Option 1: Politics and Government offers a variety of courses in domestic and global politics and policy. The curriculum may be selected by students who:
- wish a liberal arts education, or
- who desire to pursue graduate education in political science or other fields, such as law, or
- who wish to enter government, or
- who intend to teach in secondary schools
BASIC REQUIREMENTS (12 units)ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS IN UPPER DIVISION (36 units)
- POLS 372 Principles and Methods of Political Science (1 unit)
- POLS 372L Laboratory in Principles and Methods of Political Science (2 units)
- Choose one of the following:
- Chose one of the following*:
- Choose one of the following:
- Choose 3 courses in Domestic Politics and Policy (9 units)
- Choose 3 courses in Global Politics and Policy (9 units)
- Choose 6 courses in Domestic, Global, or General Electives** (18 units)
**Courses in the Advanced Requirements Electives must include 2 proseminars, or one proseminar and one internship.
Domestic Politics and Policy
- POLS 360 Public Administration (3 units)
- POLS 380 Los Angeles: Past Present, Future (3 units)
- POLS 403 State and Local Government (3 units)
- POLS 404 Urban Politics (3 units)
- POLS 405 Public Policy Formation (3 units)
- POLS 406 Fundamentals of Policy Analysis (3 units)
- POLS 407 Policy Implementation and Program Evaluation (3 units)
- POLS 413 American Political Thought (3 units)
- POLS 440 Political Parties (3 units)
- POLS 441 Interest Groups (3 units)
- POLS 442 Government and Business (3 units)
- POLS 443 Legislative Process (3 units)
- POLS 444 Election and Voting Behavior (3 units)
- POLS 445 Political Behavior (3 units)
- POLS 446 Presidency (3 units)
- POLS 447A Media and Politics (3 units)
- POLS 448 Women and Politics (3 units)
- POLS 449 Politics of Community Organizations (3 units)
- POLS 450 Jurisprudence (3 units)
- POLS 455 Criminal Procedures (3 units)
- POLS 457A Constitutional Law I (3 units)
- POLS 457B Constitutional Law II (3 units)
- POLS 458 Administrative Law (3 units)
- POLS 460 Public Policy: Welfare (3 units)
- POLS 461 Environmental Policy (3 units)
- POLS 462 Ethics in Politics and Administrations (3 units)
- POLS 463 Public Personnel Administration (3 units)
- POLS 465 Administrative Behavior (3 units)
- POLS 466 Politics of Public Spending (3 units)
- POLS 467 Urban Administration (3 units)
- POLS 469/L City Planning and Law (3 units)
- POLS 471A Proseminar in American Government (3 units)
- POLS 471E Proseminar in Public Policy and Administration (3 units)
- POLS 471F Proseminar in Public Law (3 units)
Global Politics and Policy
- POLS 310 Problems in Political Economy (3 units)
- POLS 321 Comparative Political Ideologies (3 units)
- POLS 330 Approaches to Comparative Government (3 units)
- POLS 332 Politics of Latin America (3 units)
- POLS 410 Advanced Comparative Politics (3 units)
- POLS 420A International Relations: Latin America (3 units)
- POLS 420B International Relations: Western Europe (3 units)
- POLS 420C International Relations: Eastern Europe (3 units)
- POLS 420D International Relations: Middle East (3 units)
- POLS 420E International Relations: Africa (3 units)
- POLS 420F International Relations: South Asia (3 units)
- POLS 420G International Relations: Southeast Asia (3 units)
- POLS 420H International Relations: Northeast Asia (3 units)
- POLS 421 Politics of Development (3 units)
- POLS 422 International Politics (3 units)
- POLS 424 Russian Foreign Policy (3 units)
- POLS 426 International Law (3 units)
- POLS 427A Model UN I/Lab (3 units)
- POLS 427B Model UN II/Lab (3 units)
- POLS 428 International Organizations (3 units)
- POLS 429 U.S. Foreign Policy (3 units)
- POLS 430 Politics of Selected Nations (3 units)
- POLS 431 Government and Politics: Russia (3 units)
- POLS 432A Government and Politics: Mexico & Caribbean (3 units)
- POLS 432B Government and Politics: South America (3 units)
- POLS 433A Government and Politics: Central America (3 units)
- POLS 433C Church and Politics in Latin America (3 units)
- POLS 434A Government and Politics: South Asia (3 units)
- POLS 434B Government and Politics: South East Asia (3 units)
- POLS 435A Government and Politics: China (3 units)
- POLS 435B Government and Politics: Japan (3 units)
- POLS 436A Government and Politics: Europe (3 units)
- POLS 438 Government and Politics: Middle East (3 units)
- POLS 439A Government and Politics: Sub-Saharan Africa (3 units)
- POLS 439B Government and Politics: Southern Africa (3 units)
- POLS 448 Women and Politics (3 units)
- POLS 471B Proseminar in Comparative Government (3 units)
- POLS 471C Proseminar in International Relations (3 units)
- POLS 480 The Politics of Globalization (3 units)
- POLS 481 Globalization, Gender, and Democratization (3 units)
General Electives
- POLS 303 Political Socialization Through Films/TV (3 units)
- POLS 321 Comparative Socialism (3 units)
- POLS 350 Great Questions in Politics (3 units)
- POLS 372/L Principles and Methods of Political Science/ Lab (3 units)
- POLS 411 Greek, Roman & Medieval Political Theory (3 units)
- POLS 412 Modern Western Political Theory (3 units)
- POLS 414 Western Political Theory in the 20thCentury (3 units)
- POLS 415 Comparative Political Ideologies (3 units)
- POLS 471D Proseminar in Political Theory (3 units)
- POLS 486SOC Social Science Career Internship (3 units)
- POLS 490CA Supervised Individual Project: California Government (3 units)
- POLS 494SOC Social Science Career Internship (3 units)
- POLS 496A-Z Selected Topics In Political Science (3 units)
- POLS 498A Field Assignments and Reports (3 units)
- POLS 498B Field Assignments and Reports (3 units)
- POLS 498C Field Assignments and Reports (3 units)
- POLS 499A Independent Study (1-6 units)
- POLS 499B Independent Study (1-6 units)
- POLS 499C Independent Study (1-6 units)
- POLS 499RIA