Degree Offerings

• The political science program at Austin Peay offers a major and two minors, including a general minor and a minor in International Relations. The major (B.A. or B.S. degree) requires the completion of 33 semester hours which include:
   
  • Requirements:
    • American National Government (2010)
    • Introduction to Public Policy (2040)
    • International Politics (2070)
    • Foundations of Political Theory (3000) 
    • Methods of Research (3760)
       
  • Electives
    • 6 upper-level courses from a selection that includes courses in foreign policy, comparative politics, American politics and public law.
       
• Law courses are offered for those students particularly interested in law school or careers as a paralegal.  These courses may be taken individually as part of the major or as a group in our legal studies concentration (Suggested Program of Study) within the political science major for a total of 51 hours.  Completing the entire legal studies concentration eliminates the need for a minor in another department.  Students who have already completed an Associates degree in paralegal studies can transfer those hours for full credit toward the concentration.
    
  • Introduction to Legal Assistance and Ethics
  • Introduction to Law
  • Torts
  • Legal Research
  • Legal Writing
  • Civil Trial and Appellate Practice
  • American Constitutional Law I
  • American Constitutional Law II
  • Judicial Politics and Behavior
  • Women and the Law
  • Family Law
  • Paralegal Internship