Bush School of Government and Public Service
Administrative Officers
Dean – Hon. John B. Sherman '92
Executive Associate Dean – Maria C. Escobar-Lemmon, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs – Leroy G. Dorsey, PhD
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education – Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson, PhD
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs – Robert R. Shandley, PhD
Assistant Dean for Graduate Career and Student Services – Matthew Upton, PhD
Assistant Dean for Finance and Administration – Joe Dillard
Assistant Dean for Development, Alumni Relations, and Strategic Initiatives – Joy Monroe
About the Bush School of Government and Public Service
The Bush School of Government and Public Service offers degree programs at all levels of study: Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees in International Affairs, Political Science, and Public Service and Administration, a Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, and diverse certificate programs.
Master degrees are offered in five areas: Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA), Master of International Affairs (MIA), Master of International Policy (MIP), Master of National Security and Intelligence (MNSI), and Master of Science (MS) in Political Science. These degree programs prepare students for careers in public service spanning the public and nonprofit sectors, in the United States and in the international arena. The MPSA and MIA degrees are offered at the College Station campus, the MIP degree is offered both in College Station and at the Bush School’s Washington, D.C. teaching site, and the MNSI is offered at the Washington D.C. teaching site. Admission into the MIP degree program requires six years of international experience, broadly understood. For students with five or more years of professional experience, we also offer the Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA), which is an online degree program with two required one-week sessions in residence.
Students in the International Affairs and Political Science undergraduate programs—as well as students from Economics, Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management—can also apply for the Bachelor’s and Master’s combination program. Students begin their studies in the relevant undergraduate major and then apply to the MPSA or MIA program in the fall semester of their junior year.
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Political Science is offered through the Department of Political Science. The PhD program emphasizes theoretical and methodological rigor and is designed to train applied social scientists for careers in research. All PhD students complete a common core of formal theory, statistical modeling, and general substantive requirements, in addition to developing expertise in a major and two minor fields selected from: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Public Administration/Public Policy, Advanced Research Methodology, and Race, Ethnic, and Gender Politics. In all of these fields of study the program emphasizes the role of incentives, institutions, and strategies in the aggregation of preferences and ultimately the allocation of resources.
The Bush School also offers certificate programs on diverse topics. For those seeking to strengthen their skills in international affairs or homeland security, the graduate certificate in Advanced International Affairs, or the graduate certificate in Homeland Security are offered. For those who seek to enhance their understanding of nonprofit organizations and management practices appropriate to the nonprofit sector we have the graduate certificate in Nonprofit Management and the graduate certificate in Public Management. The certificate in Geospatial Intelligence is for those seeking the combination of a technical skill set, knowledge of intelligence processes and critical thinking ability required of practitioners. The graduate certificate in National Security Affairs is an executive-level program tailored to the needs of the Department of Energy National Security Laboratories and Facilities. Certificates vary in residence requirements and some certificates have remote learning or combined format options.
General Degree Requirements
Degree requirements for Bush School of Government and Public Service majors are organized into:
- General Requirements, including University Core Curriculum requirements and Bush School of Government and Public Service requirements
- Requirements of the Major Field of Study
- Requirements of the Minor Field of Study (if appropriate)
- Electives
A minimum of 120 acceptable hours of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree. A minimum of 36 hours of 300- or 400-level coursework must be completed at Texas A&M University.
General Requirements
The areas listed below include University Core Curriculum requirements and Bush School requirements. The completion of requisite hours in these areas will thus satisfy both University Core Curriculum and Bush School requirements.
