History and Government - Government Concentration, BA/BS

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The Government Concentration is designed to enhance the student’s liberal arts education and also to nurture an understanding of the role of the government and the citizen in a polity. To this end, the program puts an emphasis on the core themes and subjects in three sub-fields. Students in the Government Concentration must successfully complete a minimum of forty-five semester hours in government courses. They will select at least two courses from each sub-field and these courses are to be taken sequentially and in accordance with the profile for the concentration. The choice of courses must be made in cooperation with a faculty advisor. Should the student wish to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree, rather than a Bachelor of Science degree, then, the student must satisfy a foreign language requirement, which can also be met by passing a Foreign Language Proficiency Examination. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies in government are strongly encouraged to take twelve hours of Foreign Language Electives and, thereby, to graduate with a BA.

Bachelor Of Arts/Bachelor Of Science History and Government Major

The Department of History and Government offers the Bachelor of Arts (BA) and the Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in History and Government and Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Students who wish to earn the BA degree are required to complete twelve semester hours of a foreign language in addition to other requirements. The BA/BS degrees in History and Government require a minimum of forty-two semester hours for majors in the history concentration and forty-five semester hours for majors in the government concentration. The BS degree in history and government requires thirty-six semester hours for majors in the history (social studies) concentration.

Students who wish to pursue a major or minor in history and government must earn a grade of “C” or higher in departmental courses.

General Education And Institutional Requirements

English Composition (6 semester hours)

ENGL 101 - Expository Writing 3 Credits
ENGL 102 - Argument and Research 3 Credits

Arts and Humanities (6 semester hours)

PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credits
COMM 101 - Oral Communication 3 Credits

Sciences (Biology, chemistry, physics, physical science, 1 lab. course req.)

____ ___ Science Electives 7-8 Credits

Mathematics 116 or above (3 semester hours )

MATH ___ Math Elective 3 Credits

Social Sciences (6 semester hours)

GEOG 101 - Elements of Geography 3 Credits
HIST 114 - African American History to 1865 3 Credits
or
HIST 115 - African American History Since 1865 3 Credits

Technology (3 semester hours)

COSC ___ Computer Science Elective 3 Credits

Institutional Requirements (6 semester hours)

FRSE 101 - Freshman Seminar 3 Credits
HEED 102 - Life and Health 3 Credits or
HEED 200 - Fundamentals of Sex Education 3 Credits or
IDIS 210 - Women’s Health Issues 3 Credits

Other General (Free) Education Electives (9 semester hours)

____ ___ General Education Elective 3 Credits
____ ___ General Education Elective 3 Credits
____ ___ General Education Elective 3 Credits

Note:

See the full list of University General Education and Institutional Requirements for additional options.

Students are encouraged to take SUMMER courses and attend MINI-SEMESTER in order to have a manageable semester load.

Note: The Department reserves the right to specify suitable general education courses, in keeping with COMAR, for its majors.

Core Requirement for All Majors in History and Government (18 semester hours)

GOVT 130 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
GOVT 231 - US National Government 3 Credits
GOVT 342 - International Relations 3 Credits
GOVT 462 - Capstone Seminar in Political Science 3 Credits
GOVT 463 - Capstone Seminar in Political Science II 3 Credits
HIST 111 - World Civilization Since 1500 3 Credits

Total: 18

Government Concentration Core Requirements (12 semester hours)

GOVT 140 - Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Credits
GOVT 145 - Scope and Methods of Social Science 3 Credits
GOVT 315 - Early Political Philosophy 3 Credits
GOVT 391 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 Credits

Total: 12

Related Requirements (12 semester hours)

ECON 211 - Prin of Macroeconomics 3 Credits or
ECON 212 - Prin of Microeconomics 3 Credits
ENGL 255 - Advanced Composition 3 Credits or
ENGL 361 - Technical and Professional Writing 3 Credits
PSYC 204 - Statistics I 3 Credits or
SOCI 309 - Elem Statistics in Soci 3 Credits

Total: 12

Sub-Fields

Students are required to take two courses from each of the following sub-fields: American Government, Comparative and International Politics, and Political Philosophy. At least one course from each sub-field has to be at or above the 300-level.