Political Science, International Studies, Interdisciplinary Option, B.A.

Requirement for the Political Science Major - 36 Credits

Required Major Core – 9 Credits

Required Courses

POLS 0101 - American National Government Credits: 3
POLS 0206 - Political Analysis Credits: 3

One of the following political theory courses

POLS 0215 - American Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0301 - Classical Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0302 - Modern Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0335 - Feminist Political Thought Credits: 3
POLS 0340 - Politics and “The Family” Credits: 3

Required Major Concentration - 12-18 Credits

12 credits in one of the Political Science concentrations.18 credits for students pursuing Law interdisciplinary option or International Studies interdisciplinary option.

Required Electives - 9 -15 Credits

15 credits of additional political science course work. 9 credits of additional political science coursework for students pursuing the Law interdisciplinary option or International Studies interdisciplinary option.

For Selected Topics courses (POLS 0323 ) to count toward the field of concentration, the courses must be within that field.

Students transferring from another college must complete a minimum of 18 credits in Political Science at Westfield State University.

The Department of Political Science encourages students to participate in internships. Students may apply up to 6 credits of internship toward the 36-credit major, 3 of which may be applied to the field of concentration. Up to 3 credits of internship may be applied toward the 18-credit minor. For details, see the department internship manual on the web page or pick up a copy in the department.

International Studies, INTERDISCIPLINARY OPTION

In addition to the 4 required courses under International Studies , choose two courses (6 credits) from the list below (other advanced language courses may be substituted with permission of the department chair.)

CRJU 0335 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Credits: 3
ECON 0303 - Economics of Development Credits: 3
ECON 0318 - International Economics Credits: 3
GARP 0217 - Global Issues of the Future Credits: 3
HIST 0277 - Latin America Since 1800 Credits: 3
LFRE 0305 - Speaking and Writing French: Advanced Level Credits: 3
LSPA 0315 - Speaking and Writing Spanish: Advanced Level Credits: 3
COMM 0213 - Global Film Studies Credits: 3
COMM 0306 - International Communication Credits: 3
SOCI 0200 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
EGST 0220 - Religion. Gender and Society Credits: 3

Additional Graduation Requirements

All students must meet the University Graduation Requirements and complete a common core of studies, distributed among the different academic areas as detailed in the Common Core .