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

Eligibility Details

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84-140 total credit hours

Total Courses

14-18 courses

Program Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Program Fee

$18,480

COURSES OFFERED

An associate to bachelor's degree from CIBT may provide a consistent work path that will allow you to grow in your area. Aside from this, online accreditation agencies will recognise CIBT's associate to bachelor's degrees.

  • Courses Code

  • Courses Name

  • Credit Hours

  • PSAPA-004

  • Essentials Of Public Administration (PSAPA-004)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSAPA-133

  • Essentials Of Economics (PSAPA-133)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSAPA-295

  • Basics Of Urban Sociology (PSAPA-295)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSAPA-520

  • Public Budgeting And Finance (PSAPA-520)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSAPA-604

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

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSAPA-689

  • Fundamentals Of Political Science (PSAPA-689)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSAPA-806

  • Political Ideologies (PSAPA-806)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSAPA-844

  • Foundations Of Public Relations (PSAPA-844)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSC-014

  • Introduction To Comparative politics (PSC-014)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • SS-080

  • Introduction To Political Science (SS-080)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSC-342

  • Research Methods In Political Science (PSC-342)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSC-514

  • Introduction To International Relations (PSC-514)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PSC-700

  • Fundamentals Of Urban Politics (PSC-700)

  • 6 Credits Credits

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  • PUB-794

  • Introduction To Public Relations (PUB-794)

  • 6 Credits 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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