Dec 12, 2024  
Undergraduate Bulletin 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2024-2025

Politics, B.A.


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Kate McCarthy-Gilmore, Ph.D., Associate Dean

General Education 36-39 credits
Major 30 credits
General Elective 51-54 credits

Student Learning Outcomes - Politics

  1. Basic Political Literacy-mastery of core political concepts
  2. Global Awareness-the ability to recognize and understand the ways in which global political dynamics, institutions, and ideas influence political life
  3. Normative Awareness-the ability to recognize and understand the inescapable moral dimensions of political life
  4. Intellectual Openness-the ability to recognize and understand a range of critical perspectives on political life
  5. Critical Thinking-the ability to analyze arguments, synthesize ideas, defend positions, and develop coherent and consistent lines of thought
  6. Group Work-the ability to effectively initiate, develop, and complete projects in collaboration with other students
  7. Written Communication-the ability to effectively communicate written ideas that are coherent, insightful, well-organized, grammatically correct, and supported by evidence
  8. Oral Communication-the ability to effectively communicate spoken ideas, in both formal presentations and informal discussions, that are coherent, insightful, well-organized, and supported by evidence

General Education Requirements


   

Requirements for the major in Politics (B.A.):


Students must complete a minimum of 18 politics credits at Loras College. Majors must have a minimum GPA of 2.300 (C+) in the major.

Three of the following must be at the 300+ level


  • Elective: Additional Politics course (at least one American Politics) Credits: 3
  • Elective: Additional Politics course (at least one Global Politics) Credits: 3
  • Elective: Additional Politics course (at least one Political Thought) Credits: 3
  • Elective: Additional Politics course (any group) Credits: 3
  • Elective: Additional Politics course (any group) Credits: 3
  • Elective: Additional Politics course (any group) Credits: 3

Minor and Elective Courses


 

  

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