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Regular and Elective Courses

Regular courses are compulsory, while elective courses are optional. Credits earned from elective courses cannot be transferred to the regular courses.

Students are strongly encouraged to enroll in elective courses to better prepare themselves for the next-year level. Elective course credits will be included on academic transcripts.

I. Approaches and Issues Group

This group covers the respective history, development, related issues, as well as major philosophical, theoretical, and methodological approaches to the study of the area.

Courses under this group:

  1. WHC101     World History and Civilization
  2. HPT101     History of Political Thoughts
  3. AMS101     Applied Mathematics and Statistics
  4. IPS102     Introduction to Political Science
  5. AWR101&2     Academic Writing and Research in Social Science 1&2
  6. PS201      Introduction to Political Philosophy
  7. PS202      Introduction to Comparative Electoral Systems
  8. PS203     Theory of International Politics and Current Affairs
  9. PS205     Professional Communication
  10. PS207     Pathways to Public Service
  11. PS301     Political Thoughts and Ideologies
  12. PS303     Introduction to Research
  13. PS307     Comparative Politics
  14. PS308     Political Parties and Interest Groups
  15. PS309     Research Methods in Political Science
  16. PS409     Political Leadership

II. Cambodian History and Politics

Courses under this group:

  1. CC102     Cambodian Constitutions
  2. KC102     Khmer Civilization
  3. KHR101     Khmer and Regional History
  4. PS206     Cambodian Government and Politics
  5. PS406     Cambodian Foreign Policy
  6. PS410     Public Policy Analysis (Cambodia Focus)

III. CGovernance and Transnational Study Group

Courses under this group:

  1. PS204     Politics and Governments in Southeast Asia
  2. PS209     Critical Thinking for Global Affairs and Local Development
  3. PS210     ASEAN in Regional and Global Contexts/li>
  4. PS304     Good Governance in the 21st Century
  5. PS305     International Human Rights Law
  6. PS401     Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Small States
  7. PS402     Governance Issues in Developing Countries/li>
  8. PS404     Conflict Resolution and Negotiation
  9. PS405     Western and Asian Political Systems
  10. PS408     Human Resource and New Public Management

IV. Political Economy and International Political Economy Group

This group offers students a deeper understanding of the changing dynamics of global economy, finance and trade. They are the basic building blocks for economic policy analysis and application to real international economic settings. This group also allows students to draw upon Cambodia’s relevant development and economic issues for class discussion and policy analysis.

Courses under this group:

  1. PS302     Politics of Economic Development
  2. PS310     International Political Economy (IPE)
  3. PS403     Politics and Economics of Globalization

V. Public Administration and Public Policy Group

Courses under this group:

  1. IPA102     Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy
  2. PS208     Theory of Public Administration
  3. PS306     Ethics and Values in Public Policy
  4. PS407     Administrative Litigation and Law

VI. Elective Courses

  1. PS101     Geopolitics
  2. PS102     Thesis Writing Seminar

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