Area F Guidelines: Political Science
Area F consists of 18 semester hours of lower-division (1000- and 2000-level) courses related to the Political Science program of study and/or prerequisite to courses required in the major:
| I. SOCIAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COURSES: | 0-18 hours max. |
| These courses include foundational courses in the following disciplines: anthropology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, African-American studies, gender studies, and in interdisciplinary courses involving a combination of the above (political science may be included as one of the disciplines in the interdisciplinary courses). | |
| II. SOCIAL SCIENCE BASIC SKILLS COURSES: | 0-15 hours max |
| Computer skills/research methods Foreign language courses Math courses in statistics and calculus Logic |
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| III. FOUNDATION COURSES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE | 0-9 hours max. |
| Introduction to Political Science Introduction to State and Local Government Introduction to Public Administration Introduction to Comparative Politics Introduction to Global Issues Introduction to Domestic Issues |
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Each institution may select up to 18 hours from the courses in the three sections, but it should not exceed the number of hours listed for each section. If an institution wishes to use only Section I or any parts of Sections II or III to arrive at the 18 hours, then this is a valid choice.