Department of Political Science Main Departmental Office Wooten Hall, 125 P.O. Box 5338 Denton, TX 76203-0338 (817) 565-2276 Advising Office Wooten Hall, 140 (817) 565-2214 Fax: (817) 565-4818 Steven P. Forde, Chair Faculty Professors Booth, Clarke, Feigert, Godwin, Tate. Associate Professors Books, Forde, Nye, Poe, Reban, Sahliyeh, Todd, Yeric. Assistant Professors King, Martinez-Ebers, Meernik, Ruderman, Wood. Visiting Assistant Professors Carter, Cox, DiGeorgio-Lutz, Hinton-Andersson, Kucinski. Introduction Department courses meet the needs of both undergraduate and graduate students preparing to enter national, state and local government employment; public and private foreign service; law; politics; public and private research; writing and reporting of public affairs and political science; and government and social science teaching. Pre-Law Program UNT annually prepares many students to enter law schools. No prescribed program of courses has been found to be of greater value than regular liberal arts degree programs. Consequently, there is no pre-law program of courses; students may select any major. Future law school students should take courses that emphasize writing and oral skills, research into problems facing society, logical reasoning, and business practices. Pre-law students should take the Law School Admission Test during the summer before their senior year. For further advice, students should consult early in their career at UNT with the pre-law adviser in Wooten Hall, Room 129. Political Science Requirement The university may not award a baccalaureate degree or a lesser degree or academic certificate unless the student has completed six hours of credit in American government to include consideration of the constitution of the United States and Texas. The university may determine that a student has met the requirement in whole or in part on the basis of credit transferred from another accredited college or upon successful completion of an advanced standing examination. The university may grant as much as three hours of credit toward satisfaction of this requirement for substantially equivalent work in an approved senior ROTC unit. Advanced standing examination credit is limited to three semester hours. PSCI 1040 and 1050 (American Government), 3 hours credit each, fulfill the legislative requirement of government study. Programs of Study The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following areas: -Bachelor of Arts, -Master of Arts, -Master of Science, and -Doctor of Philosophy, all with a major in political science; and -concentrations under the political science major at the graduate level in American government and public law, international politics, comparative government and politics, political theory and methodology, and public administration and management. Bachelor of Arts Students must complete at least 128 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalog. Major in Political Science Following is one suggested arrangement of courses distributed over four years. BA with a Major in Political Science FRESHMAN YEAR FALL HOURS CSCI 1100, Introduction to Computer Science{1}* 3 ENGL 1310, College Writing I* 3 LANG 1010, Foreign Language (elementary){2}* 4 MATH 1100, College Algebra{3} 3 PSCI 1040, American Government* 3 Total 16 SPRING HOURS ENGL 1320, College Writing II* 3 LANG 1020, Foreign Language (elementary)* 4 MATH 1650, Pre-Calculus* 5 PSCI 1050, American Government* 3 PHED 1000, Scientific Principles and Practices of Health-Related Fitness, or DANC 1100, Stress Reduction Through Movement* 2-3 Total 17-18 SOPHOMORE YEAR FALL HOURS Physical Science{4}* 4 ENGL 2210, World Literature* 3 LANG 2040, Foreign Language (intermediate)* 3 Oral Communication{5} 3 PSCI 2300, The Study of Politics 3 Minor (advanced) 3 Total 19 SPRING HOURS Physical Science{4}* 4 ENGL 2220, World Literature* 3 LANG 2050, Foreign Language (intermediate)* 3 PSCI (advanced){6} 3 Minor (advanced){7} 3 Total 16 JUNIOR YEAR FALL HOURS Natural Science{4}* 4 HIST 2610, United States History to 1865{4}* 3 Understanding of Ideas and Values{9}* 3 PSCI 3300, Introduction to Political Research 3 Minor (advanced){7} 3 Total 16 SPRING HOURS Natural Science{4}* 4 HIST 2620, United States History Since 1865{8}* 3 Understanding of Ideas and Values{9}* 3 PHIL, Introduction to Logic{10}* 3 Minor (advanced){7} 3 Elective (advanced){11} 3 Total 19 SENIOR YEAR FALL HOURS PSCI (advanced){6} 3 PSCI (advanced){6} 3 PSCI (advanced){6} 3 Minor (advanced){7} 3 Visual and Performing Arts{12}* 3 ECON 1110, Principles of Economics* 3 Total 18 SPRING HOURS PSCI (advanced){6} 3 PSCI (advanced){6} 3 PSCI (advanced){6} 3 Minor (advanced){7} 3 Elective (advanced){11} 3 Total 15 Total Minimum Hours Required: 128 Note: Some courses may require prerequisites not listed in the above plan. {1} Proficiency exam or CSCI 1100, CECS 1100, or BCIS 2610. {2} Contact the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for proper placement into the appropriate level. Must either be proficient