Political Science - Secondary Education (PSSJ) (30 hours)

The teaching major consists of a minimum of 30 semester hours of work in political science. It is expected that transfer students will take at least one-half of the minimum required 30 hours in the department. A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses in the secondary education major in political science. The following are the program requirements for teaching majors:

Required Courses

PSCI 2000 - National Government Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 2020 - State and Local Government Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 2400 - Comparative Politics Credits: 3 hours
or
PSCI 2500 - International Relations Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3660 - Scope and Methods of Political Science Credits: 3 hours
or
PSCI 3950 - Quantitative Methods for Political Scientists Credits: 3 hours

One course in comparative politics

To be chosen from:

PSCI 3400 - European Politics Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3410 - The Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3440 - Russian and Central Asian Politics Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3450 - Latin American Politics Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3460 - Women in Developing Countries Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3500 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 4400 - The European Union Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 4410 - Issues in International Politics Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 4420 - Studies in International Politics Credits: 3 hours

One course in political theory

To be chosen from:

PSCI 3600 - Introduction to the History of Political Theory I: Political Theory to Thomas Hobbes Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3610 - Introduction to the History of Political Theory II: Political Theory from Thomas Hobbes to Karl Marx Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3620 - Theoretical and Ideological Bases of Contemporary Politics Credits: 3 hours
or
PSCI 3630 - American Political Theory Credits: 3 hours

Baccalaureate-Level Writing Requirement

ES 3950 - School and Society Credits: 3 hours

Additional Electives

Additional electives in Political Science at the 2000-level or higher to achieve a minimum of 30 semester hours

Cognate Requirements

Students planning to use this major to meet teacher certification requirements are required to complete GEOG 4600: Concepts and Strategies in the Teaching of Geography, or HIST 4940: Teaching Methods in the Secondary School.

Teaching majors must also complete a minor from the list of approved minors for the Secondary Education curriculum. The cognate requirements can be counted toward a minor in Geography or History.

ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 hours
or
ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 1020 - World Geography Through Media and Maps Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 1050 - Physical Geography Credits: 4 hours
or
GEOG 2050 - Human Geography Credits: 3 hours
HIST 2100 - American History to 1877 Credits: 3 hours
and
HIST 2110 - American History since 1877 Credits: 3 hours