undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
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Students minoring in Political Science must also complete an additional six (6) semester hours<br />
of elective courses chosen from among the three- and four-thousand-level courses listed for the<br />
program in this Bulletin (for a total of 15 semester hours). In the minor course of study,<br />
political science internships cannot substitute for elective course credit.<br />
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES<br />
<strong>LaGrange</strong> <strong>College</strong> is a charter member of the United Methodist <strong>College</strong> Washington Consortium<br />
that sponsors the Capital Hill Internship Program (CHIP) in Washington, D.C., for students<br />
of political science and other disciplines. The program in Political Science also supervises a<br />
variety of internships in local and state government and in Georgia's legal community. Students<br />
interested in pursuing one of these opportunities should consult with the program faculty. The<br />
program also includes service learning opportunities in several of its courses. Again, students<br />
should consult with program faculty concerning these courses prior to registration.<br />
[See also the ―European Union Studies Program‖ under ―Academic Programs.‖]<br />
COMBINED B.A. AND M.A.T PROGRAM OF STUDY<br />
Undergraduate students who meet the admission requirements for the Master of Arts in Teaching<br />
[M.A.T] (passing GACE Basic Skills or a combined SAT score of more than 1000) and those<br />
who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their <strong>undergraduate</strong> studies are eligible to participate in a<br />
combined B.A. and M.A.T. program of study after the completion of 90 semester hours. Once<br />
accepted, candidates may take entering cohort graduate courses the Summer semester following<br />
their junior year of study. Upon gaining senior status, candidates may take one (1) three-credit<br />
graduate course during the Fall, Interim, and Spring semesters only if enrolled with twelve (12)<br />
<strong>undergraduate</strong> credits.<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS (POLS)<br />
POLS 1101 United States Government. (3)<br />
An introduction to political science through an analysis of the political system of the United<br />
States. Topics considered include basic concepts of political science, federalism, civil liberties<br />
and civil rights, basic governmental institutions, elections and public opinion, political parties<br />
and groups, and domestic and foreign public policy.<br />
*POLS 1102 Introduction to Political Science. (3)<br />
An introductory course that focuses on the nature of the discipline of political science and deals<br />
with the way political scientists study politics through an overview of the major topics of the<br />
discipline.<br />
*POLS 2210 Comparative Politics. (3)<br />
An introduction to comparative analysis of political systems. Topics considered include basic<br />
concepts of comparative theory, modern political history in developed and developing areas, the<br />
interaction of political and economic factors in developed and developing areas, politics and state<br />
institutions in selected countries, and comparative aspects of domestic and foreign public policy.<br />
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