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History and Political Science
The history and political science major offers a broad
background of world history, particularly as it relates to the study
of political systems. In these disciplines, biblical interpretations of
history and biblical bases for civil government are emphasized.
Course requirement involve 48 semester hours including:
History and Political Science Core...........................................36
GSS-3640 Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning................. 3
HIST-1110 United States History I.............................................. 3
HIST-1120 United States History II............................................ 3
HIST-2010 History of Civilization I............................................. 3
HIST-2020 History of Civilization II............................................ 3
HIST-3110 Early American History............................................ 3
(orHIST-3120 Recent and Contemporary America.............. 3)
HIST-3710 History of Political Thought I: Ancient/Medieval....... 3
(orHIST-3720 History of Political Thought II: Modern/Cont.. 3)
POLS-2000 Introduction to Political Science............................. 3
POLS-3600 Public Administration............................................. 3
POLS-3610 Presidency............................................................. 3
(orPOLS-3630 Congress..................................................... 3)
POLS-3650 International Relations........................................... 3
Non-Western History Elective .................................................. 3
Choose one from the following concentrations......................12
History Concentration...............................................................12
HIST-2000 Introduction to History.......................................3
HIST-3000 Introduction to Historiography...........................3
*HIST-4700 Research in American History.........................3
(orHIST-4710 Research in European History................... 3)
(orHIST-4720 Research in Asian History......................... 3)
Elective hours in history (3000- or 4000-level)...................3
Political Science Concentration. ..............................................12
**GSS-3650 Quantitative Methodology..............................3
*POLS-4900 Research in Political Science........................3
Political Science elective hours selected from..............6
POLS-3400 History of American Foreign Policy........ 3
POLS-3610 Presidency— if not chosen above......... 3
(orPOLS-3630 Congress — if not chosen above..... 3)
POLS-3640 Campaigns and Elections...................... 3
POLS-4620 Church and State in America................. 3
POLS-4630 American Constitutional Law:
Civil Liberties and Rights. ...................................... 3
POLS-4640 American Constitutional Law:
Powers and Federalism.......................................... 3
*Capstone Course
**Meets general education quantitative requirement.
History/Political Science Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
Other General Education Requirements................................45–53
History/Political Science Major Requirements..............................48
Electives.................................................................................27–35
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a
Major in History and Political Science
First year:
BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3
COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3
ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3
GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3
HIST-1110 United States History I.......................................................3
HIST-1120 United States History II.....................................................3
HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3
PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2
Biological Science Elective.............................................................3.5
Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3
Total................................................................................................. 33
Second year:
BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3
BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3
HIST-2010 History of Civilization I......................................................3
HIST-2020 History of Civilization II.....................................................3
POLS-2000 Introduction to Political Science......................................3
POLS-3610 Presidency......................................................................3
(orPOLS-3630 Congress..............................................................3)
Concentration Requirements.............................................................3
Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3
LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
Electives.............................................................................................6
Total................................................................................................. 33
Third year:
BEGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3
BEGE-3765 Theology II.....................................................................3
GSS-3640 Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning..........................3
POLS-3600 Public Administration......................................................3
POLS-3650 International Relations. ..................................................3
Concentration Requirements.............................................................3
Non-Western History Elective............................................................3
Electives........................................................................................... 10
Total................................................................................................. 31
Fourth year:
HIST-3110 Early American History ....................................................3
(orHIST-3120 History of Recent/Contemporary America. ............3)
HIST-3710 History of Political Thought I:
Ancient Through Medieval..............................................................3
(orHIST-3720 History of Political Thought II:
Modern/Contemporary.....................................................................3)
Concentration Requirements.............................................................6
Electives........................................................................................... 19
Total................................................................................................. 31
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