Secondary Education Major in Political Science

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

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 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