Political Science and Human Services, BS (Boston)

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Core Courses in Political Science

POLS 1150 — American Government
POLS 1155 — Comparative Politics
POLS 1160 — International Relations
POLS 2400 — Quantitative Techniques

Political Thought

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- POLS 2325 — Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
- POLS 2328 — Modern Political Thought
- POLS 2330 — American Political Thought
- POLS 2332 — Contemporary Political Thought

Political Science Electives

From the catalog
Complete three courses in the following range (elective courses may also fulfill requirements of an optional concentration of this program):
POLS 2000 to POLS 5999

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- Any POLS course numbered 2000–5999

Mathematics

From the catalog
Complete one of the following to fulfill the prerequisite for POLS 2400:

One of:
- MATH 1213 — Interactive Mathematics
- MATH 1215 — Mathematical Thinking
- MATH 1231 — Calculus for Business and Economics
- MATH 1241 — Calculus 1

Required Courses

HUSV 1101 — Social Change and Human Services
HUSV 2300 — Counseling in Human Services
HUSV 3570 — The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change
HUSV 4994 — Human Services Internship

Human Services and Diverse Populations

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- HUSV 2355 — Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment
- HUSV 2800 — Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
- HUSV 2960 — Intercultural Studies through Human Services

Human Services Electives

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete three HUSV courses.

Integrative Courses

HUSV 3900 — Social Policy
POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration

Research Methods

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- HUSV 2970 — Research Methods for Human Services
- POLS 2399 — Research Methods in Political Science

Capstone and Elective

From the catalog
Complete one of the following options:
Complete POLS 4701 or POLS 4703 and complete one additional HUSV course that has not been used in previous requirements:
HUSV 1100 to HUSV 5999
Complete HUSV 4700 and complete one additional POLS course numbered 2000 or higher that has not been used in previous requirements:
POLS 2000 to POLS 5999

One of:
- Any HUSV course numbered 1100–5999
- Option A — one of:
  - POLS 4701 — Political Science Senior Capstone
  - POLS 4703 — Senior Thesis
- Any POLS course numbered 2000–5999
- HUSV 4700 — Senior Seminar in Human Services

Concentrations

American Political Institutions

From the catalog
Complete four of the following:

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- POLS 3160 — Campaign Strategy
- POLS 3300 — The U.S. Congress
- POLS 3302 — Judicial Process and Behavior
- POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
- POLS 3310 — Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections

Campaigns and Elections

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:

POLS 3160 — Campaign Strategy
POLS 3302 — Judicial Process and Behavior
Choose 8 semester hours from:
- POLS 2345 — Urban Policies and Politics
- POLS 3310 — Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections
- POLS 3320 — Politics and Mass Media

Comparative Politics

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:
Complete one of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- POLS 2282 — The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
- POLS 2356 — Democratic Erosion
- POLS 2359 — Immigration Politics
- POLS 2370 — Religion and Politics
- POLS 3418 — Nationalism
- POLS 3487 — Politics of Developing Nations
One of:
- POLS 3435 — Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
- POLS 3465 — Government and Politics in the Middle East
One of:
- POLS 4915 — Model Arab League
- POLS 4918 — Model NATO
- POLS 4937 — Dialogue of Civilizations: Government and Politics Abroad

Identity, Culture, and Politics

From the catalog
Complete three of the following:

POLS 3418 — Nationalism
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- POLS 2359 — Immigration Politics
- POLS 2368 — Music and Politics in America and Abroad
- POLS 2370 — Religion and Politics
- POLS 3309 — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy
- POLS 3324 — Law and Society

International Relations and Diplomacy

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
Complete three of the following:

One of:
- POLS 4910 — Model United Nations
- POLS 4915 — Model Arab League
- POLS 4938 — Dialogue of Civilizations: International Politics Abroad
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- POLS 3405 — International Political Economy
- POLS 3406 — International Law
- POLS 3435 — Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
- POLS 5408 — International Security

Law and Legal Studies

From the catalog
Complete four of the following:

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- POLS 2330 — American Political Thought
- POLS 3300 — The U.S. Congress
- POLS 3302 — Judicial Process and Behavior
- POLS 3324 — Law and Society
- POLS 3406 — International Law
- POLS 4500 — U.S. Constitutional Law
- POLS 4505 — U.S. Civil Liberties

Public Policy

From the catalog
Complete three of the following:

POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
Choose 12 semester hours from:
- POLS 2345 — Urban Policies and Politics
- POLS 2390 — Science, Technology, and Public Policy
- POLS 2395 — Environmental Politics and Policy
- POLS 3425 — U.S. Foreign Policy

Security Studies

From the catalog
Complete four of the following:

Choose 16 semester hours from:
- POLS 3420 — U.S. National Security Policy
- POLS 3423 — Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- POLS 3425 — U.S. Foreign Policy
- POLS 3487 — Politics of Developing Nations
- POLS 5408 — International Security

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

MATH 1231 ↔ MATH 1241 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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