Political Science B.A.

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Twin Cities

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College of Liberal Arts
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Sample Plan: Political Science BA

Year 1: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
CLA 1001First Year Experience1 
Freshman Composition
 4 
Language 5 
POL 1201Political Ideas3HIS, CIV
    
 Term credits13 


Year 1: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
CLA 1002First Year Experience1 
Language 5 
LE (Biological Sciences)
 4BIOL
LE (Mathematical Thinking)
 3MATH
POL 1001American Democracy in a Changing World3SOCS
 Term credits16 


Year 2: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
Language 5 
POL 3225American Political Thought3CIV
POL 3319Education and the American Dream3
SOCS, RPJ
LE (Physical Sciences)
 4PHYS
    
 Term credits15 


Year 2: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
Language 5 
POL 3835International Relations3SOCS, GP
LE (WI - Lower Div)
 3 
LE (Literature) 4LTR
CLA 3002Career Kickstarter: Finding Internships and Other Career-Related Experiences1 
 Term credits16 


Year 3: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
POL 3477Political Economy of Development3
SOCS, GP
POL 3766Political Psychology of Mass Behavior3SOCS
LE (Historical Perspectives)
 3HIS
LE (Arts/Humanities)
 3AH
Elective 3 
 Term credits15 


Year 3: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
POL 4315WState Governments: Laboratories of Democracy3WI
LE (Environment)
 3ENV
Elective 3 
Elective 3 
POL 3065Political Engagement Careers: Planning and Preparing For Your Future3CIV
 Term credits15 


Year 4: Fall Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
POL 3080Internship in Politics or Government4 
POL 4275Domination, Exclusion, and Justice: Contemporary Political Thought3RPJ
Elective 4 
POL 3843WNight Raids, Detention, Torture, and Drones: Methods of War3WI
    
 Term credits14 


Year 4: Spring Semester

CourseTitleCreditsLE
POL 4991Political Science Capstone3 
LE (Technology and Society)
 3TS
LE (WI - Lower Div)
 3 
Elective 3 
Elective 4 
 Term credits16