Political Science, National Security Track (BA)

Required Courses

For those students interested in entering careers in the public and private sectors dealing with national security issues, the political science major also has the option of taking a National Security Track. Students who select this track must complete the following courses:

• CJ - 380 Intelligence and Security Credits: 3
• EC - 209 Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• PO - 103 American Federal Government Credits: 3
• PO - 108 International Relations Credits: 3
• PO - 109 Government, Law, and Society Credits: 3
• PO - 201 Classical Political Thought Credits: 3
• PO - 202 Modern Political Thought Credits: 3
• PO - 255 President and Congress Credits: 3
• PO - 256 Social Justice Policy Credits: 3
• PO - 313 National Security Credits: 3
• PO - 362 Senior Seminar: Public Policy and Law Credits: 3

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• One from the following:

• PO - 107 Central European Nations Credits: 3
• PO - 215 Politics of Latin America Credits: 3

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• Two from the following:

• CJ - 374 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Credits: 3
• LG - 355 Law in America Credits: 3
• PO - 311W War and Peace Credits: 3
• PO - 315W American Foreign Policy Credits: 3
• PO - 317 International Law and Organization Credits: 3

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• One from the following:

• CJ - 350 Research Methods Credits: 3
• CS - 105 Introduction to Computer Applications Credits: 3
• MA - 111 Probability and Statistics Credits: 3
• PS - 205 Research Design and Analysis Credits: 3