Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Political Science (2013-14 Academic Year and Beyond) *This checklist is intended as a convenient guide only. The authoritative source on curriculum requirements is Clemson University s Undergraduate Announcements catalog for a student s curriculum year, as interpreted by the University administration (http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/html/catalog.htm). General Education and Departmental Requirements 1. English Composition (3 hours) ENGL 1030 2. Oral Communication (3 hours; choose one course) COMM 1500 COMM 2500 HON H2230 ML 1010/1020 AS 3090/3100 AS 4090/4100 3. Literature (3 hours; choose one course) ENGL 2020 ENGL 2120 ENGL 2130 ENGL 2140 ENGL 2150 CHIN 4010 FR 3000 FR 3040 GER 2600 GER 3060 GER 3600 GER 3610 HON 1900 HON 2210 ITAL 3010 ITAL 3020 JAPN 4010 JAPN 4060 RUSS 3600 RUSS 3610 SPAN 3110 SPAN 3130 4. Mathematics (9 hours choose one course from each group) MATH 1020/1060/1070 MATH 1080/2070 STAT 2300/STAT 3300/ STAT 3090 5. Natural Science (8 hours; choose one sequence) 1 ASTR 1010+1030 ASTR 1020+1040 2 BIOL 1030+1050 BIOL 1040+1060 3 BIOL 1100+1101 BIOL 1110+1111 4 BIOL 1090+1091 BIOL 1200+ 1220/1230 5 CH 1010+1011 CH 1020+1021 6 CH 1050+1051 CH 1060+1061 7 GEOL 1010+1030 GEOL 1020+1021 8 GEOL 1010+1030 GEOL 1120+1140 9 PHSC 1070+1071 PHSC 1080+1081 10 PHYS 1220+1240 PHYS 2210+2230 11 PHYS 2070+2090 PHYS 2080+2100 12 PHYS 2210+2230 PHYS 2220+2240 *Note: In the BIOL 1200 series for the fourth sequence above, students must take BIOL 1200 plus one of the other Biology courses from the list (BIOL 1220 or 1230) 6. Economics (6 hours) ECON 2110 ECON 2120 7. Academic and Professional Development (2 hours) POSC 1990 1 POSC 4990 2 8. Science and Technology in Society (3 hours; choose one approved STS course listed at the following link: http://www.clemson.edu/sts):
2 9. Foreign Language (6 hours; choose one sequence) 1 ARAB 2010 ARAB 2020 2 CHIN 2010 CHIN 2020 3 FR 2010 FR 2020 4 GER 2010 GER 2020 5 ITAL 2010 ITAL 2020 6 JAPN 2010 JAPN 2020 7 PORT 2010 PORT 2020 8 RUSS 2010 RUSS 2020 9 SPAN 2010 SPAN 2020 * Students must satisfy the prerequisite 1010 and 1020 language courses before enrolling in a 2010 language course. 10. Logic/Philosophy of Science (3 hours; choose one course) PHIL 1020 PHIL 2250 PHIL 3230 PHIL 3250 PHIL 3270 11. Humanities Philosophy/Religion (3 hours; choose one course) CHIN 3120 CHIN 3130 PHIL 1010 PHIL 1020 PHIL 1030 PHIL 1240 PHIL 2100 PHIL 3120 PHIL 3130 PHIL 3160 PHIL 3170 PHIL 3180 PHIL 3230 PHIL 3240 PHIL 3250 PHIL 3260 PHIL 3270 PHIL 3440 PHIL 3450 REL 1010 REL 1020 REL 3010 REL 3020 REL 3030 REL 3060 REL 3070 REL 3120 REL 3130 REL 3150 Political Science Major: 1. American National Government (3 hours) POSC 1010 2. Introduction to International Relations/Comparative Politics (3 hours; choose one course) POSC 1020 POSC 1040 3. Introduction to Political Theory (3 hours) POSC 1030 4. Quantitative Methods in Political Science (3 hours) POSC 3410 5. Political Science Requirement (3 hours; choose any 3000/4000-level Political Science course) 6. Distribution Requirement (6 hours) 3 American Politics Course Global Politics Course **Plus Requirements for One Political Science Concentration**
3 Political Science Bachelor of Science Major Concentrations Students following the Bachelor of Science (BS) curriculum must choose one of the following five concentrations listed below (American politics, global politics, political economy, public administration, or public policy) to declare and complete for their political science major degree. (1) AMERICAN POLITICS CONCENTRATION American Politics Requirements (12 hours) 3 Minor (see list of approved minors in the Undergraduate Announcements catalog) (2) GLOBAL POLITICS CONCENTRATION Global Politics Requirements (12 hours) 3 Minor (see list of approved minors in the Undergraduate Announcements catalog) (3) POLITICAL ECONOMY CONCENTRATION POSC 4480 POSC 4490 Advanced Political Science Requirements (6 hours) 4 ECON 3140 ECON 3500 ECON 3600 Advanced Economics Requirements (6 hours) 5
