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Associate to Bachelor's Degree (ABPA) in Political Science

  • Eligibility Criteria

    High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    84-140

  • Courses Offered

    14

  • Course Duration

    1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $18,480

Courses Offered

An associate to bachelor’s degree from NYMU can ensure you into obtaining a steady career path which will help you advance in your respective field. Apart from this, An associate to bachelor’s degree from NYMU will be recognized internationally by online accreditation bodies.

Core

  • Course Name

  • Credit Hours

  • Essentials Of Public Administration (PSAPA-004)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Essentials Of Economics (PSAPA-133)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Basics Of Urban Sociology (PSAPA-295)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Public Budgeting And Finance (PSAPA-520)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Foundations Of State And Local Government (PSAPA-604)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Fundamentals Of Political Science (PSAPA-689)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Political Ideologies (PSAPA-806)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Foundations Of Public Relations (PSAPA-844)

  • 6 Credits

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Specialized

  • Course Name

  • Credit Hours

  • Introduction To Comparative politics (PSC-014)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Introduction To Political Science (SS-080)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Research Methods In Political Science (PSC-342)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Introduction To International Relations (PSC-514)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Fundamentals Of Urban Politics (PSC-700)

  • 6 Credits

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  • Introduction To Public Relations (PUB-794)

  • 6 Credits

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Essentials Of Public Administration (PSAPA-004)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Big Democracy, Big Bureaucracy
     Public Administration’S Century In A Quandary
     The Threads Of Organization: Theories
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Fabric Of Organizations: Forces
     The Fibers Of Organizations: People
     Clarifying Complexity: The Public’S Information Resource
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Corruption’S Consequence: Public Productivity
     The Public Trough: Financing And Budgeting Governments
     Managing Human Resource In Public Sector
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Understanding And Improving Public Policy
     Intersectoral Administration
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Intergovernmental Administration
     Toward A Bureaucratic Ethic

Essentials Of Economics (PSAPA-133)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Scarcity, Choice, And Opportunity Costs
     How A Market Economy Works: The Price System.
     Market Demand, Supply, And Elasticity
     Information, Internet, E-Commerce, And Financial Markets
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Costs And Productivity
     Competitive Markets
     Monopoly, Oligopoly, And Strategy
     The Labor Market: Wages, Employment, And Unemployment.
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Saving, Investment, And Interest Rates
     Government Spending, Taxation, And Deficits
     Macroeconomic Issues: Economic Growth And The Business Cycle
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Aggregate Supply And Aggregate Demand
     Money And Banking
     Inflation
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Macro Stabilization Policy
     International Trade And Globalization
     The International Monetary System

Basics Of Urban Sociology (PSAPA-295)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Why Study The City?
     Globalization And Urbanization In The More-Developed World
     Globalization And Urbanization In The Less-Developed World
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The City In Everyday Life
     Community In The Modern World
     The Community In The Postmodern Era
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Reading The City
     Choosing A Place To Live
     A Home-Buying Primer: When Theory Meets The Road
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Suburbanization Process
     The Segregation And Location Of Groups In Cities
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Urban Problems In The Global Era
     Urban Planning In The Twenty-First Century

Public Budgeting And Finance (PSAPA-520)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Government And Not-For-Profit Accounting Environment And Characteristics
     The Use Of Funds In Governmental Accounting
     The Budgetary Process
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     General And Special Revenue Funds—An Introduction
     General And Special Revenue Funds—Special Problems
     Debt Service Funds And Capital Projects Funds
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Proprietary Funds
     Fiduciary Funds
     Reporting Principles And Preparation Of Fund Financial Statements
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Government-Wide Financial Statements
     Federal Government Accounting And Reporting
     Accounting For Not-For-Profit Organizations
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Accounting For Health Care Organizations
     Analysis Of Financial Statements And Financial Condition
     Fundamentals Of Accounting

Foundations Of State And Local Government (PSAPA-604)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     State And Local Politics: Who Governs?
     American Federalism
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     State Constitutions: Charters Or Straitjackets?
     Parties And Elections In The States
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     State Legislatures
     State Governors
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Judges And Justice In The States
     Local Governments And Metropolitics
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Making State And Local Policy
     Staffing And Financing State And Local Governments

Fundamentals Of Political Science (PSAPA-689)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     A Science Of Politics
     Theories: Classic And Modern
     Nations, States, And Governments
     Individuals And Constitutions
     Democracy, Totalitarianism And Authoritarianism
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Ideologies
     Political Culture
     Public Opinion
     Political Communication And The Media
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Interest Groups
     Political Parties And Party Systems
     Elections
     The Basic Institutions Of Government
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Legislatures
     Executives
     Administration And Bureaucracy
     Legal Systems And The Courts
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Economy
     Violence And Revolution
     International Relations
     The Global System

