SDSU Department of Political Science Major Requirements for the B.A. Degree in Political Science, Exercises of Psychology

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SDSU DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE B.A. DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

A. GENERAL EDUCATION: We offer a Bachelors of Arts degree, so you should follow the B.A. GE requirements in the catalog.

B. PREPARATION FOR THE MAJOR: 12 units

1. Political Science 101
2. Political Science 102
3. Political Science 103 or 104
   4. Statistics: Political Science 201 or equivalent: Statistics 119, Statistics 250, Economics 201, Sociology 201, Psychology 280, or Philosophy 120

_In order to move from pre-major to major status, you must 1) complete all four of the above courses with a “C” or better,

2. have a cumulative GPA of 2.4 or higher, and3) complete a minimum of 30 semester units._

C. UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE: 30 units

1. One 3-unit course in each of the following four fields, taken in any order (12 units):

Political Theory: ______________________________________________

American Politics: ____________________________________________

Comparative Politics: _________________________________________

International Politics: _________________________________________

2. Five additional upper-division Political Science courses, known as “major electives” (15 units)*

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3. One capstone course (3 units). Choose one of the following options:

Senior thesis (Pol S 497A/B). Both are required for the thesis capstone; 497B earns 3 capstone units and 497A earns 3 major elective units

OR Internship course: Complete an internship while enrolled in our internship course, 495 (3 units) Internships through the either Sacramento or D.C. semesters earn 12 units. Sacramento earns 12 units toward the major and D.C. (POL S 498) earns 6 units toward the major

OR Any 500-level Political Science course ___________________

• POL S 390W can’t be used as a major course. You may take up to 6 of your 15 major elective units from these courses – WMNST 375, AMIND 485, AFRAS 321, and AFRAS 322 – but this is not required.

UPPER-DIVISION POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES

All courses are 3 units unless noted

Field I: Political Theory 301A-B History of Western Political Thought 302 Modern Political Thought 305 American Political Thought 406 Democracy and Mass Society

Field I capstone courses 507 Marx and Marxism 510 Contemporary Political Thought

Field II: American Politics 320 The U.S. Constitution 321 State Politics 322 Politics and Conflict 331 American Indian Political Experience 333 Politics of Race and Ethnicity 334 Politics of the Environment 335 Public Policy 336 Women’s Issues in the American Political Process 338 The Legislative Process 346 Law and the Political System 347A American Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers and Constraints 347B American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights an Civil Liberties 348 The Supreme Court and Contemporary Issues 422 Urban Politics 425 Psychology of Politics 426 Political Communication 428 Campaigns and Elections 430 Immigration and Border Politics 435 Power and Poverty in the United States 436 The American Presidency 440 Food Justice

Field II capstone courses 531 Interest Groups and Political Movements 533 Democracy in America 535 Gender and Politics 541 Special Problems in Public Law

Field III: Comparative Politics 300 Islam and Politics 356 Politics of Europe 357 British Politics 359 Government and Politics of Russia and the

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361 Governments and Politics of the Developing Areas 362 Governments and Politics of East Asia 363 Governments and Politics of the Middle East 364 Political Change in Modern Africa 365 Chinese Politics 366 Latin American Politics 370 Political Violence

Field III capstone courses 530 Political Parties 555 Comparative Political Systems 560 Comparative Public Policy 562 Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective 564 Political Ecology of Latin America 565 Nations and Nationalism 566 Political Change in Latin America 568 Mexican Politics

Field IV: International Politics 375 International Relations: Theory and Practice 380 Human Rights in a Global Perspective 479 National Security Policy 482 United States-Latin American Relations 485 Politics of Globalization

Field IV capstone courses 575 International Relations of the Pacific Rim 577 Politics of International Law

Other courses 450 Study Abroad in Political Science 495 Internship in Local Politics 496 Experimental Topics (1-4 units) 497A-B Senior Thesis 498 Internship in National Politics (6-12 units) 499 Special Study (1-3 units)

Collaborative courses You may count up to two of these as major elective courses

WMST 375 Gender and Politics AFRAS 321 Black Political Participation in America AFRAS 322 African American Political Thought AMIND 485 Federal Indian Law