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Nov 22, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Politics, Economics, & Law, B.A.
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HEGIS Number: 2299
Curriculum Code: U0393
The core of the curriculum in this major consists of a sequence of required courses designed to provide students with the analytical, conceptual, theoretical and methodological tools for studying contemporary national and international problems.
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Requirements for a B.A. Degree in Politics, Economics & Law
A student wishing to graduate with a major in PEL must complete 120 credits overall including a minimum of 90 liberal arts credits, fulfillment of the Liberal Education Curriculum requirement (Refer to the Liberal Education Curriculum Bulletin for specific requirements.) and 52 credits, or 13 courses, as listed below.
1-3. Three of the following four courses:
4. An additional course from the four courses listed above
OR one of the following:
7. PE3410 U.S. Political Economy
10-13. Four additional upper-division PEL courses
Which may include Industrial and Labor Relations (“ILR”) courses (3000-level and above), at least two of which must be at the 4000-level
Competency requirement in the major
In order to graduate with a B.A. degree in Politics, Economics and Law, a student may receive no grade lower than a C- in courses applied toward the major.
Upper Division Electives
Students are expected to work closely with their faculty advisor in choosing their upper division electives in the major. The objective is to select courses that are related to each student’s area of interest. Courses not chosen to fill requirements 5, 8 and 9 may be applied toward the four additional upper division PEL courses (10-13).
Model United Nations
As a component part of PEL’s objective to prepare students to become thoughtful and engaged global citizens, the department offers the Model United Nations course. This non-traditional course prepares students for a weeklong Model United Nations conference where students simulate the role of diplomats from an assigned country. During the course and at the conference, students learn about current issues on the global agenda of the United Nations; become specialists on domestic and foreign policies of their assigned country; practice the science and art of diplomacy by engaging in negotiations with students from around the world; obtain an unparalleled experience in conducting primary research; and practice public speaking in front of a global audience.
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