2006-2007 Academic Year - Trinity University

POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
DAVID A. CROCKETT, Ph.D., Associate Professor
L. TUCKER GIBSON, Ph.D., Professor
JOHN R. HERMANN, Ph.D., Associate Professor
PETER O’BRIEN, Ph.D., Professor
GUY E. POITRAS, Ph.D., Professor
SUSSAN SIAVOSHI, Ph.D., Professor; Chair
MARY ANN TÉTREAULT, Ph.D., Una Chapman Cox Distinguished Professor of
International Affairs
THE MAJOR
The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in Political Science are as
follows:
I. The common curriculum
II.
Departmental requirements:
A. Lower division requirements: 9 hours
One course from three of the following fields:
1. American Politics (PLSI 1301, 1302, 1303)
2. Comparative Politics (PLSI 1331, 1332)
3. International Politics (PLSI 1341)
4. Political Theory (PLSI 1361)
B. Political Science majors may choose among five separate curricula.
1. General Political Science
Students who have a general interest in Political Science may choose to major
in the discipline without selecting a concentration. Majors who choose this
option must meet the following requirements:
a. Satisfaction of the lower division requirement (9 hours).
b. Distribution of courses in five subfields: The student is required to take at
least one course in each of the discipline’s five major fields (American
Politics, Comparative Politics, International Politics, Public Law, and
Political Theory. Judicial Process can be used to satisfy the Public Law
requirement). Lower division courses may be used to satisfy this
distribution requirement.
c. Eight upper division courses (24 hours).
2. Comparative/International Politics
This concentration is designed for majors who have a primary interest in
international relations and/or comparative politics. In addition to preparing
students for graduate work in these subfields of the discipline or related
disciplines, this concentration is designed for students interested in
international affairs.
a. Satisfaction of the lower division requirement (9 hours).
b. One upper division course in American Politics or Public Law (3 hours).
c. One upper division course in Political Theory (3 hours).
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