Comprehensive
Social Studies-Political Science Concentration (B.S.Ed)
Professional
Courses (28 credits)
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TCH205 |
The American School |
3 crs |
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EDU310 |
Teaching of Social Studies |
3 crs |
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EDU311 |
Teaching of Social Studies |
4 crs |
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PSY355 |
Psychology of the Exceptional Child |
3 crs |
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or |
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EEC411 |
Introduction to Exceptionalities |
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TCH310 |
Educational Psychology |
3 crs |
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EDU495 |
Student Teaching and Professional
Practicum |
15 crs |
Political
Science (27 credits)
Required
(9 credits)
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PLS101 |
American
Government: Constitutional and
Political Foundations |
3 crs |
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PLS102 |
American
Government: Institutions and Public
Policies |
3 crs |
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PLS201 |
Introduction
to Political Science |
3 crs |
Areas
of Concentration (15 credits)
Group
A. Students must take one course from each of
the following three subfields. (9 credits)
National
Government (3 credits)
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PLS311 |
The
Legislative Process |
3 crs |
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PLS312 |
The American
Presidency |
3 crs |
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PLS313 |
The Judicial
Process |
3 crs |
State/Local
Government (3 credits)
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PLS231 |
State and
Local Government |
3 crs |
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PLS331 |
Municipal
Government and Administrations |
3 crs |
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PLS332 |
Federal-State-Local
Relations |
3 crs |
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PLS384 |
Regional and
Urban Planning |
3 crs |
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PLS431 |
Pennsylvania
Local Government |
3 crs |
International
Relations and Comparative Politics (3 credits)
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PLS141 |
Introduction
to International Relations |
3 crs |
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PLS251 |
Introduction
to Comparative Politics |
3 |
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PLS341 |
International
Law and Organization |
3 |
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PLS342 |
American
Foreign Policy |
3 |
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PLS351 |
Politics of
Europe and Russia |
3 |
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PLS352 |
Politics of
Latin America |
3 |
Group
B. Students must take one course in two of the following three
subfields (6 credits)
Political
Behavior
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PLS321 |
Public Opinion |
3 crs |
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PLS322 |
Interest
Groups on American Society |
3 crs |
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PLS323 |
American
Political Parties and Politics |
3 crs |
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PLS324 |
Women in American
Politics |
3 crs |
Political
Theory
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PLS361 |
Political
Theory from Ancient Times through the 19th Century |
3 crs |
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PLS362 |
20th Century
Political Ideologies |
3 |
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PLS363 |
American
Political Parties and Politics |
3 |
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PLS374 |
Public Service
Ethics |
3 |
Public
Law
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PLS365 |
Constitutional
Law I: The Federal System |
3 crs |
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PLS366 |
Constitutional
Law II: First Amendment Rights |
3 |
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PLS367 |
Constitutional
Law III: Criminal Law and Equal
Protection |
3 |
Group
C. One elective in any field of Political
Science from Group A or Group B. (3 Credits)
Allied
Fields (36 Credits)
History
(9 credits)
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HIS105 |
World History
I |
3 crs |
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HIS106 |
World History
II |
3 crs |
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American
History elective |
3 crs |
Social/Anthropology
(6 credits)
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SOC101 |
Principles of
Sociology |
3 crs |
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ANT111 |
Cultural Anthropology |
3 crs |
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or |
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ANT211 |
Comparative
Cultures |
3 crs |
Economics
(6 credits)
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ECN101 |
Principles of
Macroeconomics |
3 crs |
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ECN102 |
Principles of
Microecomomics |
3 crs |
Geography/Earth
Science (6 credits)
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GEO101 |
World
Geography |
3 crs |
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ESS110 |
Introduction
to Geology |
3 crs |
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or |
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ESS111 |
Introduction
to the Atmosphere |
3 crs |
Psychology
(6 credits)
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PSY101 |
General
Psychology |
3 crs |
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PSY355 |
Psychology of
the Exceptional Child |
3 crs |
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or |
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Psychology
Elective |
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Cognate
Field (6 credits)
In addition to the above courses, students must take two
courses (6 crs.) in one of the five allied social sciences. These courses should be at the 200-level or
higher. By meeting this requirement, a
student develops a secondary disciplinary sequence of either 12 credits. in sociology/anthropology,
economics, geography/earth science, or psychology or 15 crs. in history.