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Political Science - Public Administration and Public Policy Emphasis, B.S.

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Political science enjoys a central position among the social sciences. Aristotle characterized politics as the “queen of the sciences.” It is a broad discipline that encompasses philosophical, historical and analytical studies of governments, politics and policies. Political science students learn not only the concepts, theories and methods associated with the discipline, but also gain the cognitive and presentational skills required of tomorrow’s public and private leaders. At its core, politics is about building and maintaining communities at the local, state, national and international levels that enable citizens to live enriching and fulfilling lives. Political science students develop not only an understanding of those communities, but also the ability to influence them.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Context (5.0)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing Academic Writing and Research	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning (3.0) (recommended)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra (6.0) (recommended)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics (3.0)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5.0)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra (4.0) (recommended for business, Education, Science, and Health Professions majors)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries (5.0)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business (3.0)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3.0)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3.0)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3.0)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3.0)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3.0)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2.0)
or	PES 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities		3
	Fine Arts		3
	Social/Behavioral Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			39 Credits
	POLS 1100	American National Government	3
	POLS 2100	Introduction to International Relations	3
	POLS 2200	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3
	POLS 230G	Introduction to Political Theory	3
	POLS 3000	Political Analysis	3
	POLS 3250	Introduction to Law and Politics	3
	POLS 3300	Introduction to Public Administration	3
	POLS 3310	Introduction to Public Policy	3
	POLS 4990	Senior Seminar (3.0)
or	POLS 480R	Internship	3
Quantitative Requirement
	POLS 3010	Political Analysis II	3
Complete 9 credits from the following courses:			9
	POLS 3020	Public Program Analysis (3.0)
	POLS 3040	Survey Research and Design Methods (3.0)
	POLS 3050	Experimental Methods in Political Science (3.0)
	POLS 3060	Qualitative Analysis (3.0)
	POLS 3070	Policy Analysis (3.0)
Elective Requirements:			25 Credits
Any courses numbered 1000 or higher. (3 credit hours must be upper division (3000-4000 level courses))			25
Emphasis Requirements:			21 Credits
Complete 21 credits from the followings courses:			21
	AIST 3590	American Indian Law (3.0)
	AIST 3600	American Indian Policy and Tribal Government (3.0)
	ECON 2010	Microeconomics (3.0)
	ECON 2020	Macroeconomics (3.0)
	ECON 4150	Public Finance (3.0)
	HR 3430	Introduction to Human Resource Management (3.0)
	POLS 3020	Public Program Analysis (3.0)
	POLS 3030	State and Local Government (3.0)
	POLS 3040	Survey Research and Design Methods (3.0)
	POLS 3070	Policy Analysis (3.0)
	POLS 3320	Nonprofits and The Public Sector (3.0)
	POLS 3340	Public Innovation (3.0)
	POLS 3370	Leading Cities (3.0)
	POLS 3380	Local Economic Development (3.0)
	POLS 3390	Urban Planning (3.0)
	POLS 420R	Issues and Topics in Political Science (3.0)
	POLS 4250	Public Health Organization and Policy (3.0)
	POLS 490R	Independent Study (1.0)

Graduation Requirements:

Completion of a minimum of 120 or more semester credits, 40 credits must be upper-division.
Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above, with no POLS course grade below C-.
Residency hours: minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Milestone courses (pre-requisites for a course in one of the subsequent semesters) are marked in red and Italicized.

