Program: Political Science, Politics, Philosophy and Law Concentration, B.A. - College of Charleston

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 39+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Political Science Shared Core Requirements

Complete one of the following:
POLI 101 American Government (3)
POLI 111 Race, Equity and American Politics (3)
Complete one of the following:
POLI 103 World Politics (3)
POLI 104 World Regional Geography (3)
GEOG 101 World Regional Geography (3)
Complete the following:
POLI 150 Introduction to Political Thought (3)
POLI 205 Doing Research in Politics (3)
Complete one of the following:
POLI 405 Capstone Seminar (3)
PPLW 400 Seminar in Politics, Philosophy, and Law (3) *

Note:

*Students pursuing the Politics, Philosophy, and Law Concentration must complete PPLW 400 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 165 in lieu of POLI 101 .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 166 in lieu of POLI 103 .

Complete a minimum of 3 credit hours in each of the three subfields of political science

American Politics and Process

Global Politics and Spaces

Politics of Ideas

Complete 12 additional credit hours to complete the major

Choose from any of the above subfield courses or the following:

Politics, Philosophy, and Law Concentration (18 credit hours)

A concentration in Politics, Philosophy, and Law allows focused attention on theoretical issues related to the law. The concentration is jointly administered by the departments of Philosophy and Political Science.

Required Courses:

Complete one of the following:
PHIL 209 Political Philosophy (3)
POLI 150 Introduction to Political Thought (3)
Complete one of the following:
POLI 320 Constitutional Law (3)
POLI 321 Civil Liberties (3)
Complete one of the following:
PHIL 270 Philosophy of Law (3)
POLI 380 Jurisprudence (3)
Complete the following:
PPLW 400 Seminar in Politics, Philosophy, and Law (3)

Complete six additional credit hours from the following:

Note:

Additional courses on suitable topics may be approved for credit by the director. Since POLI 320 or POLI 321 is required, PHIL majors will take at least one course in POLI. POLI majors must also take at least one course in PHIL.

Notes:

At least 15 credit hours at the 300-level or above is required of this major.
Credit cannot be applied for both HONS 165 and POLI 111 towards the program requirements.
Credit cannot be applied for both POLI 101 and POLI 111 towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 119 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 261 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 261 , POLI 267 , and POLI 268 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 292 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 9 credit hours from POLI 319 , POLI 339 , POLI 359 , POLI 379 , and POLI 399 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 361 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 400 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 401 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from POLI 402 may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: PHIL 101:499 (except PHIL 220 )