relevant
firsthand work experience. The duration of an internship
can vary depending on the number of credit hours (1-12)
taken. Students majoring in political science with a
concentration in public administration, as well as the
minors in public administration and public affairs, are
allowed to count three internship credit hours toward
their major or minor.
PSC 395 Internship in Government and Politics (1-12)
PSC 795
Internship in Public Administration (1-6)
Notes: Courses taken on a Credit/No Credit basis
may not be counted toward political science majors and
political science minors. Majors and minors in political
science should enroll in PSC 105 as freshmen (see course
description). Transfer students majoring in political
science will be expected to take at least 15 hours of
course work in the department; transfer minors, 12 hours.
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faculty. Joyce Baugh, Edward Clayton, Moataz Fattah,
Thomas Greitens, James P. Hill, David Jesuit, Sterling Johnson, Rick Kurtz, Martha
Logsdon, Christopher Owens, Won Paik, Orlando Pérez, Delbert Ringquist,
Vidu Soni, J. Cherie Strachan, Lawrence Sych |
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