当你在萨斯奎汉纳大学注册时, you’ll be paired with an advisor and application tool to guide you in your course planning and scheduling. 以下是节选自 完整课程目录. Enrolled students follow the requirements of the course catalog for the academic year in which they declare each major and/or minor, 咨询他们的导师和学生 学术策划工具.
学习目标
学生s in 政治科学 are expected to graduate with an understanding of the major theories and debates in American, 国际, and Comparative politics and with the ability to compare and assess those theories critically. 这样做, students will strengthen their understanding of major facts and concepts underlying each of the three fields. 学生s will recognize the diversity of populations and societies within the United States and globally, 还有政治上的, 不同类别多样性的社会和经济影响. 学生将培养进行学术研究的能力, including the ability to critically read scholarly work and to perform their own research utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
主修政治学
专业 take 48 semester hours in political science, all with grades of C- or better and at least a 2.政治学GPA. Twenty-four semester hours of electives are selected with faculty advisor guidance (these may include two hours of internship credit); 16 of these semester hours must be at the 300-level or higher.
4 pol -111美国政府与政治
4 pol -121比较政府与政治学
4 pol -131国际关系
4 pol -205研究方法
4 pol -305先进研究方法
4 . pol -501高级研讨会
24 hours of electives selected with faculty advisor guidance (may include two hours of internship credit); 16 of these semester hours must be at the 300-level or higher.
The department also recommends additional courses in other areas, depending upon career goals. 常见的选择包括商业、通讯、经济、地球 & 环境科学、现代语言、历史和社会学.
二级教学证书
二级教学证书 Coursework required by the state of Pennsylvania for admission to the teacher certification 程序 includes successful completion of FYSE-100 or equivalent course (having learning goals related to English composition), 至少修习三个学期的英美文学, at least 6 semester hours of mathematics coursework (or other courses which satisfy the Central Curriculum Analytical Thought requirement) and at least one 40-hour externship.
Education course requirements for secondary education are EDUC-101 Introduction to Education and 社会, 教育心理学, 特殊教育概论, 特殊学生指导, 教育技术, 英语学习者:理论与教学, 教育学-380教学设计, 中等教育学与教的原则, EDUC-483 Differentiated Instruction and Classroom Management in Secondary Education, 以及educo -500学生教学包(educo -501), 建造- 502, 建造- 503, 和建造- 600).
Political science secondary education students complete the regular political science major with one change in the requirements: rather than taking 24 semester hours of departmental electives, 中等教育的学生要修20个学期的院系选修课. 除了参加上面列出的课程, secondary education political science students must complete certification in either social studies or citizenship. The requirements for certification in social studies are EDUC-425 Methods of Curriculum Instruction and Assessment in Teaching Social Studies, 社会学101原理, ANTH-162人类学入门, 经济学的基本原理, 心理学101原理, HIST-322 Pennsylvania History or HIST-324 Pennsylvania’s Pasts and Their Publics, 一门课程.S. (嘘- 111年历史, HIST-112或HIST-115), one course in European history (HIST-131 or HIST-132) and one course in non-Western history (HIST-151, 嘘- 152, 嘘- 171, 嘘- 172, HIST-180或HIST-181). The requirements for certification in citizenship are EDUC-427 Methods of Curriculum, 公民教育中的指导与评估, ANTH-162人类学入门, 经济学的基本原理, HIST-322 Pennsylvania History or HIST-324 Pennsylvania’s Pasts and Their Publics, 一门课程.S. (嘘- 111年历史, HIST-112或HIST-115), one course in European history (HIST-131 or HIST-132) and one course in non- Western history (HIST-151, 嘘- 152, 嘘- 171, 嘘- 172, HIST-180或HIST-181).
跨学科的选项
政治学专业的学生可以轻松地完成其他专业的辅修课程. 其他人则选择第二专业. Many choose a related field, such as a modern language, economics, sociology or business. A legal studies minor is a popular choice for those considering a career in the law. 国际研究, 也是一个跨学科项目, 另一个常见的选择是辅修还是第二专业.
荣誉
The departmental honors 程序 encourages and commends outstanding academic work in political science. To graduate with departmental honors, political science majors must do the following:
- 平均成绩不低于3分.系里50人，3人.25总体而言,
- Request admission to the 程序 at the beginning of their senior seminar, and
- Complete and publicly present and defend an honors-quality project in their senior year
Sigma
学生s who satisfy membership requirements may be invited to join the campus chapter of this national honor society in political science.
