Political Science Education Requirements (BSE)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| POLISCI 101 | INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE | 1 |
| POLISCI 141 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS | 3 |
| POLISCI 301 | POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| POLISCI 302 | WRITING IN POLITICS, GOVERNMENT, AND LAW | 3 |
| Select one course from each of the following areas: | 15 | |
Area 1 - American Government | ||
| MEDIA AND AMERICAN POLITICS | ||
| THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PROCESS | ||
| THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS | ||
| AMERICAN INTEREST GROUP POLITICS | ||
| STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| CONSTITUTIONAL LAW | ||
| THE CONSTITUTION AND CIVIL LIBERTIES | ||
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE CONSTITUTION | ||
| THE CONSTITUTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS | ||
| THE JUDICIAL PROCESS | ||
| RELIGION AND AMERICAN POLITICS | ||
| POLITICS OF THE METROPOLIS | ||
Area 2 - Public Policy | ||
| POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION | ||
| PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY | ||
| U.S. DISABILITY POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SCIENCE POLICY AND HUMAN HEALTH | ||
| US ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION | ||
| FORMATION OF PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| THE POLITICS OF GOVERNMENT BUDGETING | ||
| SEMINAR IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | ||
Area 3 - Comparative Government | ||
| FEDERALISM | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - EUROPE | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CHINA | ||
| GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN | ||
| COMPARATIVE LAW AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
Area 4 - International Relations | ||
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LAW | ||
| INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | ||
| GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS | ||
Area 5 - Political Theory | ||
| BLACK POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT | ||
| ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT: GREEK, ROMAN, CHRISTIAN | ||
| MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| POLITICS, JUSTICE, AND LAW | ||
| AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| Select 3 elective 300 or 400 level units from POLISCI | 3 | |
| Select 6 elective units from POLISCI | 6 | |
| General Social Studies Requirements | ||
| ECON 202 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 230 | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 250 | GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN | 3 |
| or GEOGRPY 252 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES | |
| or GEOGRPY 270 | GIS I: MAPPING OUR WORLD | |
| HISTRY 125 | AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877 | 3 |
| HISTRY 154 | WESTERN CIVILIZATION | 3 |
| PSYCH 211 | INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 240 | PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Total Units | 55 | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Licensure Requirements 1 | ||
| SPECED 205 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| ECON 213 | ECONOMICS FOR TEACHERS | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 214 | ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY | 3 |
| or GEOGRPY 252 | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES | |
| EDFNDPRC 210 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION AND TEACHING | 3 |
| EDFOUND 212 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| EDFOUND 243 | FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY | 3 |
| SECNDED 340 | INQUIRY IN BROADFIELD SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 |
| SECNDED 425 | TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 |
| SECNDED 430 | THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| SECNDED 466 | LITERACY IN THE DISCIPLINES | 3 |
| EDFOUND 425 | MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| CIGENRL 420 | PRE-STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 1 |
| CIGENRL 470 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 2 |
| Select one of the following Student Teaching options: | 14 | |
| Option A | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL | ||
| Option B | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES PRE-STUDENT TEACHING, SECONDARY LEVEL | ||
| SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENT TEACHING, MIDDLE LEVEL | ||
| Total Units | 50 | |
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GPA requirements:
- to graduate from the College of Education and Professional Studies, students in a BSE licensure major must have at least a combined GPA of 2.75;
- students must achieve a grade of "C" (2.00) or better in all required courses with the prefixes EDFOUND, EDFNDPRC, CIGENRL, SECNDED, or SPECED before they can enroll in CIFLD 422 or CIFLD 424; and
- must maintain a content GPA of at least 3.0 across all major requirements, general social studies requirements, and SECNDED 425 and SECNDED 430, or pass the standardized content knowledge test approved by the State Superintendent.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| ENGLISH 100 or 101 | 3-4 | ENGLISH 102 | 3 |
| MATH 139 | 3 | PEGNRL 192 | 1 |
| POLISCI 101 | 1 | CORE 130 | 3 |
| POLISCI 141 | 3 | General Education Lab Science | 4-5 |
| CORE 110 | 3 | PSYCH 211 | 3 |
| INTRAUNV 104 | 1 | Political Science Elective | 3 |
| 14-15 | 17-18 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| BIOLOGY 214 | 3 | EDFOUND 243 | 3 |
| HISTRY 125 | 3 | EDFNDPRC 210 | 3 |
| American Government Course | 3 | EDFOUND 212 | 3 |
| Public Policy Course | 3 | COMM 110 | 3 |
| CORE 120 or 140 | 3 | POLISCI 301 | 3 |
| SOCIOLGY 240 | 3 | ECON 213 | 3 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| SPECED 205 | 3 | CORE 390 | 3 |
| POLISCI 302 | 3 | ECON 202 | 3 |
| Comparative Government Course | 3 | GEOGRPY 230 | 3 |
| International Relations Course | 3 | Political Theory Course | 3 |
| HISTRY 154 | 3 | SECNDED 4251 | 3 |
| GEOGRPY 252, 250, or 270 | 3 | SECNDED 3401 | 3 |
| 18 | 18 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| EDFOUND 4251 | 3 | CIGENRL 4701 | 2 |
| SECNDED 4301 | 3 | CIFLD 422 or 4241 | 12 |
| SECNDED 4661 | 3 | ||
| CIGENRL 4201 | 1 | ||
| CIFLD 322 or 3241 | 2 | ||
| Political Science Elective | 3 | ||
| Political Science Elective (300 or 400 Level) | 3 | ||
| 18 | 14 | ||
| Total Units: 135-137 | |||
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Require Admission to Professional Education. You will not be allowed to register for these courses without applying, and being admitted to the College of Education and Professional Studies. Eligibility requirements can be found at: https://www.uww.edu/coeps/advising-licensure#admissions
Students may be required to pass additional assessments prior to student teaching and licensure.