Political Science Education Requirements (BSE)
GPA requirement: 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.
Licensure
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Licensure Requirements - 50 units | ||
| 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 | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING - ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL (2 units) | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING-SECONDARY (12 units) | ||
| Option B | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING - ALTERNATIVE PLACEMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL (2 units) | ||
| DIRECTED TEACHING-MIDDLE SCHOOL (12 units) | ||
| Total Units | 50 | |
Major
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements - 55 units | ||
| 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 | ||
POLISCI 463 | ||
| 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 | |