BA in Political Science
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In addition to POLS 2310 and POLS 2311, the major requires 30 semester hours in Political Science, including POLS 3600. Each student selects one of four degree plans:
- The general major in Political Science
- The concentration in Law and Politics
- The concentration in Public Administration and Service
- The concentration in International Politics
These degree plans are outlined below. Each major must also complete a minor of at least 18 hours. The minor can be from another Liberal Arts discipline, from approved inter-disciplinary minors, or from approved disciplines in other colleges, and should be selected in consultation with the departmental undergraduate advisor.
Concentrations
- Political Science: Public Administration and Service
- Political Science: International Politics
- Political Science: Law and Politics
Degree Plan
BA in Political Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Required | ||
| This program requires the selection of a minor. | 18 | |
| ESOL Students | ||
| Students who completed ESOL 1311 and ESOL 1312 will need to also complete ESOL 2303 with a grade of C or better. | ||
| University Core Curriculum | ||
| Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. | 42 | |
| Political Science Major (This area requires a minimum GPA of 2.0) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Subfields: | ||
| POLS 3600 | Research in Political Science c | 6 |
| Select one course in three of the following subfields: | 9 | |
American Political Behavior: | ||
| Party System, Campaigns Elect. | ||
| Pub Opinion/Media & Technology | ||
| Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol | ||
| Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S. | ||
| American Legislatures | ||
| The Presidency | ||
| Southwestern Border Politics | ||
| Women, Power and Politics | ||
| Latinos In Amer Political Syst | ||
| U.S. Constitutional Structure | ||
| Teaching Democracy | ||
| Special Topics in Am. Politics | ||
Law and Politics: | ||
| Judicial Process | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Civil Rights & Liberties | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| comparative courts | ||
| Judicial Politics | ||
| Legal Reasoning | ||
| Courts in Action | ||
| Introduction to Private Law | ||
| Spec Topics in Law & Politics | ||
| International Law and the US | ||
| Intl. and Regional Courts | ||
International Relations: | ||
| International Relations | ||
| International Security | ||
| International Law and Politics | ||
| Foreign Policy of the U.S. | ||
| US-Latin American Relations | ||
| North American Relations | ||
| Internat'l Political Economy | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Sp Topics/Internat'l Relations | ||
| Ethnic Conflict and Civil Wars | ||
| Conflict Analysis | ||
Comparative Politics: | ||
| Peru: Politics of Surprise | ||
| Politics of East Asia | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Politics in World Regions | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Comparative Political Systems | ||
| Democracy and Democratization | ||
| Politics of China | ||
| Elections Around the World | ||
| The Politics of Mexico | ||
| Politics of Brazil | ||
| Russia's Challenges/21st Cent | ||
| European Union Politics | ||
| Politics/Developing Countries | ||
| Sp Topics in Comparative Gov | ||
Political Thought and Theory: | ||
| Western Political Heritage I | ||
| Western Political Heritage II | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| The American Constitution | ||
| Contemporary Political Thought | ||
| Sp Topics in Political Theory | ||
Public Administration: | ||
| Intro to Public Administration | ||
| The Public Policy Process | ||
| State and Local Administration | ||
| Non-Profit Organizations | ||
| Leadership/Civic Participation | ||
| Special Topics in Public Admin | ||
| Urban Planning | ||
| Additional Hours: | ||
| Select fifteen hours of the following: | 15 | |
| Texas Constitution | ||
| Party System, Campaigns Elect. | ||
| Pub Opinion/Media & Technology | ||
| Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol | ||
| Judicial Process | ||
| Constitutional Law | ||
| Civil Rights & Liberties | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Politics in World Regions | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Comparative Political Systems | ||
| Western Political Heritage I | ||
| Western Political Heritage II | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Democracy and Democratization | ||
| Intro to Public Administration | ||
| The Public Policy Process | ||
| State and Local Administration | ||
| Internship | ||
| International Relations | ||
| International Security | ||
| International Law and Politics | ||
| Political Simulations | ||
| Adv Rsrch Methods/Pol Science | ||
| Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S. | ||
| American Legislatures | ||
| The Presidency | ||
| Southwestern Border Politics | ||
| Women, Power and Politics | ||
| Latinos In Amer Political Syst | ||
| U.S. Constitutional Structure | ||
| Teaching Democracy | ||
