Undergraduate Government Degrees

UTB/TSC and the Department of Government offer two Bachelor or Arts Degrees:  

Bachelor of Arts in Government

Bachelor of Arts in Public Service

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS IN THE MAJOR (36 hours)

Required: 3 hrs. Govt 3331 Research Methods

Required: 6 hrs. Advanced American Gov’t Courses

Required: 3 hrs. Advanced Comparative Gov’t or International Relation Courses

Required: 3 hrs. Advance Political Theory Courses

 Required: 3 hrs. Advanced Public Administration Courses

Electives: 12 hrs. Advanced Gov’t Courses

Required: 3 hrs. Econ 2301 Macro Economics

Required: 3 hrs. Econ 2302 Micro Economics

Total:       36 hrs.

Total for Graduation: 120 hrs.

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PUBLIC SERVICE REQUIREMENTS IN THE MAJOR (45  hours)

Required: 3 hrs. Govt 3323 Foundations of Public Administration & Service

Required: 3 hrs. Govt 3331 Research Methods

Required: 3 hrs. Govt 3332 Applied Statistics for Public Service

Required: 3 hrs. Govt 3301 Citizenship and Community Development

Required: 3 hrs. Govt 3302 Ethics and Public Service

Required: 15 hrs. from the following list:

                               Govt 4312 Issues in Public Planning

                               Govt 4365 Public Personnel Administration

                               Govt 4374 Contemporary Issues in Homeland Security

                               Govt 4314 Leadership and Non-Profit Organizations

                               Govt 3343 Global Politics and International Relations

                               Govt 3363 Ameircan Hispanic Politics

                               Govt 3314 American State and Local Government

                               Govt 3385 Internship

Required: 6 hrs. from the following list:

                               Govt 4360 The Presidency

                               Govt 4363 The Congress

                               Govt 4366 American Political Parties and Politics

                               Govt 4367 The Judiciary

                               Govt 4368 Special Topics in  American Government

Required: 3 hrs.  Lead 1301 Introduction to Public Service and Leadership

Required 3 hrs.   Econ 2301 Macro Economics

Required 3 hrs.   Econ 2302 Micro Economics

Total      45 hrs.

Total for Graduation: 120 hrs.