Political Science Classes at Doane:
PSI 101 American Politics (3)
PSI 105 Comparative Governments (3)
PSI 213 Political Attitudes and Behavior (3)
PSI 214 International Relations in the Modern World(3)
PSI 215- Politics of the Developing World
PSI 234 Legislative and Executive Behavior (3)
PSI 243 Contemporary Political Issues (3)
PSI 290, 390, 490 Directed Study (1-3) (1-3) (1-3)
PSI 306 U.S. Interwar Years (3)
(Cross-referenced with HIS 306.)
PSI 308 Public Finance (3)
(Cross-referenced with ECO 308.)
PSI 313 Political Parties and Interest Groups (3)
PSI 323 State and Local Politics (3)
PSI 326 Modern Asian History (3)
(Cross-referenced with HIS 326.)
PSI 328 Constitutional Law (3)
PSI 329 The U.S. Revolutionary Era (3)
(Cross-referenced with HIS 329).
PSI 332 Current Legal Issues (3)
PSI 337 Political Thought (3)
PSI 338 Modern Russia (3)
(Cross-referenced with HIS 338.)
PSI 342 The United States and the Middle East (3)
(Cross-referenced with HIS 342.)
PSI 371 - The United States and Latin America (3)
PSI 421 Governmental Internship (0-12)
PSI 425 Encountering Washington: Internship (9)
PSI 426 Encountering Washington: Experiential Learning Seminar (3)
PSI 427 Encountering Washington: Policy Seminar (3)
PSI 496 Seminar (3)
Requirements for the Political Science Major:
Complete the following:
a. A total of 30 credits in political science including PSI 101, 105, 496
and either PSI 214 or 337.
b. A maximum of three political science internship credits under PSI
421 and three internship credits under PSI 425 may be counted
toward the major in political science.
c. PSI 426 may not be counted toward the major in political science.
Requirements for the Political Science Minor:
Complete 18 credits in political science, including PSI 101, 105 and either PSI
214 or 337. Political science internship credit may not be counted toward the
minor.
Secondary Education Course Requirements:
Teachers are certified for secondary schools when completing a teaching major or endorsement in one of the following areas: art, biology, business principles, chemistry, English, English/language arts, French, German, history, mathematics, music, natural science, physical science, political science, social science, Spanish, speech communication and theatre, and theatre and drama.
Additional requirements include:
* Complete seven courses in Education at the 200-400 level
* Complete the special methods requirement in each of the teaching majors
* Complete the cognate in Information Science and Technology
* Attain a 3.00 GPA in education courses, 2.80 GPA in teaching major, and 2.80 cumulative GPA
* Receive the recommendation of the Teacher Education Committee
* Complete 12 graduate credits in the summer immediately following graduation and prior to certification.
A second teaching major or endorsement is required when majoring in the following: Biology, Business Principles, Chemistry, English, French, German, History, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Spanish, Speech Communication, and Theatre.
A computer science teaching endorsement or coaching endorsement may be added to the teaching majors. See the requirements listed under Information Science and Technology.