Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Department Chair:

Dr. Andrew Douglas (Professor)

Faculty:

Dr. Ebenezer Aka (Professor); Dr. Matthew Platt (Associate Professor); Dr. Hye Ryeon Jang (Assistant Professor); Dr. Adrienne Jones (Assistant Professor)

Program overview:

The mission of the Political Science department at Morehouse College is to develop men who will create policies and practices that improve the lived conditions of African people. We do this by fostering students’ interest in politics, arming students with the analytical tools to understand the nature of public life and policy, and enhancing students’ ability to learn.

Student learning outcomes:

• Compare and contrast global political systems.
• Identify and distinguish between the core principles and theories of the major fields and subfields of political science.
• Evaluate different political systems with respect to normative criteria such as justice, equality, and the nature of politics.
• Analyze the history, structure, and impact of key court decisions and legal principles.
• Write short analytical essays and longform research papers.
• Create an original data visualization of the relationship between at least two variables.
• Identify and implement methodological techniques that are appropriate for testing or developing a hypothesis.
• Ask interesting, researchable questions about contemporary political issues.
• Demonstrate effective oral communication through class presentations and debates.

Department policies and/or General Education modifications:

• Students will need a grade of C in MTH 115, MTH 130, MTH 160, or MTH 161 to satisfy the prerequisites for ECO 201 and ECO 202. Most political science majors take MTH 130 to satisfy this prerequisite and the General Education Quantitative Literacy requirement.
• Political Science majors are only required to take ONE Ideas and Ethics course. The second Ideas and Ethics requirement will be satisfied by PSC 294.
• Political Science majors are not required to take any Society and Culture courses. That Gen Ed requirement will be satisfied by PSC 251/PSC 285 and ECO 201/ ECO 202.
• A grade of C or higher is required to satisfactorily complete all courses that are required for the Political Science major or minor.
• Internship courses, Directed Study courses, and PSC 354 Moot Court Skills Practicum do NOT count towards any requirements in the major.
• Political Science majors may use an appropriate upper-level political science course that was taken through cross-registration or transfer credit to satisfy a maximum of ONE of the Political Science Elective course requirements.
• Transfer credit and/or cross-registration cannot be used to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements of the major (PSC 228, PSC 251, PSC 253, PSC 253L, PSC 285, PSC 294, PSC 348, and PSC 497).