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The
major in Political Science requires 36 credits, normally
fulfilled by completing 12 three-credit courses.
These
courses must include both:
- PSC
10100: American Government and Politics (3 credits)
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PSC 12400: Political Ideas and Issues (3 credits)
And also at least 10 more courses, including the following
distribution across the four subfields of political science:
- United
States Politics and Government: At least two
courses.
- Comparative
Politics and Government: At least one course.
- International
Relations: At least one course.
- Political
Theory and Philosophy: At least one course.
The
Department recommends that you take one of the courses
listed below, by subfield, as your first course in each
of the areas:
- United
States Politics and Government
PSC 22000: The Judiciary
PSC 22100: The Congress
PSC 22200: The Presidency
- Comparative
Politics and Government
PSC 10400: World Politics*
PSC 23000: Contemporary Comparative Politics
- International
Relations
PSC
10400: World Politics*
PSC 25000: Contemporary International Relations
*PSC 10400: World Politics can be taken in place of
either PSC 23000 or PSC 25000. It cannot take the place
of both courses.
- Political
Theory and Philosophy
PSC 27300: Classical Political Thought
PSC 27400: Modern Political Thought up to 1848
PSC 27500: Contemporary Political Thought, 1848-present
All
Political Science majors must also complete the following
courses:
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The New Student Seminar or New Transfer
Student Seminar (0 credits)
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English 11000: Freshman Composition
(3 credits)
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English 21000 or equivalent: Second
Level Writing Course (3 credits)
-
Speech 11100 (3 credits) or passage
of the Speech Proficiency test
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The College Core Curriculum suitable
for a B.A. in political science
In
addition, all students must:
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Complete the College Proficiency Examination
(after completing 45 but no more than 60 credits).
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Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign
language, either by having completed four years of
foreign language in high school or a fourth semester-level
course at City College.
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Fulfill requirements for Writing
Across the Curriculum, which involves three elective-level
courses that are identified as requiring at least
3,500 words of writing. Courses designated with a
(W) at the end of their course descriptions fulfill
this requirement.
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