4 (4) PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CONCENTRATION POSC 3210 POSC 4210 POSC 3020 or POSC 4240 or POSC 4270 or POSC 4300 Advanced Political Science Requirement (3 hours) 4 Public Administration Requirements (18 hours) 6 (5) PUBLIC POLICY CONCENTRATION POSC 4210 POSC 3210 POSC 3020 or POSC 4240 or POSC 4270 or POSC 4300 Advanced Political Science Requirement (3 hours) 4 Public Policy Requirements (18 hours) 7
5 Approved American and Global Politics Courses for the Political Science Bachelor of Science Degree American Politics Courses Global Politics Courses POSC 3020 State and Local Government POSC 3610 International Politics in Crisis POSC 3210 Public Administration POSC 3620 International Organizations POSC 3430 The Mass Media in American Politics POSC 3630 United States Foreign Policy POSC 3810 African American Politics POSC 3670 Political Risk Assessment POSC 3890 Selected Topics (by permission only) 8 POSC 3710 European Politics POSC 4030 United States Congress POSC 3720 Political Culture of East Asia POSC 4050 The American Presidency POSC 3750 European Integration POSC 4070 Religion and American Politics POSC 3890 Selected Topics (by permission only) 8 POSC 4090 Directed Study in American Politics POSC 4100 Directed Study in International Politics POSC 4160 Interest Groups and Social Movements POSC 4280 National Security Policy POSC 4210 Public Policy POSC 4290 Global Issues POSC 4230 Urban Politics POSC 4480 International Political Economy POSC 4240 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations POSC 4560 Diplomacy: The Art of Negotiation POSC 4270 Public Management POSC 4570 Political Terrorism POSC 4300 Public Policy Evaluation POSC 4590 Ethnic Violence POSC 4360 Law, Courts, and Politics POSC 4660 African Politics POSC 4370 American Constitutional Law: Rights and POSC 4710 Russian Politics Liberties POSC 4720 Japanese Politics POSC 4380 American Constitutional Law: Structures POSC 4730 Eurasian Politics of Government POSC 4760 Politics of the Middle East POSC 4420 Political Parties and Elections POSC 4770 Chinese Politics POSC 4530 American Political Thought POSC 4780 Latin American Politics POSC 4540 Southern Politics POSC (LANG) 4850 Global Affairs and Governments POSC 4550 Political Thought of the American Founding POSC 4890 Selected Topics (by permission only) 8 POSC 4610 American Diplomacy and Politics POSC 4800 Gender and Politics POSC 4820 The Political Novel and Film POSC 4890 Selected Topics (by permission only) 8 1 Course should be taken during the second semester of the freshman year for those entering Clemson as political science majors, or during the first semester as a political science major for those students changing majors to political science after entering Clemson. 2 Course should be taken during one of the semesters in the last year of coursework before graduation. 3 See list of approved American and global politics courses for the political science Bachelor of Science degree on page five of this sheet 4 Any 3000- or 4000-level courses in Political Science 5 Six hours chosen from ECON 3010, 3020, 3090, 3100, 3150, 3190, 4020, 4040, 4100, 4120, 4130, 4190, 4200, 4220, 4250, 4270, 4280, 4400, or HIST 3250, 3270 6 Public Administration courses chosen from a list of approved courses by the Department of Political Science or with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science. The approved list is located in the main political science office in Brackett 232. 7 Public Policy courses chosen from a list of approved courses by the Department of Political Science or with the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science. The approved list is located in the main political science office in Brackett 232. 8 Requires the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Political Science Revised: May 26, 2014