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The detailed
requirements for a Political Science major list of all Political
Science courses are provided in the Political Science Student
Handbook available in the department and from UMBC's Undergraduate
Catalog.
To graduate with
a major in Political Science (Major
program requirements worksheet),
a student must complete a minimum of 36 credits in Political Science
with a grade of a "C" or better. At the lower level (100- and 200-level
courses), students must complete a minimum of five three-credit
courses. At the upper level (300- and 400-level courses), students
are required to take a minimum of 21 credits, with at least two
courses being 400-level courses. All students must complete the
following course:
- POLI 100:
American Government and Politics (3) Prerequisite: NONE
All
students must complete one of the following two courses:
- POLI 300:
Quantitative Analysis in Political Science (3) Prerequisite: NONE
- POLI 301:
Research Methods in Political Science (3) Prerequisite: NONE
POLI 300 is
designed to provide majors the tools necessary for the examination
of quantitative data. POLI 301 is designed to teach majors how to
conduct research in Political Science. Majors are encouraged to
take POLI 300 or POLI 301 in their sophomore or junior years. It
is not recommended to wait until the senior year to complete their
requirement.
In addition
to setting the preceding formal requirements, the Political Science
faculty makes the following recommendations to its majors:
- Majors are
strongly urged to take one or more courses in English composition
beyond
ENGL
100.
- Majors are
urged to take additional courses in mathematics, computer science,
principles of economics, American history, Philosophy and other
social sciences as well as to pursue languages beyond the minimum
required by the University.
- Students
planning to enter graduate study in Political Science or related
fields are strongly urged to take POLI 301 and either POLI 300
or POLI 302 and/or a statistics course (STAT 121 or 351) in addition.
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