Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

A major in political science provides students with valuable, comprehensive knowledge of American government and global politics, preparing them to analyze complex political problems and recognize potential solutions in both the public and private sector. Students gain an understanding of political structure, theory and methodology. They develop their research skills and sense of intellectual property using libraries, archives and online sources. They develop their writing skills and learn the responsibility for clearly presenting and interpreting political issues using the language of the discipline. Students with a major in political science will be able to analyze complex political problems and recognize potential solutions in both the public and private sectors. The student who graduates with a major in political science will be able to Explain political theories and the forms and structures of government and discuss their impact upon the political process and policy development, Discuss how public policy shapes societies, Compare and contrast public decision making and its implementation in domestic and foreign settings, Describe how various governmental and nongovernmental organizations contribute to global politics, Apply effectively a variety of approaches and methodologies to the analysis of political, administrative and policy issues and demonstrate awareness of the ethical issues associated with the study and application of political science in the theoretical and practical realm.

Modul program

The modules are: GVPT 100 Introduction to Political Science, GVPT 101 Introduction to Political Theory, GVPT 170 American Government, GVPT 444 American Political Theory, GVPT 200 International Political Relations, GVPT 401 Problems of World Politics, GVPT 280 Comparative Politics and Government, STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics, SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology, BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology, BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology, IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems, PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues. Foundation Courses (to be taken within the first 60 credits) include HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3) or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865 or other ARTH or HIST course to fulfill the arts and humanities requirement in historical perspective (discipline must differ from other humanities course), GVPT 170 American Government (3) or GVPT 475 The Presidency and the Executive Branch (3), PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3) or other course to fulfill the second behavioral and social sciences requirement (discipline must differ from first), NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3) or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy or other course to fulfill the biological and physical sciences lecture requirement, GVPT 200 International Political Relations (3) or GVPT 401 Problems of World Politics, SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3) or COMM 380 Language in Social Contexts or other course to fulfill the communications/ writing or speech requirement, STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics (3) and IFSM 304 Ethics in the Information Age

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Students should possess graduation from high school or successful completion of the GED examination with a total score of 225 and no score below 40 on any of the five tests (if taken prior to January 2002) or a total score of 2250 and no score below 410 (if taken January 2002 or later). They must have a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better on all college-level work attempted at other regionally accredited colleges and universities. They need to demonstrate college-level proficiency in written English to University of Maryland University College (UMUC) by means of one of the following: a minimum score of 550 on the written version, 213 on the computer version, or 79 on the internet version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); a minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), including the academic writing and academic reading modules; a minimum grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken English Proficiency Exam; a transcript indicating completion of a degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university; a transcript indicating a grade of C or higher in an English composition course from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university. If they have earned fewer than 24 semester hours at a U.S. college or university, they verify the completion of the equivalent of a U.S. secondary education by requesting an evaluation from an approved international credit evaluation agency and providing official transcripts showing completion of the U.S. GED exam with a total score of at least 2250 and no individual test score below 410.

Kualifikasi

Sarjana (S1)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

University Of Maryland University College

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