| Special Topics in Am. Politics | ||
| Legal Reasoning | ||
| Judicial Politics | ||
| Courts in Action | ||
| Introduction to Private Law | ||
| Spec Topics in Law & Politics | ||
| International Law and the US | ||
| Intl. and Regional Courts | ||
| Foreign Policy of the U.S. | ||
| European Political Systems | ||
| The Politics of Mexico | ||
| US-Latin American Relations | ||
| The American Constitution | ||
| Contemporary Political Thought | ||
| Sp Topics in Political Theory | ||
| Russia's Challenges/21st Cent | ||
| European Union Politics | ||
| Politics/Developing Countries | ||
| Sp Topics in Comparative Gov | ||
| Non-Profit Organizations | ||
| Leadership/Civic Participation | ||
| Special Topics in Public Admin | ||
| Urban Planning | ||
| North American Relations | ||
| Internat'l Political Economy | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Sp Topics/Internat'l Relations | ||
| Ethnic Conflict and Civil Wars | ||
| Conflict Analysis | ||
| Independent Reading in Pol Sci | ||
| Advanced Analysis of Politics | ||
| Senior Capstone | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Select a sequence of the following options: 1 | 6 | |
| Intermediate Arabic I and Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Interm Spanish One Non-Nat Spk and Interm Spanish Two Non-Nat Spk | ||
| Spanish For Spanish Spkrs One and Spanish for Spanish Spkrs Two | ||
| Intensive Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Intensive Span for Span Speak | ||
| French Three and French Four | ||
| German Three and German Four | ||
| Accelerated Latin One and Accelerated Latin Two | ||
| Intermediate Portguese I and Intermediate Portuguese II | ||
| Intensive Language Study and Intensive Language Study | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I and Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Block Electives | ||
| Complete eighteen upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to nine hours in each | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| C | Course requires a grade of C or better. |
| 1 | French and Spanish majors must fulfill this requirement in a language other than their major. |
BA in Political Science with a Concentration
Required Credits: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Required | ||
| This program requires the selection of a minor. | ||
| ESOL Track | ||
| Students who completed ESOL 1311 and ESOL 1312 will need to also complete ESOL 2303 with a grade of C or better. | ||
| University Core Curriculum | ||
| Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements. | 42 | |
| Concentration | ||
| Complete a concentration | 36 | |
| Foreign Language | ||
| Select a sequence from the following options: 1 | 6 | |
| Intermediate Arabic I and Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Interm Spanish One Non-Nat Spk and Interm Spanish Two Non-Nat Spk | ||
| Spanish For Spanish Spkrs One and Spanish for Spanish Spkrs Two | ||
| Intensive Intermediate Spanish | ||
| Intensive Span for Span Speak | ||
| French Three and French Four | ||
| German Three and German Four | ||
| Accelerated Latin One and Accelerated Latin Two | ||
| Intermediate Portguese I and Intermediate Portuguese II | ||
| Intensive Language Study and Intensive Language Study | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I and Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Block Electives | ||
| Complete eighteen upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to nine hours in each | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| C | Course requires a grade of C or better. |
| 1 | French and Spanish majors must fulfill this requirement in a language other than their major. |
Concentration in International Politics
This area requires a minimum GPA of 2.0
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| POLS 3339 | Comparative Political Systems | 3 |
| POLS 3360 | International Relations | 3 |
| POLS 3600 | Research in Political Science c | 6 |
| Major Electives: | ||
| Select three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| comparative courts | ||
| Peru: Politics of Surprise | ||
| Politics of East Asia | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Politics in World Regions | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Democracy and Democratization | ||
| Politics of China | ||
| Elections Around the World | ||
| The Politics of Mexico | ||
| Politics of Brazil | ||
| Russia's Challenges/21st Cent | ||
| European Union Politics | ||
| Politics/Developing Countries | ||
| Sp Topics in Comparative Gov | ||
| Additional Electives: | ||
| Select three courses of the following: | 9 | |
| International Security | ||
| International Law and Politics | ||
| Intl. and Regional Courts | ||
| Foreign Policy of the U.S. | ||
| US-Latin American Relations | ||
| North American Relations | ||
| Internat'l Political Economy | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Sp Topics/Internat'l Relations | ||
| Ethnic Conflict and Civil Wars | ||
| POLS 4368 | Conflict Analysis | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 | |
Concentration in Law and Politics
