Political Science | Political Science

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Academic

A graduate degree is required. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credit hours 
Instructional Council (IC)
Political Science
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Political Science
Subjects
POS
The following disciplines meet the requirements to teach in this field:

Political Science, International Relations, Public Administration, Public Policy, Law, American Studies or Other Area Studies, International Studies, Political Philosophy, Political Economy, International Economy

Course Subjects

GOV, POS, POL, IR, MPA, MPP, LAW, INT

Course Titles and Keywords

Political, Criminal, Constitution, Labor, Public, Politics, Legal, Civics, Judicial, Participation, Race, Diversity, International, Sovereign, Nation, Federal, Policy. Democracy, Citizenship, Social