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Social Science
Global Studies Minor (17-19 credits)
A. All of the following:
AN300 Intro to Anthropology
GE305 Geography
H112 Global History Since 1500
PS313 International Politics
PS320 Comparative Politics
B. One of the following:
BU215 Business Statistics
ST132 Intro to Statistics
ST232 Intro to Statistics
C. Language Requirement: one year or equivalent of college level modern language.
Political Science Minor (20 credits):
Completion of the four political science common core courses as listed, plus six credits from upperdivision
political science courses constitutes a minor. The minor provides breadth and foundation in the
discipline and is an excellent supplement to other liberal arts majors.
A. All of the following:
PS102 American National Government
PS242 Logic of Analysis
PS342 Field Methods
ST132 Reasoning with Statistics
B. Six credits upper-division electives.
Program Courses
GS489 Thesis Development 1 credit
Students choose a topic and design the research project required of Global Studies majors. The course
is conducted primarily on an independent basis in consultation with the global studies coordinator.
Prerequisite: approval of the global studies coordinator. Junior or senior status.
GS490 Research in Global Studies 2 credits
Students complete the original research project required of Global Studies majors. Prerequisite: GS489
(may be concurrent).
PS102 American National Government 3 credits
A basic course on the nature and purpose of our U.S. political system; includes the Constitution,
institutions, processes and persons that combine to form our federal government. The student is
exposed to a variety of approaches to political study.
PS242 Logic of Analysis 4 credits
This course examines the major social science perspectives in conjunction with an instruction in the
logic and procedures of gathering information about social phenomena. The course covers such topics
as: the logic of the scientific method, research design, hypotheses formation, theory and methods of
scaling, and research analysis. Prerequisite: ST132 or ST232. Also offered as S250.
PS250 Fundamentals of Public Administration 3 credits
An overview of the field of public administration, the course includes the development and growth
of public administration, organization theory, personnel administration, leadership, budgeting,
administrative law, and public policy.
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