through freshman level or complete LANG 1010 (4) and 1020 (4) before starting LANG 2040 and 2050. {3} Students should consult the Department of Mathematics for proper placement into the appropriate level before beginning their mathematics program. {4} See "Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum" in the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalog for a list of approved sciences. {5} Proficiency exam or COMM 1010, 1440, or 2040. {6} Be sure you cover at least four fields, as described below. {7} Hours required in minors may vary. Consult catalog for the appropriate department. {8} Advanced American/Texas History courses may be substituted to help meet the 42 advanced hours degree requirement. {9} One course per group from any two of Groups I, II, III. See "University Core Curriculum" in the Academics section of this catalog for a list of approved courses. PHIL 2050 is especially recommended, in the second junior year semester, if you are considering taking the LSAT in order to go to law school. {10} PHIL 2050, 2310, or 2330 also will satisfy 3 hours of the Understanding of Ideas and Values, Group I requirement. {11} Hours required in electives may vary. Consult departmental adviser. This elective may have to be PSCI (advanced) if you did not take a PSCI course for one of the Understanding of Ideas and Values requirements. {12} See "University Core Curriculum" in the Academics section of this catalog for a list of approved Visual and Performing Arts courses. Note: ART 1300, 2350 may not be used to satisfy both the Visual and Performing Arts requirement and the Understanding of Ideas and Values, Group II requirement. Students must have 42 advanced (3000/4000 level) hours in order to graduate, including major and minor. This sample program has been set up to provide the maximum number of such hours. Additional PSCI courses are listed on the "Green Sheet" available in the departmental office. * Course fulfills core requirement. See your faculty adviser each semester for help in program decisions and preparation for enrollment. Supplemental Information for BA with a Major in Political Science Students majoring in political science must complete 33 hours in political science: PSCI 1040, 1050, 2300, 3300 and 21 other hours, including at least one advanced course in each of four of the listed areas of study. Advanced courses are offered in six areas of study. - Field A, American Government and Politics: PSCI 3010, 3100, 3110, 3130, 3160, 3420, 4020, 4100, 4120, 4130, 4140 and 4450. - Field B, Public Law: PSCI 3200, 4200, 4210, 4220 and 4810. - Field C, Political Theory and Methodology: PSCI 2310, 3300, 3310, 3320, 4320 and 4330. - Field D, Public Administration and Management: PSCI 3420, 4020, 4130, 4140 and 4450. - Field E, Comparative Government and Politics: PSCI 3600, 3700, 3840, 4620, 4630, 4640, 4650 and 4700. - Field F, International Relations: PSCI 3810, 3840, 4800, 4810, 4820, 4830, 4840 and 4860. Courses listed in more than one area of study may be counted toward the requirements of only one area. Degree Plans During the sophomore year of enrollment, the student should make a degree plan. The student must bring or send all transcripts of prior college work, if any, to Wooten Hall, Room 140, where an advisory sheet is made. Transcripts and advisory sheet are then taken to General Academic Building, Room 313, for the completion of the degree plan. Process should be completed in time for the next registration period. Minor in Political Science A minor in political science requires 18 hours: PSCI 1040 and 1050, plus 12 semester hours that include 6 advanced. Teacher Certification Students who expect to teach political science or social studies in secondary schools must complete the requirements of the state of Texas for teacher certification as listed by the Department of Teacher Education and Administration in the College of Education section. Graduate Degrees The department offers degree programs leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. Undergraduates who anticipate political science graduate study should take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) during their senior year. For information, consult the Graduate Catalog. Pender Scholars The department annually awards up to three $200 scholarships based on merit to incoming students (fall term) who declare their intention to major in political science. The awardees are known as Pender Scholars in honor of the first chair of the political science department, J.W. "Dad" Pender. High school seniors must rank in the top quarter of their class and have a score of at least 1000 on the SAT (or its equivalent). Transfer students must have a 3.5 grade point average and a score of at least 1000 on the SAT (or its equivalent). Application deadline is April 1; awards are announced May 1. Contact the undergraduate adviser in Wooten Hall, Room 140, for more information. Courses of Instruction All Courses of Instruction are located in one section at the back of this catalog.