B.A.
in
Political
Science
University Requirements: See your current
undergraduate bulletin or look at The
University Website
Arts & Sciences Requirements:
See your undergraduate bulletin or look at The
College of Arts & Sciences Website
- Department Requirements: A
major in Political Science comprises of 33 semester hours with the requirement
that
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the student complete at least two courses in American Government, two
courses
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in International and Comparative Government, one course in Political
Thought and
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a capstone course.
Recommended
Curriculum for PoliSci Majors
Public
Management
The
Public Management Program is designed to provide a broad background in
government and economics for students who plan a career in national, state
or local government. The program also gives students exposure
to specific skills. The minor offers sufficient flexibility to permit
the student to develop a specialization.
This major is
designed to prepare students to directly enter the workforce in the
public sector, pursue a master of public administration, and is useful
for careers in the non-profit sector.
Professional
training of public servants contributes to the fulfillment of the
Mission of Youngstown State University, which states that the “University
and public service are seen, not only as interrelated, but also as
fundamental to endeavors both within and outside the University.”
Public Administration
Major
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POLIT 1560 - American National
Government
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ECON 2610 - Principles of
Macroeconomics
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ECON 2630 - Principles of
Macroeconomics
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POLIT 3722 - State and Local
Government
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POLIT 3720 - Public Managment
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POLIT 3724 - Public Budgeting
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POLIT 3718 - Public Policy
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ECON 3702 - Public Finance
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POLIT 4801 - Internship/Capstone
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- Public Administration Minor
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ACCTG 2602 - Financial Accounting
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MGT 3725 - Fundamentals of
Management
or
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MGT 3750 - Human Behavior in
Organization
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ECON 3780 - Economics Statistics
or
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SOCIO 3701 - Social Statistics
- Student is to select twelve (12)
additional credits to define an area specialty.
- The following are examples: Accounting,
Finance, Urban Planning, Health Administration, Historic Preservation,
Environmental Studies, or other relevant field.
- See advisor in the Department of Political
Science for details.
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SOCIAL
STUDIES
The program for the combined major
in social studies provides
appropriate foundation for the study of law, for graduate work in
the disciplines which it includes,
and for entry into the civil service field. It can also fulfill requirements
for teacher certification in
the social sciences.
PRE-LAW
Pre-Law advisement is available at
the beginning of the student's college study to
acquaint her/him with the various fields of legal practice which
require specialized
undergraduate study, and in his/her junior year to arrange for law school
entrance examination
and interviews.
There are no prescribed majors for
the pre-law major, or the combined major in social
studies. Undergraduate courses may be a foundation for a legal specialty:
e.g., accounting for
tax law, engineering for patent law, economics and political science
for government service.
Whatever her/his major, the pre-law student's basic concern is the development
of his/her powers
for rigorous analysis and clarity of expression.
Law school admission standards
require a bachelor's degree, and accumulative point average of at
least 3.2, and placement above the 70th percentile in the Law School
Admission Test.
Pre-Law Curriculum: First
Year, Fall Semester:
American Government (POLIT 1560)
Economics in Action (ECON 1501)
First Year, Spring Semester:
GER Speech Equivalent Course
Politics and Globalization (POLIT 1550)
Following Six Semesters:
Law & Society (POLIT 3702)
Constitutional Law (POLIT 3703)
Professional Ethics (PHIL 2625)
Critical Thinking (PHIL 2630)
Political Thought I (POLIT 3785)
Political Thought II (POLIT 3786) |