This area requires a minimum GPA of 2.0
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| POLS 3315 | Judicial Process | 3 |
| POLS 3320 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| POLS 3600 | Research in Political Science c | 6 |
| Major Electives: | ||
| Select three courses of the following: | 9 | |
| Civil Rights & Liberties | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| comparative courts | ||
| International Law and Politics | ||
| Judicial Politics | ||
| Legal Reasoning | ||
| Courts in Action | ||
| Introduction to Private Law | ||
| Spec Topics in Law & Politics | ||
| International Law and the US | ||
| Intl. and Regional Courts | ||
| The American Constitution | ||
| Additional Electives: | ||
| Select two courses of the following: | 6 | |
| Party System, Campaigns Elect. | ||
| Pub Opinion/Media & Technology | ||
| Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol | ||
| American Legislatures | ||
| The Presidency | ||
| Southwestern Border Politics | ||
| Women, Power and Politics | ||
| Latinos In Amer Political Syst | ||
| Special Topics in Am. Politics | ||
| Additional Requirement: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Western Political Heritage I | ||
| Western Political Heritage II | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Contemporary Political Thought | ||
| Sp Topics in Political Theory | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
| C | Course requires a grade of C or better. |
| 1 | French and Spanish majors must fulfill this requirement in a language other than their major. |
Concentration in Public Administration and Srvc
This area requires a minimum GPA of 2.0
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| POLS 3350 | Intro to Public Administration c | 3 |
| POLS 3600 | Research in Political Science c | 6 |
| Major Electives: | ||
| Select three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| The Public Policy Process | ||
| State and Local Administration | ||
| Internship | ||
| Non-Profit Organizations | ||
| Leadership/Civic Participation | ||
| Special Topics in Public Admin | ||
| Urban Planning | ||
| Additional Electives: | ||
| Select three courses from the following: | 9 | |
| Party System, Campaigns Elect. | ||
| Pub Opinion/Media & Technology | ||
| Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| American Legislatures | ||
| The Presidency | ||
| Southwestern Border Politics | ||
| Women, Power and Politics | ||
| Latinos In Amer Political Syst | ||
| Special Topics in Am. Politics | ||
| The American Constitution | ||
| Upper-Division POLS: | ||
| Select three hours from the following: | 3 | |
| Party System, Campaigns Elect. | ||
| Pub Opinion/Media & Technology | ||
| Ethnicity & Race In Amer Pol | ||
| Judicial Process | ||
| Civil Rights & Liberties | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| comparative courts | ||
| Political Geography | ||
| Politics in World Regions | ||
| Latin American Politics | ||
| Comparative Political Systems | ||
| Western Political Heritage I | ||
| Western Political Heritage II | ||
| American Political Thought | ||
| Democracy and Democratization | ||
| The Public Policy Process | ||
| State and Local Administration | ||
| Internship | ||
| International Relations | ||
| International Security | ||
| International Law and Politics | ||
| Political Simulations | ||
| Adv Rsrch Methods/Pol Science | ||
| Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S. | ||
| American Legislatures | ||
| The Presidency | ||
| Southwestern Border Politics | ||
| Latinos In Amer Political Syst | ||
| U.S. Constitutional Structure | ||
| Teaching Democracy | ||
| Special Topics in Am. Politics | ||
| Judicial Politics | ||
| Legal Reasoning | ||
| Courts in Action | ||
| Introduction to Private Law | ||
| Spec Topics in Law & Politics | ||
| International Law and the US | ||
| Intl. and Regional Courts | ||
| Foreign Policy of the U.S. | ||
| European Political Systems | ||
| The Politics of Mexico | ||
| US-Latin American Relations | ||
| The American Constitution | ||
| Contemporary Political Thought | ||
| Sp Topics in Political Theory | ||
| Russia's Challenges/21st Cent | ||
| European Union Politics | ||
| Politics/Developing Countries | ||
| Sp Topics in Comparative Gov | ||
| Non-Profit Organizations | ||
| Leadership/Civic Participation | ||
| Special Topics in Public Admin | ||
| Urban Planning | ||
| North American Relations | ||
| Internat'l Political Economy | ||
| International Organizations | ||
| Sp Topics/Internat'l Relations | ||
| Ethnic Conflict and Civil Wars | ||
| Conflict Analysis | ||
| Independent Reading in Pol Sci | ||
| Advanced Analysis of Politics | ||
| Senior Capstone | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
| C | Course requires a grade of C or better. |
| 1 | French and Spanish majors must fulfill this requirement in a language other than their major. |
University Core Curriculum
NOTE: The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.
Psychology and Criminal Justice majors and minors are required to take MATH 1320 Math for Social Sciences I or a higher level Calculus course.
