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Political Science
Degree: Master of Arts
Major: Political Science
Option: Online Public Administration/Public Policy
Certificate: Public Planning (online)
Melinda Mueller, Ph.D., Department Chairperson
Ryan Burge, Ph.D., Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Political Science
Phone: 217-581-3022
Web Page: http://www.eiu.edu/poliscigrad/
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PLS 4763
Environmental Politics and Policy (3 credits)
PLS 4774
American Constitutional Law. (3 credits)
PLS 4783
Health Politics and Policy (3 credits)
PLS 4793
Civic and Nonprofit Leadership (3 credits)
PLS 4823
Comparative Public Policy (3 credits)
PLS 4853
The Supreme Court (3 credits)
PLS 4873
Human Resource Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3 credits)
PLS 4893
Budgeting in Government and Nonprofit Organizations (3 credits)
PLS 4903
Classic Political Theory. (3 credits)
PLS 4913
Contemporary Political Theory. (3 credits)
PLS 4923
African American Political Thought (3 credits)
PLS 4943
American Political Thought (3 credits)
PLS 5023
Proseminar in International Politics. (3 credits)
PLS 5033
Comparative Institutional Analysis. (3 credits)
PLS 5053
Research Methods in Political Science (3 credits)
PLS 5054
Research Methods in Public Administration and Public Policy (3 credits)
PLS 5073
Seminar in Political Behavior. (3 credits)
PLS 5153
Cities and Urban Policy in the U.S. Federal System (3 credits)
PLS 5163
State Governments and Policy in the U.S. Federal System (3 credits)
PLS 5173
Congress and the Presidency (3 credits)
PLS 5183
Race and Politics in the United States (3 credits)
PLS 5200
Public Administration Ethics (3 credits)
PLS 5373
Proseminar on American Politics (3 credits)
PLS 5433
Proseminar in Comparative Politics. (3 credits)
PLS 5533
Seminar in Political Modernization. (3 credits)
PLS 5543
Proseminar in Public Administration (3 credits)
PLS 5843
Proseminar in Public Policy Research and Analysis (3 credits)
PLS 5900
Special Topics in Political Science, Public Administration and Public Policy (1-3 credits)
PLS 5940
Political Science Capstone Project (3 credits)
PLS 5950
Thesis. (3 to 6 credits)
PLS 5951
Non-credit Thesis
PLS 5980
Graduate Internship (1-6 credits)
PLS 5990
Independent Study. (1 to 6 credits)
PLS 5991
Non-Credit Independent Study
PLS 5997
Study Abroad. (3 to 6 credits)