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A unique major designed for those students interested in careers in government, public administration, law, public service and business. The major consists of eight political science courses and four skills courses. This configuration of courses is designed to facilitate double majors or minors with such disciplines as Communication Studies, Economics, Business, Public Administration, or Computer Science. The Public Policy & Government major prepares the student either to begin a career upon graduation or to continue education at the graduate level.
Public Policy & Government
· To earn a Public Policy and Government minor, a student must take 36 credits of Political Science and related skills courses. Seven of the 24 credits may also be used to satisfy either the General Education Requirements or a major when appropriate.
· PSC 210 Research Methods fulfills the Intermediate Writing Competency Requirement. Students completing this course will also receive credit for WRT 050.
· Transfer students who select Public Policy and Government as their
major must complete at least 18 political science credit hours at Eastern
before graduation. Transfer students who select Public Policy and Government
as a minor must complete at least 9 credits at ECSU in the minor before graduation.
Degree Requirements*
Public Policy and Government Major:
A. PSC 110 Introduction to American Government and Politics
B. PSC 140 Introduction to International Relations
C. PSC 210: Political Science Research Methods
D. Five Political Science course electives at the 200 or 300 level
E. Three "skills" courses. The purpose of these courses is to strengthen the background of majors and to enhance their ability to better research and articulate their understanding of political science. Check all courses for prerequisites before planning course schedule. Students may choose from the following list:
ANT 106 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANT 201 Intro to Canadian Studies
ANT 337 Urban Anthropology: Third World Focus
BUS 230 Business and Society
BUS 250 Business Law I
BUS 300 Business Law II
BUS 310 Contemporary Issues in Employment Law
BUS 330 Industrial Labor Relations
COM 100 Introduction to Mass Communication
COM 321 History and Criticism of Radio and Television
COM 354 Public Relations
ECO 100 Political Economy of Social Issues
ECO 200 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 310 Contemporary Economic Problems
ECO 315 Government and Business
ECO 320 Developing Economies
ECO 329 Political Economy of Labor Relations
ECO 330 Labor Economics
ECO 335 Urban and Regional Economics
ECO 355 Money and Banking (Fed and monetary policy)
ECO 360 Comparative Economic Systems
ECO 380 Public Finance
EES 304 Environmental Issues
ENG 242 Literature and Social Issues
GEO 100 Introduction to Geography
HIS 116 Modern World History
HIS 121 Recent American History
PHI 215 Logical Inquiry
PSY 315 Psychology of Gender
SWK 325 Social Welfare Policy
SOC 250 Social Inequality
SOC 301 Qualitative Methods
SOC 309 Criminology
F. PSC 460: Political Science Seminar
Public Policy and Government Minor:
A. PSC 110 Introduction to American Government and Politics
B. PSC 140 Introduction to International Relations
C. Three Political Science course electives at the 200 or 300 level
Undergraduate Graduation Requirements
· Accumulate an overall grade point average at least 2.0
· Fulfill the General Education Requirements
· Fulfill the requirements for an academic major
· Complete at least 60 credits in courses at the 200-level or above, of which at least 30 credits must be at the 300 or 400 level
· Fulfill the Foreign Language Requirement, unless met upon admission
· Fulfill the University Writing Requirement
· Earn a minimum of 120 credits
· Fulfill the residency requirement
*These degree requirements apply to students entering the university on or
after fall 2002. Students entering the university before fall 2002 need to
consult with the appropriate catalogue.