Business majors are required to take MATH 1320 Math for Social Sciences I or a higher level Calculus course.
NOTE: All courses require a C or better
Communication
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six hours of the following: (Note: ESL students should take ESOL 1300 & ESOL 1312 | 6 | |
| Written and Oral Communication | ||
| Writing About Literature | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition I | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | ||
| Rhetoric, Composition & Comm | ||
| Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl 1 | ||
| Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
American History
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Language, Philosophy & Culture
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| English Literature | ||
| English Literature | ||
| Intro to American Fiction | ||
| Intro to American Drama | ||
| Intro to American Poetry | ||
| Making of the "Other" Americas | ||
| World History to 1500 | ||
| World History Since 1500 | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Introduct to Religious Studies | ||
| Seeing & Naming: Conversations | ||
| Introduction to Womens Studies | ||
| Global Feminisms | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Mathematics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Math in the Modern World | ||
| Math for Social Sciences I | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus I - Part A | ||
| Calculus I - Part B | ||
| Calculus I - Part C | ||
| Precalculus | ||
| Pre-calculus - Part A | ||
| Pre-calculus - Part B | ||
| Pre-calculus - Part C | ||
| Math for Social Sciences II | ||
| Descriptive & Inferential Stat | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Life & Physical Sciences - Lab
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 1-4 | |
| Astronomy Lab I | ||
| Introductory Biology Lab | ||
| Human Biology Laboratory | ||
| Topics in Study of Life I | ||
| Organismal Biology Laboratory | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab I | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab II | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1306 | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| Environmental Sci. Lab | ||
| Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301 | ||
| Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1314 | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1313 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sci - Lab | ||
| Laboratory for Geology 1212 | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Introductory Mechanics | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetism | ||
| Total Hours | 1-4 | |
Life and Physical Sciences
A minimum of two semesters of lecture and one semester of laboratory associated with one of the courses, or two semesters of combined (3 credit) lecture-laboratory courses (Only six hours apply toward the required 42.)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six hours of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Astronomy Lab I | ||
| Elem Astronomy-Solar System | ||
| Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies | ||
| Introductory Biology Lab | ||
| Human Biology Laboratory | ||
| Topics in Study of Life I | ||
| Organismal Biology Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| General Biology | ||
| Organismal Biology | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab I | ||
| Human Anat/Physio Lab II | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology I | ||
| Human Anat/Physiology II | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1305 | ||
| Laboratory for CHEM 1306 | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| Environmental Sci. Lab | ||
| Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301 | ||
| Intro to Environmental Sci | ||
| Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1313 | ||
| Lab for GEOL 1314 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sci - Lab | ||
| Laboratory for Geology 1212 | ||
| Principles of Earth Sciences | ||
| Principles of Earth Science | ||
| The Blue Planet | ||
| Natural Hazards | ||
| Intro to Physical Geology | ||
| Intro to Historical Geol | ||
| Fundamentals of Nutrition | ||
| Wellness Dynamics | ||
| Microorganisms and Disease | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Introductory Mechanics | ||
| Introductory Electromagnetism | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
| 1 | Based on the major selected, options listed might not be applicable; please refer to the prerequisite area at top if one is present. |
Political Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog | ||
| Intro-Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Intro to Linguistics | ||
| Econ for Engrs & Scientists | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Principles of Economics | ||
| Principles of Economics | ||
| Introduction to Ed Psychology | ||
| Action Research in Classrooms | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| An Intro. to Linguistics | ||
| Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Creative Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| History of Art I | ||