Bachelor of Arts Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication 1 | ||
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Communication for Technical Professions | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Writing about Literature | ||
| Technical and Professional Writing | ||
| Humanities Directed Elective 2 | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Africana Humanities | ||
| Africana Popular Culture | ||
| Popular Musics in the African Diaspora | ||
| Women and War in the African Diaspora | ||
| Africana Women's History | ||
| Africana Feminisms | ||
| Africana Cinema | ||
| Slavery in World History | ||
| Folklore and the Supernatural | ||
| Archaeology of Ancient Greece | ||
| Archaeology of Ancient Italy | ||
| Women and Culture | ||
| Ancient Egypt I - The Rise of Egypt | ||
| Slavery in World History | ||
| Modern Chinese Fiction | ||
| Chinese Film | ||
| History of Christianity: Origins to the Reformation | ||
| War and Violence in the Ancient World | ||
| Greek and Roman Civilization | ||
| Classical Mythology | ||
| Great Books of the Classical Tradition | ||
| Great Books of Christian Antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages | ||
| Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| Greek and Roman Drama | ||
| In Search of Homer and the Trojan War | ||
| Greek and Roman Epic | ||
| The Ancient World in Film | ||
| Intellectual History from the Ancient Near East to the Early Middle Ages | ||
| The Ancient Greeks | ||
| The Roman Republic | ||
| The Roman Empire: Principate | ||
| The Roman Empire: Transformations | ||
| Communication, Religion and the Arts | ||
| Rhetoric in Western Thought | ||
| Theories of Communication | ||
| Communication Intervention | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication Tactics | ||
| Strategic Communication | ||
| Communication Leadership and Conflict Management | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Critical Race Discourse | ||
| Communication and Popular Culture | ||
| Communication in a Diverse World | ||
| Media Industries | ||
| Media, Culture and Identity | ||
| Theories of Mediated Communication | ||
| Money, Power and Communication | ||
| Cultural History of the Media | ||
| Media Audiences | ||
| Gender, Race and Media | ||
| Radio, Records, and Popular Music | ||
| New Media and Civil Society | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Communication and Black Freedom Dreams | ||
| Women’s Rhetoric | ||
| Rhetoric of Social Movements | ||
| Topics in Rhetorical Theory | ||
| Rhetoric of Television and Film | ||
| Visual Communication | ||
| Propaganda | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Communication and Conflict | ||
| Communication, Organizations and Society | ||
| Cultural Studies of Communication Technology | ||
| Communication and Video Games | ||
| Global Media | ||
| Media, Health and Medicine | ||
| Advanced Social Media | ||
| Religious Communication | ||
| World Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Introduction to Film Analysis | ||
| Texas Literature | ||
| Transnational Literature and Culture | ||
| History of Literary Criticism | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| The English Renaissance | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Literature | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Early British Drama | ||
| Utopian Literature in the English Tradition | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Romantic) | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Victorian) | ||
| The American Renaissance | ||
| Science Fiction and Film | ||
| African-American Literature Pre-1930 | ||
| Arthurian Literature | ||
| Fantasy Literature | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Literatures | ||
| Science Fiction Present and Past | ||
| Literature of the Sea | ||
| Life and Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Life and Literature of the American South | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| African-American Literature Post-1930 | ||
| Modern and Contemporary Drama | ||
| The Rhetoric of Gender and Health | ||
| Fairy Tales in the English Tradition | ||
| Twentieth-Century Literature to World War II | ||
| Advanced Film | ||
| Literature, World War II to Present. | ||
| History of Rhetoric | ||
| Modern Rhetorical Theory | ||
| The Rhetoric of Style | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Native American Rhetorics and Literatures | ||
| Literature for Children | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| Horror Studies | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Authorship | ||
| American Poetry | ||
| American Realism and Naturalism | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Nineteenth-Century American Novel | ||
| The American Novel Since 1900 | ||
| The British Novel to 1870. | ||
| The British Novel, 1870 to Present. | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Studies in British Literature | ||
| Folklore, Literature, and World Cultures | ||
| Studies in Africana Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in Genre | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| Studies in American Literature | ||
| Contemporary Literary Theory | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Studies in Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| Studies in a Major Author | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Digital Humanities Theory and Practice | ||
| Advanced Studies in Science Fiction and Fantasy | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Rhetoric in Cultural Context | ||
