Political Thought

Political Science, Bachelor of Science with a Concentration in Political Thought Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required
Minimum of “C-“required
Fundamental Academic Skills 15
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Writing in the Discipline Course
PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS
ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
Distribution Requirements31
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs
Global Diversity - 3 hrs
US Diversity - 3 hrs
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
**Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement
^Course requires pre-requisite(s)
Political Science with a Concentration in Political Thought - 36 Hours Required
Required Courses18
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (**)
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL INQUIRY AND WRITING (** ^)
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (**)
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THOUGHT (**)
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS (**)
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (^)
SENIOR ASSESSMENT IN POLITICAL SCIENCE (** ^)
Select any four of the following 3-credit hour courses 12
AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT (^)
CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT (^)
EARLY MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT (^)
LATE MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT (^)
CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT (^)
Select any two 3-credit hour courses -6
Remaining hours in political science shall be elected by students in accordance with their interests. At least 18 hours of political science courses must be taken at the 3000 and 4000 levels.
College Breadth (choose one option)15-30+
Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours
Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
HIST 1000 and HIST 1010 - 6 hours
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours
Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours)
Bachelor Science Cognate Courses 15
Select a minimum of 15 credit hours of cognate course work in other disciplines.
ELECTIVES
Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours