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Quantitative Reasoning in the Discipline Connection –complete one of the following: 3MA 2300 Statistics I (QRCO)SS 3700 Social Statistics (QRCO)Writing in the Discipline Connection – complete one of thefollowing: 3PO 3300 Latin American Politics (GACO) (WRCO)PO 3640 Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (WRCO)PO 3680 Pubic Policy Analysis (WRCO)General Education:EN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6INCO Integration Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3Foreign Language (GACO) 8Electives 20–18Total 122A 2.50 grade point average is required in PO courses taken forthe degree.Recommended Course SequenceCheck all course descriptions for prerequisites before planningcourse schedule. Course sequence is suggested but not required.Year OneCreditsEN 1200 Composition 3IS 1111 The First Year Seminar:critical Thinking and the Nature of Inquiry 3MA Mathematics Foundations 3PO 1010 Politics and Government 3PO 1020 American Government 3PO 1030 World Politics 3CTDI Creative Thought Directions 6Foreign Language (GACO) 832Year TwoCreditsPO 2010 <strong>State</strong> and Local Government 4PO 2020 Public Administration (DICO) 3AN/EC/HI/SO Elective [not ANDI/ECDI/HIDI/SODI] 3PPDI Past and Present Directions 6SIDI Scientific Inquiry Directions 6–8SSDI Self and Society Directions 6elective 3–131Year ThreeCreditsPO 3120 Political Parties, Elections, and Interest Groups(TECO) 3PO 3510 Comparative Politics 3PO 3650 American Foreign Policy 3PO Political Science electives [not PODI] 6Group A – complete one course 3QRCO Quantitative Reasoning in the Disciplineconnection 3electives 930Year FourCreditsPO 3660 Political Analysis 3PO Political Science electives [not PODI] 9INCO Integration Connection 3WECO Wellness Connection 3WRCO Writing in the Disciplines Connection 3electives 829Total 122A 2.50 grade point average is required in PO courses taken forthe degree.Public Management,Bachelor of Science122 creditsThe study of politics deals with the ways in which humanityshares and distributes such fundamental values as securityand prosperity and seeks self-determination. The PublicManagement degree combines the study of politics andgovernment with selected courses in business and economics.The program is designed to provide access to jobs in the manyactivities of modern society in which the public interest andthe private domain overlap and coincide. Many students arediscovering that public management, applied political science,offers an essential dimension to understanding one’s ongoingstruggle with others and oneself. Employment possibilities forthose with public management training include opportunitieswith private enterprise and numerous jobs with local, municipal,county, regional, state, federal, and international agencies.The Public Management program also provides preparationfor graduate study in public administration and prospectiveemployment in town, city, and county management.Degree RequirementsCreditsPO 1010 Politics and Government 3PO 1020 American Government 3PO 2010 <strong>State</strong> and Local Government 4PO 2020 Public Administration (DICO) 3PO 3650 American Foreign Policy 3PO 3680 Public Policy Analysis (WRCO) 3PO 4010 Political Science Internship 3PO 3000/4000 level Political Science electives [not PODI] 6Social Science<strong>Plymouth</strong> <strong>State</strong> University <strong>Academic</strong> <strong>Catalog</strong> <strong>2007</strong>–<strong>2008</strong> 205

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