| Studies in Women Writers | ||
| History of Film | ||
| Documentary Cinema | ||
| Horror Studies | ||
| Studies in Film Genre | ||
| National Cinema History | ||
| European Cinema | ||
| Propaganda and Dissidence | ||
| Film Authorship | ||
| Cult Cinema | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cinemas | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Studies in Gender and French Literature | ||
| French Film | ||
| German Film | ||
| German Romanticism: Literature, Theory, Philosophy | ||
| Global Germany | ||
| Representations of the Holocaust | ||
| Global Cinema | ||
| Latino/a Literature | ||
| Diversity Lessons from Medieval Spain | ||
| Holy War | ||
| History of Islam | ||
| History of Christianity, Reformation to Present | ||
| Blacks in the United States, 1607-1877 | ||
| Blacks in the United States Since 1877 | ||
| History and Memory | ||
| Southwest Borderlands | ||
| Chicana/o History since 1848 | ||
| Latinx History | ||
| History of American Indians in the U.S. South | ||
| Latino/a Labor in the United States | ||
| Born Country - American Agricultural History | ||
| U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity | ||
| History of the Atlantic World | ||
| The Age of Revolution in the Atlantic World | ||
| History of the Iberian World | ||
| Asian American History | ||
| History of the Caribbean | ||
| Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| Medieval Mediterranean, 300-1453 | ||
| Europe in the Age of Absolutism, 1660-1815 | ||
| History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Europe, 1890-1932 | ||
| Europe Since 1919 | ||
| War and Society in Europe Since 1900 | ||
| The Rise of the European Middle Class | ||
| Eastern Europe | ||
| Global Communism - Its Rise, Fall and Legacies | ||
| Latin America to 1810 | ||
| Latin America Since 1810 | ||
| Inter-American Relations | ||
| History of Africa to 1800 | ||
| Modern Africa | ||
| History of South Africa | ||
| Rise of Islam, 600-1258 | ||
| Modern Middle East | ||
| The Vietnam War/The American War | ||
| World War II in Asia and the Pacific | ||
| Modern East Asia | ||
| Modern South Asia | ||
| Twentieth Century Japan | ||
| Out of Africa: The Black Diaspora and the Modern World | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| History of Energy in America | ||
| From Gutenberg to Google - International History of Technology and Innovation | ||
| History of Science | ||
| History of Science in America | ||
| From Axes to iPads - History of Innovation and Technology in America | ||
| Religion in Early America | ||
| Religion in Modern America | ||
| American Colonies | ||
| The Birth of the Republic, 1763-1820 | ||
| The United States, 1820-1860 | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1901 | ||
| Reform, War and Normalcy: The United States, 1901-1929 | ||
| The Great Depression and World War II | ||
| The United States After World War II | ||
| Great Scientists in History | ||
| Africana Women's History | ||
| Slavery in World History | ||
| History of Modern Germany | ||
| Post 1945 Germanies | ||
| History of the Holocaust | ||
| The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1715-1815 | ||
| History of France Since 1815 | ||
| Youth in Modern Asia: Rebellions and Conformities | ||
| Russian History to 1801 | ||
| Imperial Russia 1801-1917 | ||
| Russia's Long Twentieth Century - The Soviet Experiment and Beyond | ||
| Texas as Border Region | ||
| Intellectual History from the Ancient Near East to the Early Middle Ages | ||
| Intellectual History, 500 to 1600 | ||
| European Intellectual History from the Enlightenment to 1900 | ||
| European Intellectual History in the Twentieth Century | ||
| The Sacred and Profane in History | ||
| The Kingdom of Ireland, 1541-1800 | ||
| The Nation of Ireland, 1800 to the Present | ||
| Digital Humanities Theory and Practice | ||
| Sixteenth-Century Britain | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Britain | ||
| Eighteenth Century Britain | ||
| Nineteenth Century Britain | ||
| Twentieth Century Britain | ||
| History of Mexico, 1821 to the Present | ||
| World War II | ||
| American Military History to 1901 | ||
| American Military History Since 1901 | ||
| History of Military Strategy | ||
| Law and Society in the United States through Reconstruction | ||
| American Law Since 1865 | ||
| History of Brazil, 1822 to the Present | ||
| Southern Identities and Cultures through Reconstruction | ||
| Southern Identities and Cultures Since Reconstruction | ||
| The American Revolution | ||
| The American West | ||
| History of the American City | ||
| The History of Childhood and Family in America | ||
| American Society and Culture to 1877 | ||
| American Society and Culture Since 1877 | ||
| History of American Women | ||
| American Foreign Relations to 1913 | ||
| American Foreign Relations Since 1913 | ||
| International Developments Since 1918 | ||
| Latinx Civil Rights Movements | ||
| History of Collective Protest and Violence | ||
| American Business History | ||
| Women's History in the Modern U.S. | ||
| Topics in Historical Ethnical Conflict | ||
| Empires in History | ||
| Sex and Sexuality in History | ||
| Women and Gender in Modern European History | ||
| Topics in Italian Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Literatures of Italy | ||
| Italian Cinema | ||
| Contemporary Italian Cultures | ||
| Seminar in Gender, Sexuality, and Performance | ||
| Philosophy of the Natural Sciences | ||
| Philosophy of the Social Sciences | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Military Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Law | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Africana Philosophy | ||
