University Catalog

Curriculum in Political Science

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts

(see footnotes at bottom)

 

FIRST YEAR

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First Semester

††POLI 201G	American Politics	3	hours
HIST 101 or HIST 107H	Western Civilization to 1500 World Civilization to 1500	3	hours
ENGL 101, or ENGL 121H, or ENGL 123HG,H	Freshman Composition Ancient Epic: Literature and Composition Topics in Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
MATH 105 or 151/161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals / College Algebra	3	hours
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††POLI 202	State and Local Politics	3	hours
HIST 102 or  HIST 108H	Western Civilization since 1500 World Civilization since 1500	3	hours
ENGL 102, or ENGL 122H, or ENGL 124HG,H	Critical Reading and Writing Modern Epic: Literature and Composition Topics in Reading and Research-Based Writing	3	hours
Mathematics or PHIL 201G	Introduction to Logical Reasoning	3	hours
Social Science1,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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First Semester

COMM 211G,H	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
HIST 201H	American History to 1877	3	hours
ART 105, or MUS 151, or THEA 131G,H	Survey of World Art History I Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
ENGL-230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232G,H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Foreign Language2	SPAN 101, FREN 101, ITAL 101, LAT 101, or GERM 101	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

Natural  Science3,G		3	hours
HIST 202 or HIST 202HH	American History since 1877 American History since 1877 for Honors Students	3	hours
ART 106, or MUS 151, or THEA 131G,H	Survey of World Art History II Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
ENGL 230, or ENGL 231, or ENGL 232H	World Literature English Literature American Literature	3	hours
Foreign Language2	SPAN 102, FREN 102, ITAL 102, LAT 102, or GERM 102	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

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First Semester

††POLI 401, or POLI, 403, or POLI 407, or POLI 432, or POLI 434	Introduction to Public Law Constitutional Law Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Southern Politics The American Presidency	3	hours
††POLI 437, or POLI 438, or  POLI 440, or POLI 442, or POLI 444, or POLI 446	The Louisiana Legislature in Session Political Parties Louisiana Politics Polling and Other Public Opinion American Foreign Policy Politics and the Environment	3	hours
††POLI 300	Research Methods and Statistics in Political Science	3	hours
Foreign Language2	SPAN 201, FREN 201, ITAL 201, LAT 201, or GERM 201	3	hours
Natural Science3,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††POLI 420, or POLI 422, or POLI 424, or POLI 425, or POLI 426, or POLI 428	International Relations International Organizations International Political Economy Comparative European Politics Comparative Politics of Developing Nations Middle East Politics	3	hours
††POLI 450, or POLI 451, or POLI 452	Ancient and Midieval Political Theory Modern and Contemporary Political Theory Amerian Political Theory	3	hours
PHIL 300/400 level		3	hours
Foreign Language2	SPAN 202, FREN 202, ITAL 202,LAT 202, or GERM 202	3	hours
Natural Science3,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

  

 

FOURTH YEAR

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First Semester

††POLI4		3	hours
††Political Science 400 Elective		3	hours
††Political Science 400 Elective		3	hours
Social Science1,G		3	hours
Elective5		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

Second Semester

††POLI 490	Seminar for Political Science Majors	3	hours
††Political Science 400-level Elective		3	hours
HIST 321, or HIST 479, or HIST 480, or HIST 482, or HIST 489, or HIST 493	History of Louisiana Emergence of the Modern United States 1877-1917 America, the World Wars, and the New Deal 1917-1945 America in the Cold War and Beyond, 1945-Present African-American History History of the New South	3	hours
Elective5		3	hours
Elective5		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

Students with an ACT Math score of 20 or lower will take Math 155 in place of Math 161.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^HHonors students to take Honors course option:
ENGL 101 or 121H or 123H
ENGL 102 or 122H or 124H
ENGL 230 or 231 or 232 or 210H or 291H or 292H
HIST 101 or 102 or 201 or 202 or 101H or 102H or 201H or 202H
COMM 211 or 211H
GBIO 106 or 151H
GBIO 151 or 151H
Art Elective or HONR 191 

^††Major course requiring a grade of “C” or better.
¹Twelve (12) semester hours in one foreign language (taken sequentially) are required
²To include both Physical and Biological Sciences, at least six hours of which must be in a two semester sequence.
³To be chosen from Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics Geography, Psychology, Sociology.
⁴Majors will acquire an Experiential Learning experience by participating in an internship, a political poll, or Study Abroad, or by writing and presenting an Honors Senior thesis or independent research project.
⁵Majors planning to attend graduate or law school are encouraged to consider a Minor in Communication, Criminal Justice, English, Foreign Language, History, Geography, Philosophy, Psychology, or Sociology.