Undergraduate Academic Catalog 2012-2013
Offering:
Bachelor of Science in Political Science
The Faculty:
Richard Bennett, Associate Professor and Director of International Programs
Albert Churella, Associate Professor
J. LaJuana Cochrane, Associate Professor and Psychology Coordinator
Jamye Hickman, Assistant Professor
Marianne Holdzkom, Assistant Professor
Julie Newell, Professor and Chair of Department
Thomas J. Nisley, Assistant Professor
Bernice Nuhfer-Halten, Professor and Language Coordinator
Thomas E. Rotnem, Professor, International Studies Coordinator, and Political Science Coordinator
William Skutans, Lecturer
Roger Soiset, Lecturer
Carl Snook, Assistant Professor
Mark D. Vickrey, Senior Lecturer
The Political Science program is part of the Department of Social and International Studies, in the School of Arts and Sciences at Southern Polytechnic State University. By offering a Political Science degree, SPSU seeks to produce graduates who have a higher degree of technical and statistical expertise than those found in customary political science programs elsewhere and also have hands-on experience in applied research.
Political Science degree will prepare graduates for employment in:
Government
Graduate study
Intelligence
International business
Pre-law
Public policy
The non-profit sector
Students pursuing this degree must complete:
The Core Curriculum |
60 |
Required Upper Division Core in Political Science |
33 |
Directed International Electives |
12 |
Free Electives |
15 |
Any courses taken to satisfy degree program requirements in Political Science Required Upper Division Core and the student's Directed International Electives must be passed with a grade of "C" or better.
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