| Radical Black Philosophies of Race and Racism | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Philosophy of Literature | ||
| Philosophy, Film and Evil | ||
| Ethical Theory | ||
| Studies in Gender and Philosophy | ||
| Classical Philosophy | ||
| Medieval Philosophy | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Philosophy | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Philosophy | ||
| Nineteenth Century Philosophy | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Recent British and American Philosophy | ||
| Phenomenology | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Current Continental Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Language | ||
| Modern Jewish Thought and Philosophy | ||
| Ethics After the Holocaust | ||
| Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| Ethics and Engineering | ||
| Religions of the World | ||
| Religion in America | ||
| Religions of the Ancient World | ||
| History of Christianity: Origins to the Reformation | ||
| Asian Religions | ||
| Contemplation in the Modern World | ||
| Ritual and Expression in Ancient Religions | ||
| Christianity and American Identity | ||
| Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture | ||
| Intellectual History from the Ancient Near East to the Early Middle Ages | ||
| Nature, Sustainability and Religion | ||
| Ethics After the Holocaust | ||
| Hispanic Religions | ||
| The Russian Novel I - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | ||
| The Russian Novel II - The Twentieth Century | ||
| Contemporary Russian Prose | ||
| Russian Drama | ||
| Russian Artistic Culture I - Beginnings to 1900 | ||
| Russian Artistic Culture II - 1890 to Present | ||
| Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| Sex, Gender and Cinema | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Authorship | ||
| Africana Women's History | ||
| Gender and Genre | ||
| Feminist Theory | ||
| Representations of Motherhood | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| Gender in Asia | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cinemas | ||
| Foreign Language 2,3 | ||
| Option 1 | 14 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Beginning Arabic I and Beginning Arabic II | ||
| Beginning Chinese I and Beginning Chinese II | ||
| Beginning Classical Greek I and Beginning Classical Greek II | ||
| Beginning Latin I and Beginning Latin II | ||
| Beginning French I and Beginning French II | ||
| Beginning German I and Beginning German II | ||
| Beginning Italian I and Beginning Italian II | ||
| Beginning Japanese I and Beginning Japanese II | ||
| Beginning Russian I and Beginning Russian II | ||
| Beginning Spanish I and Beginning Spanish II | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Intermediate Arabic I and Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I and Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate Greek | ||
or CLAS 311 | or Advanced Greek: New Testament | |
or CLAS 312 | or Advanced Classical Greek Poetry | |
or CLAS 313 | or Advanced Classical Greek Prose | |
| Intermediate Latin I and Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Intermediate French I and Intermediate French II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate German I and Intermediate German II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate Italian I and Intermediate Italian II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I and Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Russian I and Intermediate Russian II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I and Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| or Field Studies Abroad I and Field Studies Abroad II | ||
| Option 2 | ||
| Foreign language placement test results determine foreign language course levels required | ||
| Option 3 | ||
| Advanced Placement or Reading Achievement foreign language test results determine foreign language course levels required | ||
| Mathematics 2 | ||
| Mathematics (3 hours must be in MATH) | 6 | |
| Life and Physical Sciences 2 | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 9 | |
| Creative Arts 2 | ||
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture 2 | ||
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences 2 | ||
| Social and behavioral sciences | 6 | |
| American History 2,4 | ||
| American history | 6 | |
| Government/Political Science 2 | ||
| Government/Political science | 6 | |
| International Cultures and Diversity 5 | ||
| Cultural discourse | 3 | |
| International and cultural diversity | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 74 | |
- 1
Students must demonstrate the ability to express themselves in acceptable written English. The school requirement is satisfied if a student earns a grade of C or better in ENGL 104. Students who do not meet this standard must repeat the course prior to completing 60 hours and earn a grade of C or better.
- 2
No course used to fulfill this requirement may fulfill any other school or University requirement except in the minor field of study.
- 3
Students must take a foreign language placement test if they:
- intend to enroll for the first time in a college Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Classical Greek, Italian, or Latin course and
- have knowledge of the language acquired in any way
The placement test serves as a basis for credit by examination. Placement tests are offered throughout the calendar year by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures.
Students who have taken the Advanced Placement (AP) test or the Reading Achievement test in their foreign language of choice may substitute the test results for the placement exam.
- 4
Courses in military, air or naval science may not be substituted for required courses.
- 5
The list of approved courses is available in the degree audit for each major.
Bachelor of Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication 1 | ||
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Communication for Technical Professions | ||
| Argumentation and Debate | ||
| Writing about Literature | ||
| Technical and Professional Writing | ||
| Humanities Directed Elective 2 | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Africana Humanities | ||
| Africana Popular Culture | ||
| Popular Musics in the African Diaspora | ||
| Women and War in the African Diaspora | ||
| Africana Women's History | ||
| Africana Feminisms | ||
| Africana Cinema | ||
| Slavery in World History | ||
| Folklore and the Supernatural | ||
| Archaeology of Ancient Greece | ||
| Archaeology of Ancient Italy | ||
| Women and Culture | ||
| Ancient Egypt I - The Rise of Egypt | ||
| Slavery in World History | ||
| Modern Chinese Fiction | ||
| Chinese Film | ||
| History of Christianity: Origins to the Reformation | ||
| War and Violence in the Ancient World | ||
| Greek and Roman Civilization | ||
| Classical Mythology | ||
| Great Books of the Classical Tradition | ||
| Great Books of Christian Antiquity and the Latin Middle Ages | ||
| Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| Greek and Roman Drama | ||
| In Search of Homer and the Trojan War | ||
| Greek and Roman Epic | ||
| The Ancient World in Film | ||
| Intellectual History from the Ancient Near East to the Early Middle Ages | ||
| The Ancient Greeks | ||
| The Roman Republic | ||
| The Roman Empire: Principate | ||
| The Roman Empire: Transformations | ||
| Communication, Religion and the Arts | ||
| Rhetoric in Western Thought | ||
| Theories of Communication | ||
| Communication Intervention | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication Tactics | ||
| Strategic Communication | ||
| Communication Leadership and Conflict Management | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Critical Race Discourse | ||
| Communication and Popular Culture | ||
| Communication in a Diverse World | ||
| Media Industries | ||
| Media, Culture and Identity | ||
| Theories of Mediated Communication | ||
| Money, Power and Communication | ||
| Cultural History of the Media | ||
| Media Audiences | ||
| Gender, Race and Media | ||
| Radio, Records, and Popular Music | ||
| New Media and Civil Society | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Communication and Black Freedom Dreams | ||
| Women’s Rhetoric | ||
| Rhetoric of Social Movements | ||
| Topics in Rhetorical Theory | ||
| Rhetoric of Television and Film | ||
| Visual Communication | ||
| Propaganda | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Communication and Conflict | ||
| Communication, Organizations and Society | ||
| Cultural Studies of Communication Technology | ||
| Communication and Video Games | ||
| Global Media | ||
| Media, Health and Medicine | ||
| Advanced Social Media | ||
| Religious Communication | ||
| World Literature | ||
| World Literature | ||
| Advanced Composition | ||
| Introduction to Film Analysis | ||
| Texas Literature | ||
| Transnational Literature and Culture | ||
| History of Literary Criticism | ||
| History of the English Language | ||
| Medieval English Literature | ||
| The English Renaissance | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Literature | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture | ||
| Early British Drama | ||
| Utopian Literature in the English Tradition | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Romantic) | ||
| Nineteenth-Century Literature (Victorian) | ||
| The American Renaissance | ||
| Science Fiction and Film | ||
| African-American Literature Pre-1930 | ||
| Arthurian Literature | ||
| Fantasy Literature | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Literatures | ||
| Science Fiction Present and Past | ||
| Literature of the Sea | ||
| Life and Literature of the Southwest | ||
| Life and Literature of the American South | ||
| American Ethnic Literature | ||
| African-American Literature Post-1930 | ||
| Modern and Contemporary Drama | ||
| The Rhetoric of Gender and Health | ||
| Fairy Tales in the English Tradition | ||
| Twentieth-Century Literature to World War II | ||
| Advanced Film | ||
| Literature, World War II to Present. | ||
| History of Rhetoric | ||
| Modern Rhetorical Theory | ||
| The Rhetoric of Style | ||
| Literature and Film | ||
| Native American Rhetorics and Literatures | ||
| Literature for Children | ||
| Young Adult Literature | ||
| The Bible as Literature | ||