| History of Art II | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Intro-Art of Motion Pict. | ||
| Intro to Music History | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Jazz to Rock | ||
| Introduction to Theatre | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Component Area Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Intro to Global Business | ||
| Public Speaking | ||
| Business/Profession Comm | ||
| Intro-Computational Thinking | ||
| Computer Programming Sci/Engr | ||
| Inquiry in Math & Science | ||
| Seminar/Critical Inquiry | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Block Electives
(Core courses and courses from major or minor area cannot be counted as block electives)
Fine and Performing Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 3300 | Art Exploration | 3 |
| ARTE 3307 | Introduction to Art Education | 3 |
| ARTH 3353 | Pre-Columb Art & Arch | 3 |
| CHIC 3302 | Chicano Cinema | 3 |
| CHIC 3303 | Border Image in Mexican Film | 3 |
| CHIC 3304 | Chicano/Latino Music in the US | 3 |
| DANC 3303 | History of Dance as a Perf Art | 3 |
| DANC 3322 | World Dance | 3 |
| DANC 3347 | Jazz & Other Stage Danc Form I | 3 |
| DANC 3348 | American Dance Forms - Jazz | 3 |
| FILM 3302 | Chicano Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 3303 | The Border Image in Mex. Film | 3 |
| FILM 3315 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| FILM 3391 | African-American Filmmakers | 3 |
| FILM 3393 | Avant-Garde Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 3394 | Documentary Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 3395 | Women and Film | 3 |
| FILM 4340 | Selected Topics/ Film Studies | 3 |
| FREN 4389 | Acting Out:Spectacle & Stage | 3 |
| MUSL 3324 | Intro to World Music | 3 |
| MUSL 3325 | Music on the Border | 3 |
| MUSL 3326 | Social History of Rock | 3 |
| MUSL 3327 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUSL 3329 | Topics in Music Hist & Culture | 3 |
| MUSL 3331 | Musical Instruments | 3 |
| MUSL 3332 | Music and Film | 3 |
| MUSL 3333 | Arabic Music | 3 |
| MUSL 3334 | Ethnomusicology | 3 |
| SPAN 4341 | Modern Drama | 3 |
| THEA 3301 | Scene Study I | 3 |
| THEA 3335 | Contemp Hispanic Thea & Drama | 3 |
| THEA 3340 | History of Costume Design | 3 |
| THEA 3341 | Principles of Costuming | 3 |
| THEA 3342 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| THEA 3343 | Scenic Painting | 3 |
| THEA 3350 | Creative Drama | 3 |
| THEA 3351 | Theatre Hist and Literature I | 3 |
| THEA 3352 | Theatre Hist and Literature II | 3 |
| THEA 3355 | Broadway Musicals-A History | 3 |
| THEA 3356 | Women in Drama | 3 |
| THEA 4304 | Theatre Pract/Non-Majors | 3 |
| WS 3331 | Gender & Popular Culture | 3 |
| WS 3333 | Gndr, Ethncty in Contemp Art | 3 |
| WS 3335 | Feminist Film | 3 |
| WS 3382 | Gender Issues in the Arts | 3 |
Humanities
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFST 3390 | Topics in African/Amer Studies | 3 |
| CHIC 3301 | La Chicana | 3 |
| CHIC 3311 | Chicano Studies: Societal Issu | 3 |
| CHIC 4301 | Chicano Legal History | 3 |
| CRW 3362 | Intro to Creative Writing | 3 |
| CRW 3373 | Writing in Society | 3 |
| ENGL 3300 | Intro. to Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 3301 | Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 3302 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENGL 3304 | Gothic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3305 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3306 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3309 | Detective Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 3310 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3311 | American Literature to 1865 | 3 |
| ENGL 3312 | Am. Literature 1865 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 3315 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3316 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3317 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3318 | British Literature Before 1485 | 3 |
| ENGL 3319 | Sixteenth-Cent. Prose & Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3320 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 3321 | Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3323 | 17th Century Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3325 | Literature of the Bible | 3 |
| ENGL 3327 | Jewish American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3328 | Holocaust Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENGL 3330 | Restoration & 18th Century Lit | 3 |
| ENGL 3331 | World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3333 | Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3337 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3341 | History of Form I | 3 |
| ENGL 3342 | History of Form II | 3 |
| ENGL 3344 | Am. Poetry 1900 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 3360 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3371 | Southwestern Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3372 | Folklore and Mythology | 3 |
| ENGL 3374 | Folklore Of Mexican American | 3 |
| ENGL 4308 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 4309 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 4314 | Literary Criticism | 3 |
