Bachelor of Science (BS) Non-teaching Degree Code 272* Concentration Code 272D

2012-2013

Program of Study for Political Science INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE POLITICS

I. GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM ............................................................................................................................................ 44

Eighteen semester hours from Area II (below) may fulfill general education perspective requirements

II. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 44-53

2. 0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the Government & Justice Studies dept, plus any other courses under II. Minimum of 18 sem hrs of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.

A.

Required Political Science courses: Seventeen (17) semester hours P S 1100 ___ (3) American National Govt and Politics P S 2240 ___ (3) Comparative Politics P S 3001 ___ (3) Writing in Political Science [WID] (Pre: ENG 2001) International Relations: Choose two courses (6 hours) from the following: P S 3722 ___ (3) America in the World P S 4225 ___ (3) International Security P S 4723 ___ (3) Intl Political Economy (Pre: Jr/ Sr stnd) Comparative Politics: Choose two courses (6 hours) from the following: P S 2610 ___ (3) Asian Politics P S 4742 ___ (3) Pol of Developing Nations (Pre: Jr/Sr stnd) P S 4744 ___ (3) Middle East Politics (Pre: Jr/Sr stnd) P S 4748 ___ (3) Latin Amer Politics (Pre: Jr/Sr stand)

P S 2120 ___ (3) International Politics and Foreign Policy P S/C J 3115 ___ (4) Research Methods (Pre: STT 1810) P S 4800 ___ (1) Poli Sci Capstone [CAP] P S/ANT 4220 ___ (3) Globalization P S 4721 ___ (3) Human Rights (Pre: Jr/Sr stnd)

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C.

P S 4741 ___ (3) European Govt and Politics (Pre: Jr/ Sr stnd) P S 4743 ___ (3) European Union P S 4745 ___ (3) African Politics _________________

D.

Political Science Electives: Choose two courses (6 hours) in consultation with an advisor. ________________

E. International & Comparative Politics Concentration (9-18 semester hours) All students are required to have a minor. In addition, students need to take classes drawn from one or more disciplines outside Political Science (except in the case of an internship). Students select courses in consultation with the assigned departmental advisor for this specific concentration. Courses not listed below may be included in the concentration with the consent of the advisor and department chair. Concentration often includes an internship or a study abroad experience, and all concentrations require STT 1810. Copies of each students program of study, signed by the departmental chairperson, must be on file in the Department Office as well as in the Deans Office. ** Students must have 90 s.h. of coursework to be eligible for PS 4900. Required in concentration: STT 1810 _____ (3) Basic Statistics (Pre: MAT 1010)
ANT 2215 ANT 2420 ANT 4565 ANT 4568 ANT 4570 COM 3124 ECO 2030 ECO 2040 ECO 3410 ECO 4640 ENG 2030 ENG 2040 ENG 2170 ENG 4590 FIN 3350 LLC GER 3015 GER 3025 GER 3055 GER 3550 GHY 1020 GHY 1040 GHY 3011 GHY 3014 GHY 3015 GHY 3200 GHY 3210 GHY 4230 HIS 2101 ____ (3) Cultural Anthropology ____ (3) Gender, Race & Class ____ (3) Agrarian Studies & Rural Development ____ (3) Language & Culture ____ (3) Sustainable Dev in Modern World System ____ (3) Intercultural Communication ____ (3) Principles of Economics-Price Theory ____ (3) Principles of Economics-Macro (Pre: ECO 2030) ____ (3) International Economics (Pre: ECO 2030/2040) ____ (3) International Economic Policy (Pre: ECO 3410) ____ (3) World Literature ____ (3) World Literature ____ (3) Intro to Film ____ (3) World Literature ____ (3) Intl Business Transactions (Pre: LAW 2150) ____ (3) Any Language is acceptable ____ (3) Selections of German Lit I (Pre: GER 2010 & 2015) ____ (3) Selections of German Lit II (Pre: GER 2010 & 2015) ____ (3) Cult & Civ of Modern Germany (Pre: GER 2010 & 2015 ____ (3) German Customs & Folklore (Pre: GER 2010 & 2015) ____ (3) World Regional Geography ____ (3) Intro to Human Geography ____ (3) Europe & the Russian Realm ____ (3) Geography of Latin America ____ (3) The Geography of Asia ____ (3) Geographic Perspectives on Human Behavior ____ (3) Economic Geography (Pre: 1 intro GHY/ECO course) ____ (3) Political Geography ____ (3) The World since 1945 HIS 2302 HIS 2322 HIS 2421 HIS 2422 HIS 3142 HIS 3152 HIS 3301 HIS 3303 HIS 3322 HIS 3324 HIS 3332 HIS 3336 IDS 4200 PHL 3030 REL 1110 REL 2030 REL 3120 REL 4115 SNH 3015 SNH 3025 SNH 3050 SNH 3055 SNH 4063 SOC 2060 SOC 3320 SOC 3750 SOC 3800 SOC 4600 SOC 4750 ___ (3) History of Modern Latin America ___ (3) History of Traditional China ___ (3) History of Africa to 1850 ___ (3) History of Africa since 1850 ___(3) Britain since 1688 ___ (3) Germany in Europe, 1918-present ___ (3) History of the Southern Cone ___ (3) History of Mexico ___ (3) History of Modern China ___ (3) History of Modern Japan ___ (3) History of Modern India ___ (3) The Revolutionary Middle East ___ (3) Interdisciplinary Thinkers & Thinking ___ (3) Feminist Philosophy (Pre: ENG 2001) ___ (3) Religions of the World ___ (3) Islamic Literature ___ (3) African Thought (Pre: REL 1110) ___ (3) Religion & Cultural Forms ___ (3) Selections of Spanish Literature I (Pre: SNH 2025) ___ (3) Selections of Spanish-American Lit (Pre: SNH 2025) ___ (3) Culture & Civ of Spain (Pre: SNH 2005 & 2010) ___ (3) Culture & Civ of Spanish-Amer (Pre: SNH 2005 & 2010) ___ (3) Hispanic Life Ways (Pre: SNH 2010; Jr/Sr Standing) ___ (3) Religion & Society ___ (3) Sociology of Conflict Resolution ___ (3) Propaganda, Media & Society ___ (3) Sociology of War ___ (3) Political Sociology ___ (3) Social Stratification

III. MINOR (required) 12-21 IV. ELECTIVES (taken to total 122 hours for the degree) ............................................................................................................... 4-22 2 semester hours of free electives must be outside the major discipline. 122
Total major requirements 44-53; Gen Ed courses that may count in major (depends on choices) 18; net major 26-35 hours; 3/2012