| Horror Studies | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Authorship | ||
| American Poetry | ||
| American Realism and Naturalism | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Nineteenth-Century American Novel | ||
| The American Novel Since 1900 | ||
| The British Novel to 1870. | ||
| The British Novel, 1870 to Present. | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| Studies in British Literature | ||
| Folklore, Literature, and World Cultures | ||
| Studies in Africana Literature and Culture | ||
| Studies in Genre | ||
| Topics in Literature and Medicine | ||
| Studies in American Literature | ||
| Contemporary Literary Theory | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Studies in Shakespeare | ||
| Milton | ||
| Studies in a Major Author | ||
| Chaucer | ||
| Digital Humanities Theory and Practice | ||
| Advanced Studies in Science Fiction and Fantasy | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Rhetoric in Cultural Context | ||
| Studies in Women Writers | ||
| History of Film | ||
| Documentary Cinema | ||
| Horror Studies | ||
| Studies in Film Genre | ||
| National Cinema History | ||
| European Cinema | ||
| Propaganda and Dissidence | ||
| Film Authorship | ||
| Cult Cinema | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cinemas | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Studies in Gender and French Literature | ||
| French Film | ||
| German Film | ||
| German Romanticism: Literature, Theory, Philosophy | ||
| Global Germany | ||
| Representations of the Holocaust | ||
| Global Cinema | ||
| Latino/a Literature | ||
| Diversity Lessons from Medieval Spain | ||
| Holy War | ||
| History of Islam | ||
| History of Christianity, Reformation to Present | ||
| Blacks in the United States, 1607-1877 | ||
| Blacks in the United States Since 1877 | ||
| History and Memory | ||
| Southwest Borderlands | ||
| Chicana/o History since 1848 | ||
| Latinx History | ||
| History of American Indians in the U.S. South | ||
| Latino/a Labor in the United States | ||
| Born Country - American Agricultural History | ||
| U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity | ||
| History of the Atlantic World | ||
| The Age of Revolution in the Atlantic World | ||
| History of the Iberian World | ||
| Asian American History | ||
| History of the Caribbean | ||
| Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| Medieval Mediterranean, 300-1453 | ||
| Europe in the Age of Absolutism, 1660-1815 | ||
| History of Europe in the Nineteenth Century | ||
| Europe, 1890-1932 | ||
| Europe Since 1919 | ||
| War and Society in Europe Since 1900 | ||
| The Rise of the European Middle Class | ||
| Eastern Europe | ||
| Global Communism - Its Rise, Fall and Legacies | ||
| Latin America to 1810 | ||
| Latin America Since 1810 | ||
| Inter-American Relations | ||
| History of Africa to 1800 | ||
| Modern Africa | ||
| History of South Africa | ||
| Rise of Islam, 600-1258 | ||
| Modern Middle East | ||
| The Vietnam War/The American War | ||
| World War II in Asia and the Pacific | ||
| Modern East Asia | ||
| Modern South Asia | ||
| Twentieth Century Japan | ||
| Out of Africa: The Black Diaspora and the Modern World | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| History of Energy in America | ||
| From Gutenberg to Google - International History of Technology and Innovation | ||
| History of Science | ||
| History of Science in America | ||
| From Axes to iPads - History of Innovation and Technology in America | ||
| Religion in Early America | ||
| Religion in Modern America | ||
| American Colonies | ||
| The Birth of the Republic, 1763-1820 | ||
| The United States, 1820-1860 | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1901 | ||
| Reform, War and Normalcy: The United States, 1901-1929 | ||
| The Great Depression and World War II | ||
| The United States After World War II | ||
| Great Scientists in History | ||
| Africana Women's History | ||
| Slavery in World History | ||
| History of Modern Germany | ||
| Post 1945 Germanies | ||
| History of the Holocaust | ||
| The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1715-1815 | ||
| History of France Since 1815 | ||
| Youth in Modern Asia: Rebellions and Conformities | ||
| Russian History to 1801 | ||
| Imperial Russia 1801-1917 | ||
| Russia's Long Twentieth Century - The Soviet Experiment and Beyond | ||
| Texas as Border Region | ||
| Intellectual History from the Ancient Near East to the Early Middle Ages | ||
| Intellectual History, 500 to 1600 | ||
| European Intellectual History from the Enlightenment to 1900 | ||
| European Intellectual History in the Twentieth Century | ||
| The Sacred and Profane in History | ||
| The Kingdom of Ireland, 1541-1800 | ||
| The Nation of Ireland, 1800 to the Present | ||
| Digital Humanities Theory and Practice | ||
