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Political Science
Whether your interest lies in American politics,
international affairs, critical issues such as health, law,
public administration, the environment, or civil rights,
then political science at JCSU may be right for you. You
will enjoy these subjects and much more to help you pursue
your goal of a career or graduate study in the field.
In addition to providing our students with excellent
learning experiences, our political science department also
offers various extracurricular activities, including
participation in student clubs, honor societies, moot court,
as well as legislative processes through organizations such
as the North Carolina Student Legislature and the Model
United Nations. Of particular interest is the opportunity to
attend national and international conferences and to visit
other countries with student exchange programs.
One other area of our success is the ability to help our
political science majors secure internships and get
admission into graduate schools. Many of our graduates now
occupy various high level positions in federal, state and
local governments, as well as in law, business,
international organizations, nonprofit organizations,
campaign management, and journalism. There are many career
opportunities just waiting for you as a political science
major.
If you have questions about our political science
department, please feel free to contact Dr. Deborah Carter
Quick at (704) 378-1166 or at
dcarter@jcsu.edu
or you may contact Dr. Daniel Hoffman at (704) 378-3595 or
dhoffman@jcsu.edu.
Political Science Major: Consisting of minimum of forty-two
credit hours. The Political Science major required courses
are:
Required Core of 30 hours.
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POL 131 American Government
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POL 230 Introduction to
Political Analysis
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POL 330 Public
Administration and Management
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POL 333 Comparative
Political Systems
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POL 334 International
Relations
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POL 335 Political Theory
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POL 398 Research Methods
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POL 431 Policy Analysis
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POL 434 Foundations of
Constitutional Law
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POL 499 Senior Paper
30 Credit Hours
An additional 12 elective hours
in the major from the following courses.
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POL 231 State and Local
Politics
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POL 331 Law and Politics
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POL 332 The Developing World
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POL 339 Black Political
Thought
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POL 432 Seminar in American
Politics
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POL 433 International
Organizations
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POL 435 Civil Rights and
Civil Liberties
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POL 436 Bureaucracy and
Organizational Behavior
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POL 437 Foreign Policy
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POL 439 Internship
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POL 491 Special Topics in
Political Science
12 Credit Hours
Majors
also must take
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ECON 231
Principles of Macroeconomics
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HIS 136 History
of the United States to 1865
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SOC 131
Principles of Sociology
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SOC 233 or MTH
136 Statistics
12
Credit Hours
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