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Nov 09, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Liberal Arts AA - Political Science Option
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Code: AA.LA.POLI.SCI
The Political Science option is designed to present students with introductory courses in order to build a solid foundation in political thinking and reasoning before students transfer to a four-year institution to complete their bachelor degree. It promotes technical communication skills, analytical thinking, and problem solving through theoretical and practical learning methods. Students explore topics such as power, the state, government, power structures, political behavior, policies, ideologies, international relations and comparative politics.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
- Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and historical trends in political science.
- Recognize and apply basic research methods to political science, including research design, data analysis and interpretation.
- Use critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate the ways in which political scientists examine the world.
- State and support their own views on political issues addressed in their courses, both orally and in writing, with logical rigor and clarity.
- Develop an appreciation for diversity in identifying and achieving political goals.
CAREER PATHWAYS
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Recommended Semester Sequence
Social Science Elective
Recommended: Mathematics Elective
Recommended: Communication Elective:
Choose Third Semester
- POL Political Science Electives 6 Credit(s) ***
- HIS History Elective 3 Credit(s)
- Humanities Elective 3 Credit(s)
- Natural Science Elective 4 Credit(s)
Fourth Semester
- Social Science Elective 3 Credit(s)
- Natural Science Elective 4 Credit(s) *
- Humanities Electives 3 Credit(s)
- Diversity Elective 3 Credit(s)
- Free Electives 3 Credit(s)
General Education Requirements
Humanities Electives
- Three (3) general education courses selected from the following fields: Arts (Art [ART], Music [MUS], Theatre Arts [THR], Cinema Studies [CIN]); Interdisciplinary (WGS); Literature (LIT); Philosophy and Religion (PHR); World Languages and Cultures (LAN).
- With no more than two courses in any one field.
One 3-cr Political Science course
One 3-cr. course from:
ECO, GEO, PSY, SOC, ANT Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology
Two courses to be selected from:
Total Credit Hours: 60
Students are encouraged to take their courses in semester sequence order.
Please note that required courses may have prerequisites. Click on each course to view details.
* General Education Elective(s)
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