| Sixteenth-Century Britain | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Britain | ||
| Eighteenth Century Britain | ||
| Nineteenth Century Britain | ||
| Twentieth Century Britain | ||
| History of Mexico, 1821 to the Present | ||
| World War II | ||
| American Military History to 1901 | ||
| American Military History Since 1901 | ||
| History of Military Strategy | ||
| Law and Society in the United States through Reconstruction | ||
| American Law Since 1865 | ||
| History of Brazil, 1822 to the Present | ||
| Southern Identities and Cultures through Reconstruction | ||
| Southern Identities and Cultures Since Reconstruction | ||
| The American Revolution | ||
| The American West | ||
| History of the American City | ||
| The History of Childhood and Family in America | ||
| American Society and Culture to 1877 | ||
| American Society and Culture Since 1877 | ||
| History of American Women | ||
| American Foreign Relations to 1913 | ||
| American Foreign Relations Since 1913 | ||
| International Developments Since 1918 | ||
| Latinx Civil Rights Movements | ||
| History of Collective Protest and Violence | ||
| American Business History | ||
| Women's History in the Modern U.S. | ||
| Topics in Historical Ethnical Conflict | ||
| Empires in History | ||
| Sex and Sexuality in History | ||
| Women and Gender in Modern European History | ||
| Topics in Italian Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Literatures of Italy | ||
| Italian Cinema | ||
| Contemporary Italian Cultures | ||
| Seminar in Gender, Sexuality, and Performance | ||
| Philosophy of the Natural Sciences | ||
| Philosophy of the Social Sciences | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Military Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy of Religion | ||
| Social and Political Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Law | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Africana Philosophy | ||
| Radical Black Philosophies of Race and Racism | ||
| Metaphysics | ||
| Philosophy of Literature | ||
| Philosophy, Film and Evil | ||
| Ethical Theory | ||
| Studies in Gender and Philosophy | ||
| Classical Philosophy | ||
| Medieval Philosophy | ||
| Seventeenth-Century Philosophy | ||
| Eighteenth-Century Philosophy | ||
| Nineteenth Century Philosophy | ||
| American Philosophy | ||
| Recent British and American Philosophy | ||
| Phenomenology | ||
| Existentialism | ||
| Current Continental Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Language | ||
| Modern Jewish Thought and Philosophy | ||
| Ethics After the Holocaust | ||
| Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| Ethics and Engineering | ||
| Religions of the World | ||
| Religion in America | ||
| Religions of the Ancient World | ||
| History of Christianity: Origins to the Reformation | ||
| Asian Religions | ||
| Contemplation in the Modern World | ||
| Ritual and Expression in Ancient Religions | ||
| Christianity and American Identity | ||
| Studies in Literature, Religion and Culture | ||
| Intellectual History from the Ancient Near East to the Early Middle Ages | ||
| Nature, Sustainability and Religion | ||
| Ethics After the Holocaust | ||
| Hispanic Religions | ||
| The Russian Novel I - Tolstoy and Dostoevsky | ||
| The Russian Novel II - The Twentieth Century | ||
| Contemporary Russian Prose | ||
| Russian Drama | ||
| Russian Artistic Culture I - Beginnings to 1900 | ||
| Russian Artistic Culture II - 1890 to Present | ||
| Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | ||
| Sex, Gender and Cinema | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Authorship | ||
| Africana Women's History | ||
| Gender and Genre | ||
| Feminist Theory | ||
| Representations of Motherhood | ||
| Queer Theory | ||
| Gender in Asia | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cinemas | ||
| Foreign Language 2,3 | ||
| Option 1 | 8 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Beginning Arabic I and Beginning Arabic II | ||
| Beginning Chinese I and Beginning Chinese II | ||
| Beginning Classical Greek I and Beginning Classical Greek II | ||
| Beginning Latin I and Beginning Latin II | ||
| Beginning French I and Beginning French II | ||
| Beginning German I and Beginning German II | ||
| Beginning Italian I and Beginning Italian II | ||
| Beginning Japanese I and Beginning Japanese II | ||
| Beginning Russian I and Beginning Russian II | ||
| Beginning Spanish I and Beginning Spanish II | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Intermediate Arabic I and Intermediate Arabic II | ||
| Intermediate Chinese I and Intermediate Chinese II | ||
| Intermediate Greek | ||
or CLAS 311 | or Advanced Greek: New Testament | |
or CLAS 312 | or Advanced Classical Greek Poetry | |
or CLAS 313 | or Advanced Classical Greek Prose | |
| Intermediate Latin I and Intermediate Latin II | ||
