Political Science Major

Geneva′s political science program prepares students with foundational knowledge in history and in the operation and foundation of political systems. Students choose a major content area from American government, comparative/international politics or political ideas. Many students seek law school, but graduates also find careers in legislative, governmental and social service agencies.

Students have the opportunity to spend a semester in Washington D.C. through the CCCU′s American Studies program. Students in this program study on Capitol Hill with the intent of exploring politics from a Christian perspective.

Program Requirements:

1. Major core courses: 22 hours in POL 151 American Government,

203 International Relations, 211 Comparative Politics, 352 Great

Issues in Politics, 421 Senior Seminar, SSC 348 Methods of Social

Science Research, SSC 349 Social Science Statistics.

2. At least nine hours in major area courses, with at least three hours

in each of the following areas:

American government:

POL 253 Parties, Elections, and Interest Groups

254 State and Local Government

255 Congress and the Presidency

360 Public Administration

361 American Public Policy

Comparative/international politics:

POL 331 Foreign and National Security Policy

POL 332 Topics in Comparative Politics

POL 341 Politics of Global Economics

POL 342 Topics in International Relations

Political ideas:

POL 305 Constitutional Law

309 Topics in Modern Political Thought

312 History of Political Theories

313 Democratic Political Thought

3. At least nine additional hours in political science (POL).