General Education Curriculum

All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the General Education Curriculum section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.

1. Major: 39 CREDITS

• PSC101 Comparative Political Systems (3)
• PSC113 American Politics (3)
• PSC121 International Relations (3)
• PSC125 Public Policymaking (3)
• PSC331 Political Science Research and Methods (3)
• HP445 Senior Capstone Project (3)
• HISTORY ELECTIVE: 3 credits (based upon student’s interests and in consultation with one’s Advisor) selected from the following
  • HST137 African American History (3)
  • HST221 American History from 1877 to Present (3)
  • HST223 U.S. Foreign Policy: World War II to the Present (3)
  • HST230 Problems of the Third World (3)
  • HST304 Modern China (3)
  • HST308 Modern Latin America (3)
  • HST315 History and Political Social Theory (3)
  • HST317 The Middle East (3)
  • HST319 20th Century Russia & Eastern Europe (3)
  • HST326 Culture Wares: Social and Political Conflict in Recent US History (3)
• CMP101 English Composition (3)

• POLITICAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES 15 credits, of which: 6 credits must be at the 300 level or above, AND at least one course (3 credits) must be taken from each of 3 areas: American Government; Comparative Government/International Relations; Public Policy/Law. Courses will be selected from the following:

  • THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
    • PSC114 State & Local Government (3)
    • PSC115 Hollywood & Politics (3)
    • PSC216 The Politics of (mis)representation: The Importance of Political Geography (3)
    • PSC217 The American Political System (3)
    • PSC222 Polling and Public Opinion: Following the Will of the People (3)
    • PSC223 Political & Civil Rights in the U.S. (3)
    • PSC224 Influencing Politics: The American Voter in Campaigns and Elections (3)
    • PSC230 U.S Judicial Process (3)
    • PSC305 American Constitutional Law (3)
    • PSC311 Congress and the Chaos of Democracy (3)
    • PSC313 Media and Politics: Watchdogs or Lapdogs (3)
    • PSC321 Politics and Popular Culture in America (3)
    • PSC401 American Foreign Policy (3)
    • PSC415 Seminar on the Presidency (3)
  • GLOBAL POLITICS & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
    • PSC210 Politics of Globalization (3)
    • PSC213 Sustainability & Third World Development (3)
    • PSC221 Political Economy of East Asia (3)
    • PSC220 Contemporary International Issues (3)
    • PSC225 Politics of China (3)
    • PSC231 International Organizations & Global Governance (3)
    • PSC232 International Political Economy (3)
    • PSC238 Dictatorship & Democracy in World Politics (3)
    • PSC315 Politics of Western Europe (3)
    • PSC326 Politics of East Asia (3)
    • PSC327 Politics of South Asia (3)
  • PUBLIC POLICYMAKING & LAW
    • PSC117 Criminal Justice: Law & Procedures (3)
    • PSC/ENS211-212 Environmental Energy Policies I-II (3/3)
    • PSC215 Issues in Public Policy (3)
    • PSC219 Politics, Planning & Land Use (3)
    • PSC228 Community Planning & Sustainability (3)
    • PSC312 Judicial Politics & Behaivor (3)
    • PSC/WST320 Gender & Policy in the U.S. (3)
    • PSC350 Political Argumentation & Debate (3)
    • PSC411 Environmental Law (3)

2. Requirements Outside of the Major: 9 CREDITS

• CFE97 Career Preparation Seminar AND 3 credits in Career Field Experience (one or multiple experiences totaling 3 credits are allowed)
• Foreign Language Requirement: Students must complete 6 credits of a foreign language at any level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college-level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A complete description of the requirement is available in the Foreign Language section of the Daemen catalog. (6)

3. General Education Curriculum : 36 CREDITS

• First Year Seminar (3)
• Learning Communities (6)
• Depth- Discovery (9)
• Breadth- Exploration:
  • Natural Sciences and Mathematics:
    • MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3) 
    • Choose one course from: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Math and Physics (3)
  • Social Science:
    • Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, History, Linguistics, Psychology, and Sociology (6)
  • Humanities: 
    • Choose two courses from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (6)

4. Free Electives: 36 CREDITS

A maximum of 6 credits may be taken in Political Science courses. A minimum of 6 credits must be Liberal Arts and Science. 

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS

You can find information about all of our departmental majors, the requirements for Admission to Upper Division, and requirements for Graduation here or by visiting the History & Political Science Department section of the college catalog, or at the Program Plans option on the Registrar’s web page.

Suggested Course Sequence

Access the suggested course sequences for: BA, Political Science, from the History and Political Science Department web page or the Program Plans site on the Registrar’s web page.