Semester 1	Course Title	Credit Hours
ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005	Introduction to Academic Writing or Literacies and Composition Across Context	3
POLS 1100	American National Government	3
HLTH/PES	Personal Health & Wellness - Fitness for Life	2
Fine Arts	Choose from list	3
Lower-Div Elective	Choose from list	3
Lower-Div Elective	Choose from list	3
	Semester total:	17
Semester 2	Course Title	Credit Hours
ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research	3
MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning	3
Humanities	Choose from list	3
American Institutions	Choose from list	3
POLS 2100	Introduction to International Relations	3
	Semester total:	15
Semester 3	Course Title	Credit Hours
PHIL 2050	Ethics & Values	3
Biological Science	Choose from list	3
Physical Science	Choose from list	3
Social/Behavioral Sciences	Choose from list	3
POLS 230G	Introduction to Political Theory	3
	Semester total:	15
Semester 4	Course Title	Credit Hours
POLS 2200	Introduction to Comparative Politics	3
Biological / Physical Science	Choose from list	3
POLS 3310	Introduction to Public Policy	3
Lower-Div Elective	Choose from list	3
Lower-Div Elective	Choose from list	3
	Semester total:	15
Semester 5	Course Title	Credit Hours
POLS 3250	Introduction to Law & Politics	3
POLS 3300	Introduction to Public Administration	3
Upper-Div Elective	Choose from list	3
POLS 3000	Political Analysis	3
Lower-Div. Elective	Choose from list	3
	Semester total:	15
Semester 6	Course Title	Credit Hours
Quantitative Requirements	Choose from list	3
POLS 3010	Political Analysis	3
POLS Concentration	Choose from list	3
POLS Concentration	Choose from list	3
Lower-Div. Elective	Choose from list	3
	Semester total:	15
Semester 7	Course Title	Credit Hours
Quantitative Requirements	Choose from list	3
POLS Concentration	Choose from list	3
POLS Concentration	Choose from list	3
POLS Concentration	Choose from list	3
POLS Concentration	Choose from list	3
	Semester total:	15
Semester 8	Course Title	Credit Hours
Quantitative Requirements	Choose from list	3
POLS 480R/4990	Internship or Senior Seminar	3
POLS Concentration	Choose from concentration list.	3
Lower-Div Elective	Choose from list	4
	Semester total:	13
	Degree total:	120

Department

Name:	History & Political Science
Location:	CB 203A 303A
Telephone:	801-863-8487
Email:	HISTPOLS@uvu.edu
Web Address:	uvu.edu/hps
Chair:	Jay DeSart

Mission Statement

In keeping with the University's mission, the History and Political Science department is dedicated to providing students with a broad range of opportunities in general-education and discipline-specific courses. Our faculty members are committed to quality teaching, mentoring, and research. In an environment of discussion-based classroom experience and independent research opportunities, students develop analytical abilities, communication skills, and history and political science research methods. The History and Political Science department continually strives to provide a reflective, multicultural, and international perspective for students to actively engage in.

History & Political Science

Administrative Contact:

Kimberly Williamson
Telephone: 801-863-5885
Email: Kimberlyw@uvu.edu
Mail Stop: 185

Advisors:

John Macfarlane
Telephone: 801-863-6716
Office: CB 506w
Email: Macfarjo@uvu.edu

Kindra Amott
Telephone: 801-863-8047
Office: CB 506h
Email: Kindra.Amott@uvu.edu

History Program Coordinator Contact:

Mark Lentz
Telephone: 801-863-6352
Email: Mlentz@uvu.edu

Faculty

Baktybek Abdrisaev(2007)

Lecturer

Department: History & Political Science
Faculty

B.S., Computer Science, Bishkek Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., Electronics, Academy of Science Belarus.

Careers:
Political science students develop a versatility of skills that prepare them for a wide range of future career paths. The career possibilities for a political science student include: government service and public administration at the federal, state, and local levels, policy analysis and lobbying for both nonprofit organizations and corporations, foreign service, campaign consulting, public opinion and marketing research, journalism, and secondary and postsecondary education. Political science is also the leading course of study for students preparing to enter law school.

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Political Science - Public Administration and Public Policy Emphasis, B.S.

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Graduation Plan

Department

Faculty

Baktybek Abdrisaev(2007)

Lecturer

Lyn Bennett(1996)

Professor

Andrew Bibby(2015)

Assistant Professor

Richard Cho(2015)

Lecturer

Geoffrey Cockerham(2007)

Associate Professor

Jennifer Cullison(2018)

Lecturer

Jay Desart(2004)

Associate Professor

Lynn England(2007)

Lecturer

F. Farnsworth Jr.(1972)

Professor

Michael Goode(2013)

Assistant Professor

Rick Griffin(2003)

Associate Professor

John Hunt(2012)

Assistant Professor

Ernest Istook(2015)

Lecturer

Dustin Jansen(2015)

Assistant Professor

Mark Lentz(2013)

Assistant Professor

Mark Lentz(2013)

Assistant Professor

Brendan McCarthy(2018)

Lecturer

Jenna Nigro(2015)

Assistant Professor

Hong Pang(2012)

Assistant Professor

Luke Peterson(2014)

Lecturer

Keith Snedegar(1993)

Professor

Steven Sylvester(2016)

Assistant Professor

David Wilson(2001)

Associate Professor

Adrienne Winans(2015)

Assistant Professor

Kristin Youngbull(2019)

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