POLITICAL SCIENCE
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall:
PSCI 203 or PSCI 210
Spring:
PSCI 203**
A 200-level PSCI course
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall:
PSCI 333
A 200-level political science course
Spring:
PSCI 205
COMMENTS:
**This course should be taken 2nd semester freshman year if it wasn’t taken 1st semester.
*This course should be taken first semester sophomore year if it wasn’t taken during freshman year.
NOTES:
It is recommended that political science majors take ECON 205. In addition, competency in a foreign language is recommended.
Students who are interested in attending law school following graduation from Hood should see the Hood College Catalog and should meet with Dr. Janis Judson.
Political Science majors who wish to study abroad in the junior year should keep this plan in mind when scheduling courses each semester. If they wish to study in a country where a foreign language is spoken, they must be sure to enroll in the appropriate language courses at Hood in the freshman and sophomore years.
POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING HOOD IN 2010-2011
The major requires a minimum of 36 credits of political science courses at the 200-level or above. Students may take a maximum of 60 credits. A minimum of 12 credits in political science must be completed at Hood.
REQUIRED COURSES
_____ PSCI 203 Introduction to U.S. Politics
_____ PSCI 303 Public Policy Analysis
_____ PSCI 205 Methods of Political Inquiry
_____ PSCI 333 Modern Political Theory
_____ PSCI 210 Comparative Politics
_____ PSCI 470 Seminar on Politics
Students are required to take one of the following courses:
_____ AFPS 240 African-American Politics
_____ HSPS 245 Global Perspectives on Women, Power and Politics
_____ PSCI 202 Women and Politics
_____ PSCI 336 Gender and the Law
It is recommended that political science majors take ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics. In addition, competency in a foreign language is recommended.
Fifteen additional credits in political science are required for the completion of the major.
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