- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Environmental Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Courses | ||
| Introductory Science | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Environmental Science | ||
| Dynamic Earth and Lab for ENVR 1200 | ||
| Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Lab for ENVR 1400 | ||
| Introductory Social Science | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| Peoples and Cultures | ||
| Food Justice and Community Development | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Food Security and Sustainability | ||
| Water Resources | ||
| Human Foundations of Environmental Systems | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| Sustainable Development | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Skills Course | ||
| ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300 | 5 |
| Electives | ||
| Choose four courses from the list. At least three must be at 3000 level or higher. | 16 | |
| Information Design History | ||
| The Consulting Environment | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | ||
| Disease Ecology | ||
| Energy in the Desert Ecosystem | ||
| Environmental Pollution | ||
| Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions | ||
| Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
| Urban Ecology | ||
| Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions | ||
| Sustainability in the Business Environment | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Introduction to Global Health | ||
| Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health | ||
| International Environmental Policy | ||
| Environment, Technology, and Society | ||
Political Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science Requirements | ||
| POLS 1150 | American Government | 4 |
| POLS 1155 | Comparative Politics | 4 |
| POLS 1160 | International Relations | 4 |
| POLS 2399 | Research Methods in Political Science | 4 |
| POLS 2400 | Quantitative Techniques | 4 |
| Political Thought | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | ||
| Modern Political Thought | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Contemporary Political Thought | ||
| Political Science Electives | ||
| Note: Elective courses may also be used to fulfill requirements of an optional concentration of this program | ||
| Choose four POLS Electives 2000 level or above. | 16 | |
Political Science Concentrations (Optional)
If you are working toward one of the following concentrations, declare it with your advisor so that it may be added to your record.
- American Political Institutions
- Campaigns and Elections
- Comparative Politics
- Identity, Culture, and Politics
- International Relations and Diplomacy
- Law and Legal Studies
- Public Policy
- Security Studies
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science Integrative Course | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| Science, Technology, and Public Policy | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Environmental Science Integrative Course | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| Environmental Pollution | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Ecosystem-Based Management | ||
| Capstone Requirement | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstone | ||
| Earth and Environmental Science Capstone | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| Political Science Senior Capstone | ||
Environmental Studies and Political Science Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 84 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Concentration in American Political Institutions
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| State and Local Politics | ||
| The U.S. Congress | ||
| Judicial Process and Behavior | ||
| Public Policy and Administration | ||
| Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections | ||
| Campaign Strategy | ||
Concentration in Campaigns and Elections
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| POLS 3160 | Campaign Strategy | 4 |
| POLS 3302 | Judicial Process and Behavior | 4 |
| Campaigns and Elections Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Urban Policies and Politics | ||
| State and Local Politics | ||
POLS 3162 | ||
| Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections | ||
| Politics and Mass Media | ||
Concentration in Comparative Politics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Requirement | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide | ||
| Democratic Erosion | ||
| Immigration Politics | ||
| Religion and Politics | ||
| Nationalism | ||
| Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | ||
| Politics of Developing Nations | ||
| Regional Requirements | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union | ||
| Government and Politics in the Middle East | ||
| Experiential/Practicum Requirement | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Model Arab League | ||
| Model NATO | ||
| Dialogue of Civilizations: Government and Politics Abroad | ||
Concentration in Identity, Culture, and Politics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Course | ||
| POLS 3418 | Nationalism | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Immigration Politics | ||
| Music and Politics in America and Abroad | ||
| Religion and Politics | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy | ||
| Law and Society | ||
Concentration in International Relations and Diplomacy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Experiential/Practicum Requirement | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Model United Nations | ||
| Model Arab League | ||
| Dialogue of Civilizations: International Politics Abroad | ||
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| International Political Economy | ||
| International Law | ||
| Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union | ||
| International Security | ||
Concentration in Law and Legal Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| American Political Thought | ||
| The U.S. Congress | ||
| Judicial Process and Behavior | ||
| Race, Inequality, and the Law | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| International Law | ||
| Global Governance | ||
| U.S. Constitutional Law | ||
| U.S. Civil Liberties | ||
Concentration in Public Policy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirement | ||
| POLS 3307 | Public Policy and Administration | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 12 | |
| Urban Policies and Politics | ||
| State and Local Politics | ||
| Science, Technology, and Public Policy | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| U.S. Foreign Policy | ||
Concentration in Security Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete four of the following: | 16 | |
| U.S. National Security Policy | ||
| Terrorism and Counterterrorism | ||
| U.S. Foreign Policy | ||
| Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | ||
| Politics of Developing Nations | ||
| International Security | ||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | POLS 1155 | 4 | Foreign Language course | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENVR 1101 | 4 | Foreign language course | 4 | ENVR elective 1 of 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| POLS 1150 | 4 | ENVR 2515 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 1246 | 4 | ENVR 3150 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| POLS 1160 | 4 | POLS 2400 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| ENVR elective; 2 of 4 | 4 | ENVR elective, 3 of 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | 5 | Political thought course | 4 | ||||
| Foreign language course | 4 | Foreign language course | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3315 or 3308 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| POLS undergraduate elective | 4 | POLS elective | 4 | ||||
| Quantitative methods course | 4-5 | ||||||
| Integrative course #1 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16-17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | Capstone1 | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course #2 | 4 | ||||||
| POLS undergrad elective | 4 | ||||||
| ENVR elective, 4 of 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 129-130 | |||||||