Political Ideologies (PSAPA-806)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Ideology And Ideologies
     The Democratic Ideal
     Liberalism
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Conservatism
     Socialism And Communism: More To Marx
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Socialism And Communism After Marx
     Fascism
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Liberation Ideologies And The Politics Of Identity
     “Green” Politics: Ecology As Ideology
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Islam And Radical Islam
     Postscript: The Future Of Ideology

Foundations Of Public Relations (PSAPA-844)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Is Public Relations
     Managing Competition And Conflict
     Public Relations: A Historical Perspective
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Today’S Practice: Departments And Firms
     The Public Relations Process
     Public Opinion And Persuasion
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Ethics And The Law
     Reaching The Audience
     Tech Tools And Trends
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Public Relations Tactics
     Global Public Relations
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Business, Sports, Tourism And Entertainment
     Nonprofit, Education, And Government

Introduction To Comparative politics (PSC-014)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Good Societies
     Political Institutions And The Good Society
     States, Markets, And The Good Society
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     States, Markets, And The Good Society
     Rich Democracies
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Regimes In Rich Democracies
     Case Studies Of Sweden, The United States, And Germany
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Less Developed Countries
     Regimes In Less Developed Countries
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Case Studies Of South Korea, Nigeria, Chile, And Brazil
     Russia And China

Introduction To Political Science (SS-080)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     A Science Of Politics
     Theories: Classic And Modern
     Nations, States, And Governments
     Individuals And Constitutions
     Democracy, Totalitarianism And Authoritarianism
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Ideologies
     Political Culture
     Public Opinion
     Political Communication And The Media
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Interest Groups
     Political Parties And Party Systems
     Elections
     The Basic Institutions Of Government
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Legislatures
     Executives
     Administration And Bureaucracy
     Legal Systems And The Courts
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Political Economy
     Violence And Revolution
     International Relations
     The Global System

Research Methods In Political Science (PSC-342)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Research In The Behavioral Sciences
     Behavioral Variability And Research
     The Measurement Of Behavior
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Approaches To Psychological Measurement
     Descriptive Research
     Correlational Research
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Advanced Correlational Strategies
     Basic Issues In Experimental Research
     Experimental Design
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Analyzing Experimental Data
     Analyzing Complex Designs
     Quasi-Experimental Designs
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Single-Case Research
     Ethical Issues In Behavioral Research
     Scientific Writing

Introduction To International Relations (PSC-514)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Strange New World: Power And Systems In Transformation
     America'S Changing National Interests
     Wrong, Terribly Wrong: The United States And Vietnam
     Can The United States Lead The World?
     From Russia To The Soviet Union
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     From The Soviet Union Back To Russia
     South Africa And The End Of Colonialism
     Eternal Warfare In The Holy Land
     Oil And Turmoil:Private The Persian Gulf
     The Troubled Americas:Private Our Neglected South
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Economic Development:Private The Rich And The Poor
     Why Wars?
     National Security:Private How States Protect Themselves
     Nuclear Politics: The Bomb Is Here To Stay
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Challenge Of Terrorism
     Europe Divorces America
     Asia: China As Number One
     The United States And Globalization
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Diplomacy
     International Law
     The United Nations
     Giving Peace A Chance

Fundamentals Of Urban Politics (PSC-700)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Politics In States In Communities
     Democracy And Constitutionalism In The States
     States, Communities, And American Federalism
     Participation In State Politics
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Parties And Campaigns In The States
     Legislators In State Politics
     Governors In State Politics
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Bureaucratic Politics In States And Communities
     Courts, Crime, And Correctional Policy
     Governing America’S Communities
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Participation In Community Politics
     Metropolitics: Conflict In The Metropolis
     Community Power And Land Use Control
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Politics Of Taxation And Finance
     Politics And Civil Rights
     The Politics Of Education

Introduction To Public Relations (PUB-794)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     What Are Public Relations?
     The Growth Of Public Relations
     Communication
     Public Opinion
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Management
     Ethics
     The Law
     Research
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Print Media Relations
     Electronic Media Relations
     Employee Relations
     Multicultural Community Relations
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Government Relations
     Consumer Relations
     International Relations
     Public Relations Writing
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Public Relations And The Internet
     Integrated Marketing Communications
     Crisis Management
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