| ENGL 4316 | Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4317 | American Fiction To 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4318 | Early 20TH Cent Am. Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 4319 | Am. Fiction 1945 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 4322 | The American Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 4325 | British Drama Since 1880 | 3 |
| ENGL 4340 | Advanced Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 4347 | British Novel thru 18th Cent | 3 |
| ENGL 4348 | British Novel: 19th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4349 | British Novel: 20th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4350 | Maj Am. Writer(s) through 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4351 | Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900 | 3 |
| FREN 3301 | French Literature to 1715 | 3 |
| FREN 3303 | French Literature Since 1715 | 3 |
| FREN 3320 | French Civilization | 3 |
| FREN 3355 | Assuming the Power of Speech | 3 |
| FREN 4387 | Poetry, Art of Ages:Lai to Rai | 3 |
| FREN 4388 | Pleasure of Text: Genre, Narra | 3 |
| FREN 4389 | Acting Out:Spectacle & Stage | 3 |
| FREN 4390 | Topics in French | 3 |
| all HIST 3300 - HIST 4300 except HIST 4325, HIST 4330, HIST 4390 | ||
| all HUMN 3300 - HUMN 4300 | ||
| JS 3300 - JS 4300 | ||
| LABS 3300 | The Americas | 3 |
| LABS 3301 | The Border | 3 |
| LING 3313 | English Historical Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 3315 | History of Spanish Language | 3 |
| MS 3313 | U.S. Military History | 3 |
| all PHIL 3300 - PHIL 4300 | ||
| PORT 4390 | Topics in Portuguese | 3 |
| all RS 3300 - RS 4300 | ||
| RWS 3355 | Workplace Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3359 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| all SPAN 3300 - SPAN 4300 except SPAN 3309, SPAN 3311, SPAN 4301 | ||
| WS 3351 | Gender & Religion | 3 |
| WS 3360 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| WS 3383 | Gender Issues in Humanities | 3 |
| WS 3392 | The Three Waves of Feminism | 3 |
| WS 4310 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFST 4304 | Envir. Just. & Min. Comm. U.S. | 3 |
| all ANTH 3300 - ANTH 4300 | ||
| CHIC 3301 | La Chicana | 3 |
| CHIC 3311 | Chicano Studies: Societal Issu | 3 |
| CHIC 3339 | Cultural Diversity & Youth: US | 3 |
| CHIC 4301 | Chicano Legal History | 3 |
| CHIC 4304 | Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S. | 3 |
| CHIC 4306 | Comm Formation on US/MX Border | 3 |
| CHIC 4307 | Hispanic Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| COMM 3322 | Communication and Conflict | 3 |
| COMM 3323 | Comm & Org Leadership | 3 |
| COMM 3344 | Media Programming for Radio/TV | 3 |
| COMM 3345 | Media Scriptwriting | 3 |
| COMM 3353 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 3354 | Small Group | 3 |
| COMM 3355 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4341 | Media Announcing & Performance | 3 |
| COMM 4350 | Selected Topics | 3 |
| COMM 4352 | Contemporary Rhetoric | 3 |
| COMM 4360 | Environmental Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4361 | Environmental Conflict & Comm | 3 |
| COMM 4362 | Gender and Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4363 | Political Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4364 | Communicating Positive Devian | 3 |
| COMM 4365 | Comm Healthy Communities | 3 |
| COMM 4366 | Communication of Public Herit | 3 |
| COMM 4368 | Borderlands Communication | 3 |
| CRIJ 3321 | Family Violence | 3 |
| CRIJ 3351 | Crim Just on US-Mexico Border | 3 |
| CRIJ 4303 | Crime, Criminal Justice & Film | 3 |
| CRIJ 4311 | Immigration Law and Admin | 3 |
| INSS 3301 | Historical Dev of Nat'l Sec | 3 |
| INSS 3302 | Sem in Intel and Nat'l Sec | 3 |
| INSS 4350 | Selected Problems in Intel | 3 |
| INSS 4351 | Professional Practices | 3 |
| LABS 3300 | The Americas | 3 |
| LABS 3301 | The Border | 3 |
| LABS 4301 | Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud | 3 |
| LEAD 3300 | Contemporary Theories of Lead | 3 |
| all LING 3300 - LING 4300 except LING 3313, LING 3315 | ||
| all POLS 3300 - POLS 4300 | ||
| PSYC 3315 | Psychology and the Law | 3 |
| PSYC 4309 | History & Systems Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 4316 | Language and Cognition | 3 |
| all SOCI 3300 - SOCI 4300 | ||
| WS 3301 | La Chicana | 3 |
| WS 3370 | Gender Roles & Society | 3 |
| WS 3372 | Women & Work in the Sex Indust | 3 |
| WS 3380 | Social Justice Values at Work | 3 |
| WS 3384 | Gender Issues in Social Scincs | 3 |
| WS 4310 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
| WS 4360 | Jr/Sr Seminar/Women's Studies | 3 |
| RWS 3345 | Editing | 3 |
| RWS 3355 | Workplace Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3357 | Issues in Tech & Rethoric | 3 |
| RWS 3358 | Special Topics in Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3359 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3365 | Adv Composition:Rhet Theory | 3 |
| RWS 3366 | Advanced Composition: Argument | 3 |
| RWS 4300 | Senior Writing Practicum | 3 |
The courses below will apply to different blocks based on the term and section completed