B.A. Political Science

Requirements For The Bachelor Of Arts In Political Science (120 Units)

Lower Division Requirements (9 Units):

• POLS 102 Comparative Government (3)
• POLS 103 Introduction to International Politics (3)
• POLS 150 American Political Institutions (3)

Upper Division Requirements (15 Units):

• POLS 300 Research Methods in Political Science (3)
• POLS 301 Political Theory (3)
• POLS/SOC/PSY 303 Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences (3)
• POLS 306 The Politics of Race and Ethnicity (3)
• POLS 499 Capstone (3)

Upper Division Electives (15 units)

Students should select a total of 15 units from the following list:

• POLS 140 California Government (1)
• ESRM 328 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
• POLS 305 Gender and Politics (3)
• POLS 315 Congress and the Presidency (3)
• POLS 316 State and Local politics and policy (3)
• POLS 317 Judicial Power and Process (3)
• POLS 318 The Electoral Process
• POLS 320 Public Administration (3)
• POLS 321 Public Budgeting and Finance
• POLS 325 American Public Policy (3)
• POLS 326 Government and Politics of Selected Nations (3)
• POLS 327 International Relations of Selected Areas (3)
• POLS 328 American Foreign Policy (3)
• POLS 330 Political Sociology (Same as SOC 330) (3)
• POLS 331 Narratives of the Working Class (Same as ENG/ECO/HIST/SOC 331) (3)
• POLS 335 Politics and Film (Same as COMM 335) (3)
• POLS 340 Environmental Politics and Public Policy (Same as ESRM 340) (3)
• POLS 345 Science and Public Policy (Same as BIOL 345) (3)
• POLS 430 Political Communication (Same as COMM 430) (3)
• POLS 490 Special Topics in Political Science (3)
• POLS 492 Service Learning In Political Science (3)
• POLS 493 Internship in Political Science (3)
• POLS 494 Independent Research In Political Science (1-3)