Bachelor of Science Degree (Secondary Education)

Required courses

*PSC 100 - Power and Conflict in Modern Societies
  or  *PSC 130 - International Relations

*PSC 110 - U.S. Government
  or  *PSC 140 - U.S. Political Thought

*Only one in a sequence for credit in the major.

PSC 244 - Research Methods in Political Science

PSC 475 - Capstone Seminar

Nine credits of PSC courses at the 300 or higher level with one course in three of the PSC fields: U.S. Government, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Thought.

Nine credits of PSC electives or PSC Department-approved courses in other departments at the 300 level or higher.
 
Cognate PSY 370 and SED 482

18 credits in History are required.
Cognates HIS 101 and HIS 111 (6 credits)

Three HIS courses (9 credits)

One HIS course which must be in non-western history from the following list (3 credits): HIS 229, HIS 242, HIS 243, HIS 244, HIS 245, HIS 246, HIS 247, HIS 300, or HIS 342.

EDU 201, EDU 413, EDU 494, EDU 452, and EDU 453.

Also HIS 100, HIS 110, PHI 370, SHE 203 and PSY 100 or PSY 102 are
required (these courses meet the All-University requirements)

Students in this program must also complete specific professional requirements for Initial Teaching Certification in Connecticut.  These are listed under the heading Major Programs in Secondary Education in the School of Education.

Students planning to major in political science may wish to specialize in one or more of the following areas --

Courses by subfields

American Politics

PSC 312 - Media, Polls, and American Politics
PSC 314 - Urban Politics
PSC 315 - Issues in U.S. Government
PSC 316 - U.S. Security Policy
PSC 319 - Congress and the Presidency
PSC 320 - Gender and Politics
PSC 321 - The U.S. Legal System
PSC 322 - U.S. Political Parties & Elections
PSC 325 - U.S. Politics and Economic Policy
PSC 326 - Race & Ethnicity in American Politics
PSC 328 - State and Local Government
PSC 329 - Political Participation
PSC 350 - The Federal Bureaucracy
PSC 351 - Analysis of Public Policy
PSC 353 - Congress and Public Policy
PSC 354 - Public Personnel Administration
PSC 356 - Politics and Administration in Connecticut
PSC 357 - Administrative Law
PSC 417 - Constitutional Law

Comparative Politics

PSC 300 - Governments of Russia I
PSC 301 - Governments of Russia II
PSC 304 - Politics of Japan and Asian-Pacific Rimlands
PSC 305 - Political Economy of Development
PSC 306 - Politics in Asian Communist and Post-Communist States
PSC 307 - Middle East Politics
PSC 308 - Latin America Politics
PSC 309 - Politics in India and Pakistan
PSC 311 - European Politics
PSC 318 - African Politics and Culture in 21st Century
PSC 320 - Gender and Politics
PSC 333 - Latin American Security
PSC 334 - World Public Opinion
PSC 409 - Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Conflict: An International Perspective

International Relations

PSC 316 - U.S. Security Policy
PSC 317 - U.S.-Latin American Relations
PSC 331 - International Organizations
PSC 333 - Latin American Security
PSC 334 - World Public Opinion
PSC 335 - Global Politics
PSC 336 - The U.S. in World Affairs
PSC 337 - International Law
PSC 338 - Contemporary World Politics
PSC 339 - Foreign Policy Analysis
PSC 409 - Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Conflict: An International Perspective
PSC 435 - On War
PSC 440 - Intelligence

Political Thought

PSC 340 - Political Thought I:  Classical and Medieval Eras
PSC 342 - Political Thought II: The Modern Era
PSC 344 - Political Thought III: The Contemporary Era
PSC 346 - Marxism
PSC 348 - Western Political Thought

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