UA Little Rock offers a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a concentration in International Studies. Students pursuing this concentration will complete 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence.
Degree Requirements
Internationally-Focused Electives
- Nine hours of Upper-level internationally-focused electives approved by the advisor, at least 3 of which must be in political science
Advanced Foreign Language
- Six hours beyond the third-semester level, generally the 2311 course, if taken at UA Little Rock
Field Experience Requirement
Coursework taken to satisfy this requirement may also be used to satisfy a subfield or elective requirement for the major. Students must complete one of the following:
- POLS 3338 – Cooperative Education in Political Science I & II
- POLS 3339 – Cooperative Education in Political Science I & II
- POLS 3348 – Internship I
- POLS 4348 – Internship II
- Any POLS course with a service learning component
- Any travel course or study abroad program
- A paid or volunteer position of at least 15 weeks with a government agency, elected official, campaign, interest group, or other politically-oriented organization. (Students taking this option will not receive course credit, but will have the requirement waived.) In order to use this option to satisfy the requirement, students must provide evidence of the position and submit a paper describing the work that they did to the internship coordinator for approval.
Graduation Requirements
- University Core Requirements (35 hours)
- Second Language Proficiency
- Completion of 12 hours of upper level courses outside of the program
- Completion of a minimum of 120 hours total (45 upper-level hours, and at least 30 hours taken from UA Little Rock)
- 2.0 GPA
