Political Science (PLS)

PLS 110  WE THE PEOPLE: INTRO POL SCI  3 Credit   

Course provides students with tools to understand politics in the United States and other countries as well as gain insight into international relations. The course illustrates what political scientists know about politics, how political scientists study politics, and how this knowledge and these techniques are relevant in the 21st Century.

Grade Mode: Standard Letter  
Course Offerings: Hybrid, Lecture, Web Based  
Equivalencies: PLS 110SS  
PLS 150  AMERICAN GOVERNMENT  3 Credit   

Federal Government and the political process.

Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/Fail  
Course Attributes: Fulfills ELA Social Science  
Course Offerings: Hybrid, Lecture, Web Based  
PLS 250  STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT  3 Credit   

An examination of the processes and personnel which form the basis of state and local Governments in the U.S.

Pre-requisite: PLS 150  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit, Pass/Fail, Transfer  
Course Attributes: American History Focus  
Course Offerings: Hybrid, Lecture, Web Based  
PLS 300  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS  3 Credit   

Relations among nations. The role of international law and organizations.

Pre-requisite: ENG 117, PLS 150  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit, Pass/Fail, Transfer  
Course Attributes: World History Focus  
Course Offerings: Hybrid, Lecture, Web Based  
PLS 305  COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT  3 Credit   

This is a systematic study of a select group of diverse Governmental systems.

Pre-requisite: ENG 117, PLS 150  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/Fail  
Course Attributes: World History Focus  
Course Offerings: Hybrid, Lecture, Web Based  
PLS 325  POLITICAL THEORY  3 Credit   

In-depth study of major political philosophies.

Pre-requisite: ENG 117, PLS 150  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit, Pass/Fail, Transfer  
Course Offerings: Hybrid, Lecture, Web Based  
PLS 392  SPECIAL TOPICS IN GOVERNMENT  1-3 Credit   

Special topics in government.

Pre-requisite: ENG 117  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit, Pass/Fail, Transfer  
Course Offerings: Hybrid, Lecture, Web Based  
PLS 495  INTERNSHIP  1-15 Credit   

Prerequisite: Instructor approval

Pre-requisite: ENG 117  
Grade Mode: Other to Include Option of IP, Audit, Pass/Fail, Standard Letter, Transfer  
Course Offerings: IN/FE/Rsrch/Thsis/Prjct/Capstn  
PLS 499  SENIOR PAPER  3 Credit   

Pre-requisite: Consent of Instructor and completion of Upper-Division Writing course

Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/Fail  
Course Offerings: IN/FE/Rsrch/Thsis/Prjct/Capstn  
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