1992-1993 Academic Catalog

Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a History/Political Science First vear: BEGE-171 The Christian Life ... , ........ , . BEGE-172 Introduction to Bible Study•· ...•. : ! COM-110 Fundamentals of Speech ..•......... ENG-110 English Composition I ............ , .... · ENG-140 English Composition 11 . . . . • . . ·• • . • • • . GSS-100 Foundations of Social Science , . ; • HIST-111,112 United States History .. . ... , • HUM-140 Introduction to the.Humanities ... ~ ... PEF-199 P.A.C.L.............•..•..••. POLS-161 Intro. to Public Administration .. , • . ; Second year: BEGE-273 Old Testament Survey ...... : • BEGE-274 New Testament Survey . .• . , .... . HIST-201 History of Civilization - 1300 ... : ...; HIST-202 History of Civilization - 1815 . , .. HIST-203 History of CivHization - 1815 . ~ , •. POLS-261 American National Government • Biology elective . , ... , ........ , ... , . Literature elective .....•.............. Humanities elective .......... , ..... , . Math or science elective . . . . . . ............... ; , P.E. elective ..•............. , .... , . , Third year: BEGE-375 God and History . . . . . . . . . .. , . • •... 4 BEGE-376 God and the Church • . . . . . . . . . . . . HIST-300 Introduction to Historiography . , ; . , . . (or POLS-367 Research Methods ..... . HIST-311 Early American History ........ , ,, ... : , . (or HIST-312 History Recent & Cont. Amer. •· . POLS-365 International Relations ..........•.. POLS-368 Data Analysis ...........• , . . . . . . ; . Electives .................... , •. , ., . , ... . Non-western history elective ............ , ,. .. , .. Total .... " . ~ ....... , ...... , ..,, ~ ...,..... :..,.. ., ~ Fourth year: HIST-400 or 40 I Research in History . , . • . . . . . •.. , (or POLS~.459 Political Science Seminar I . . . . . . · and POLS-460 Political Science Seminar II . • . . . , . HIST/POLS-468 or 469 History of Pol. Thought , . , ... r • POLS-46 l Political Dynamics .......... , ....•. , .. Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37 International Studies The international studies major utilizes courses from several academic disciplines to prepare students for a variety of internationally-focused careers, including international relations. The major is described in detail in the Interdisciplinary Studies section of the catalog. Social Science and History 175 Political Science Course requirements involve forty-eight quarter hours including: POLS-161 Intro. to Public Administration ....... 4 POLS-261 American National Government ....... 5 POLS-365 International Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 POLS-362 The Supreme Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 POLS-367 Research Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 POLS-368 Data Analysis ................... 3 POLS-405 Great Power Diplo. in Modern World... 4 POLS-459 Pol. Science Seminar I . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 and POLS-460 Pol. Science Seminar II . . . . . . . . 3 POLS-469 History of Modern Pol. Thought . . . . . . 3 Elective hours in political science . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Additional required cognate: HIST-111,112 United States History .......... 10 Political Science Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-8 Other General Education requirements . . . . . . . 71-93 Political science requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51-63 Total (minimum, not including proficiency) . . . 192 Students take advantage ~fa variety of summer internship opportunities. Michael Phillips, a 1992 political science graduate and current student at the University of Maine law School, interned with Senator George Mitchell in Washington, D.C.