Program Overview

Combined Political Science Degrees

Overview

UNT's Bachelor of Arts in political science combines cutting-edge research with award-winning teaching to ensure your academic and career goals are met. The master's program prepares students for academic careers in research and teaching, and professional careers in public service or the private sector.

Program Details

• Program Type: B.A. and M.A.
• Major: Political Science
• Grad Track: Yes
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 5-6 years
• Credit Hours: 158

Requirements

• Develop perspectives and scientific skills to understand the world and change it for the better.
• Complete courses in American politics, public law, political theory, public policy, government and politics around the world, and international relations.
• Take one required course in political research methods.
• Choose electives to learn advanced research techniques.

Benefits of Grad Track

• Earn your master's in less time
• Cut expenses with undergraduate tuition rates
• Prepare for graduate-level coursework while still an undergraduate
• Ensure uninterrupted continuity of knowledge gained as an undergraduate to graduate-level courses

Marketable Skills

• Oral and written communication
• Critical thinking
• Creative thinking
• Teamwork
• Leadership abilities
• Basic public communication
• Basic analytical thinking
• Basic data collection and analysis
• Statistical software literacy
• Knowledge-building ability

Program Highlights

• UNT's Moot Court provides experience in legal research, brief writing, and oral argument.
• The Department of Political Science oversees the Peace Studies program and the Castleberry Peace Institute.
• Students can join politically affiliated student groups, the Pi Sigma Alpha national political science honor society, or the Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity.
• Close student-faculty research collaboration allows students to get involved in research early in their graduate education.
• Opportunities for research assistantships, department-sponsored internships, and research presentations at conferences.

Career Opportunities

• Politics
• Federal, state, and local government
• Law
• Teaching

Sample Courses

• Political Economy of Race, Gender and Immigration (3 hrs)
• Revolution and Political Violence (3 hrs)
• Quantitative Political Research Methods (3 hrs)
• Seminar in American Government and Politics (3 hrs)
• Proseminar in American Political Behavior (3 hrs)
• The Legislative Process (3 hrs)