| Department: | History, Political Science, &ย Geographyย /ย College of Liberal and Performing Arts |
| Hours Required: | 120 + 36 |
| Categories: | Graduate, Undergraduate |
| Delivery: | Hybrid |
A 4+1 program is availableย for students interested in earning a bachelorโs degree in history/political science: political science and a Master of Public Administration degree. By the end of the fourth year, students should complete 120 credit hours (108 undergraduate + 12 graduate) and receive their BA degree. They should complete an additional 24 graduate hours in their fifth year (including summers). After the completion of 144 hours (108 undergraduate + 36 graduate) they will be conferred the MPA degree if all other requirements are satisfied. Please meet with Dr. Paul Babbitt during your sophomore yearย if interested.
University Requirement (2 hours)
GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar
General Education (32 hours)
Note: 3 hours of fine arts/humanities requirements are included in the major. PSCI 2003 – American Government: National cannot be used to fulfill the social science requirements.
Political Science (36 hours)
PSCI 2003 – American Government: National
PSCI 2013 – State and Local Government: Arkansas and the United States
PSCI 3133 – Research Methods
PSCI 3113 – Western Thought or PSCI 3213 – Eastern Thought
18 hours of upper-level Political Science electives
Select 3 hours from the following:
PSCI 3003 – International Relations
PSCI 3093 – American Foreign Policy
PSCI 3193 – Political Geography
PSCI 4053 – Comparative Public Policy
PSCI 4083 – Global Issues
PSCI 4203 – Comparative Politics
PSCI 4213 – International Law
Select 3 hours from the following:
PSCI 3033 – American Political Parties
PSCI 3053 – Introduction to Public Administration
PSCI 3063 – Administrative Law
PSCI 3223 – Introduction to the Law
PSCI 4033 – Legislative Processes
PSCI 4073 – American Constitutional Law
Other Requirements (12 hours)
PSCI 4353 Senior Paper Research or 3 hours of upper-level non-creative writing
3 hours of Geography electives
6 hours of Foreign Language (may be fulfilled by freshman-level courses in the same language or a satisfactory score on a language proficiency exam)
Electives (26 hours)
26 hours of unrestricted electives
MPA Requirements (36 hours)
12 hours of graduate courses taken the senior year will also count toward the undergraduate degree requirements. Please see semesters 7 and 8 in the History/Political Science: Political Science and Public Administration, BA/MPA 4+1 Program Degree Plan for more details.
Core Courses (21 hours)
PA 6003 – Principles of Public Administration
PA 6053 – Public and Non-Profit Budgeting
PA 6063 – Public Policy
PA 6073 – Research Methods
PA 6083 – Organizational Leadership
PA 6153 – Human Resources in Public Organizations
PA 6263 – Program Evaluation
Electives (12 hours)
Select 12 hours from the following:
PA 6033 – Rural Politics
PA 6043 – Legal Issues in Public Administration
PA 6133 – Nonprofit Organizations
PA 6183 – Special Topics I
PA 6193 – Special Topics II
PA 6253 – Social Activism and Public Administration
PA 6273 – Planning, Grant-Writing, and Implementation
PA 6283 – Public Technology
Professional Project (3 hours)
PA 6113 – Professional Project