| Intermediate French I and Intermediate French II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate German I and Intermediate German II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate Italian I and Intermediate Italian II | ||
| Intermediate Japanese I and Intermediate Japanese II | ||
| Intermediate Russian I and Intermediate Russian II | ||
| or Field Studies I and Field Studies II | ||
| Intermediate Spanish I and Intermediate Spanish II | ||
| or Field Studies Abroad I and Field Studies Abroad II | ||
| Option 2 | ||
| Foreign language placement test results determine foreign language course levels required | ||
| Option 3 | ||
| Advanced Placement or Reading Achievement foreign language test results determine foreign language course levels required | ||
| Mathematics 2 | ||
| Mathematics (3 hours must be in MATH) | 6 | |
| Life and Physical Sciences 2 | ||
| Life and physical sciences | 9 | |
| Creative Arts 2 | ||
| Creative arts | 3 | |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture 2 | ||
| Language, philosophy and culture | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences 2 | ||
| Social and behavioral sciences | 6 | |
| American History 2,4 | ||
| American history | 6 | |
| Government/Political Science 2 | ||
| Government/Political science | 6 | |
| Computing Science, Mathematics, Science, Statistics 2 | ||
| Prescribed courses by major department | 6 | |
| International Cultures and Diversity 5 | ||
| Cultural discourse | 3 | |
| International and cultural diversity | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 74 | |
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Students must demonstrate the ability to express themselves in acceptable written English. The school requirement is satisfied if a student earns a grade of C or better in ENGL 104. Students who do not meet this standard must repeat the course prior to completing 60 hours and earn a grade of C or better.
- 2
No course used to fulfill this requirement may fulfill any other college or University requirement except in the minor field of study.
- 3
Students must take a foreign language placement test if they:
- intend to enroll for the first time in a college Spanish, French, German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Classical Greek, Italian, or Latin course and
- have knowledge of the language acquired in any way
The placement test serves as a basis for credit by examination. Placement tests are offered throughout the calendar year by the Department of Global Languages and Cultures.
Students who have taken the Advanced Placement (AP) test or the Reading Achievement test in their foreign language of choice may substitute the test results for the placement exam.
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Courses in military, air or naval science may not be substituted for required courses.
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The list of approved courses is available in the degree audit for each major.
Major Field of Study
Each department sets its own requirements for the major, including no fewer than 27 hours of coursework and no more than 33 hours. At least 12 semester hours in the major must be completed in advanced courses (300- and 400-level), and at least 12 semester hours in the major field must be completed in residence at Texas A&M. A grade of C or higher is required in a course to be counted toward the major.
Minor Field of Study
Completion of a minor is not a requirement of the school; however, individual departments may require their majors to have a minor. Students should consult with an advisor in their major department to determine if a minor is required. The minor program comprises 15–18 hours with a minimum of 6 hours in residence at the 300- to 400-level. Minor programs are recognized on the official transcript after graduation, but not on the diploma. Each student who is required to complete a minor, or who chooses to do so, should contact the department that offers the minor to determine which specific courses are mandated. No student may have more than two minors. The student's home department is responsible for advising after the student receives signed approval from the department, program, or college granting the minor program.
Electives
Elective courses may be chosen from any field within the University. (See section on “Requirements for a Baccalaureate Degree” in this catalog.) All other elective hours must be selected with the approval of the student’s advisor and dean.
- ASCC 289 and ASCC 101 may only be taken on an S/U basis.
- Only 14 hours of KINE 199; AERS 100-499; MLSC 100-499; NVSC 100-499; SOMS 100-499 may be used toward General Electives
- Any undergraduate student may take up to four semester credit hours of KINE 199 on an S/U basis.
- Students who have less than a 2.0 GPA and who enroll in KINE 199 must enroll in the course on an S/U basis.