III. POLITICS and INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Contents
Guidelines for Mathematical Sciences Courses .......................................................................... 1
Students with Advanced Placement credit:............................................................................. 1
8-semester Plan ........................................................................................................................... 2
Sustainability Studies (Public Policy) (B.A.) ......................................................................... 2
Guidelines for Mathematical Sciences Courses
There is no specific math course required for the Politics and International Relations major. Familiarity
with digital technology is increasingly important for students in the humanities with new developments in
the digital humanities majors. Students interested in pursuing digital applications in the humanities should
consider taking courses in CIS. The introductory CIS courses to consider include:
CIS 171 Problem Solving with Computers focuses on using computers and software to create
reports, images, spreadsheets, web pages, and databases.
CIS 180 Introduction to Computer and Information Science covers both technical and social
aspects of computing, including privacy, security, reliability, and ethics.
CIS 181 Introduction to Computer Programming in Python is the introductory programming
course for both majors and non-majors.
For students interested in math, we strongly recommend students enroll in STAT 269. Students may
alternately students enroll in MATH 101, MATH 102, or MATH 107 in their first year, unless they have
had a pre-calculus course; then they should consider MATH 108.
Students with Advanced Placement credit:
Requirements for courses in mathematical sciences can be met through Advanced Placement exam credit.
Students who have taken AP exams in calculus, computer science, or statistics should go to the math
department’s website (www.messiah.edu/departments/mathsci/courses/ap_credit.html) to find out how
credit is awarded for your scores.
III. Politics and International Relations 2015
1
8-semester Plan
Sustainability Studies (Public Policy) (B.A.)
Course #
COMM 105
IDFY 101
PHIL 10X
BIOL 140
Course name
First Year – Fall
Oral Communication*
First Year Seminar*
Philosophy/Religion*
Ecology & Sustainability**
LANG XXX
POLI 113
POLI 243
BIBL 20X
Sophomore – Fall
2nd Language*
American Government
Political Research Methods
Knowledge of the Bible*
Credits
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
History*
Non-Western Studies*
Art*
Literature* (suggested: 174)
Environmental Ethics
LANG XXX
WELL 1XX
BIOL 216
Varies
Varies
Sophomore – Spring
3rd Language or Cross-Cultural
Wellness Course
Environmental Issues & Sust. Sol*
Elective, QuEST or major req.
Elective, QuEST or major req.
3
2-3
3
3
3
Semester Abroad or Practicum
TOTAL
3
3
3
3
12
3
1
3
3
3
TOTAL 12-13
Junior – Spring
SOAN 305
Harrisburg Neighborhoods (J-term)
THEO/RELI
Christian Beliefs
Varies
Elective, QuEST or major req.
Varies
Elective, QuEST or major req.
ECON 117 or Issues in Environ Economics (alt year)
GIS 245
Intro to Geog Infor System (alt year)
TOTAL 14-15
Senior – Fall
Credits
TOTAL
13
Junior – Fall
HIST 1XX
IDNW XXX
ART XXX
ENGL XXX
BIOL 315
IDCR 151
LANG XXX
STAT 269
Varies
Course name
First Year – Spring
Created and Called for Community*
1st Language course*
Statistics
Elective, QuEST or major req.
12
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
Course #
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
Senior – Spring
SUST 495
Capstone Sustainability
ECON 117 or Issues in Environ Economics (alt year)
GIS 245
Intro to Geog Infor System (alt year)
Varies
Elective, QuEST or major req.
Varies
Elective, QuEST or major req.
Num
*QuEST requirement
15
3
3
3
3
TOTAL varies
Be very careful on alternating year courses. BIOL 334 and 335 alternate years with each other- one offered each year. ECON
117 and GIS 245 alternate years but BOTH occur in the same spring (next in 2014).
This does not include your AuSable Institute options of BIOL\AGRIC\GEOG 303 Tropical Agriculture which meets in May term in
Costa Rica or BIOL\AGRIC\GEOG 343 International Development and Environmental Sustainability which meets in Washington
State mid-July through Mid August. Financial Aid deadlines for these courses are 12/15 of the winter before, 2/15 and 3/15 of the
course year.