Tentative Course Offerings 2023-24
Schedule is very tentative and subject to change. Check back often for updates.
| Course | Description | F | W | S | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 111 | California Constitution and Government | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 112 |
American and California Government |
X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 180 | Political Inquiry | X | X | Andrews/Simmt | |
| POLS 225 | Introduction to International Relations | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 229 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 230 | Basic Concepts of Political Thought | X | X | X | Denbow/Kline |
| POLS 245 | Judicial Process | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 285 | Model United Nations | X | Arceneaux | ||
| POLS 295 | Foundations of Mock Trial | X | Porter | ||
| POLS 308 | Collective Violence & Conflict Resolution | X | Staff | ||
| POLS 310 | Politics of Ethnicity & Gender | X | Williams | ||
| POLS 315 | The American Presidency | X | Latner | ||
| POLS 316 | Political Participation | - | - | - | |
| POLS 317 | Campaign & Elections | X | Latner | ||
| POLS 319 | United States Congress | X | Battle | ||
| POLS 321 | Comparative Political Culture | X | Zhang | ||
| POLS 324 | International Relations Theory | - | - | - | |
| POLS 325 | Global Political Issues | X | X | Arceneaux/Leithner | |
| POLS 328 | Politics of Developing Areas - Latin America/Asia | X | Arceneaux | ||
| POLS 329 | Ancient & Medieval Political Thought | - | - | - | |
| POLS 330 | Modern Political Thought | - | - | - | |
| POLS 331 | Contemporary Political Thought | - | - | - | |
| POLS 332 | World Food Systems | - | - | - | |
| POLS 334 | Jurisprudence | X | X | Staff | |
| POLS 337 | US and China in the Contemporary World | - | - | - | |
| POLS 338 | Critical Issues in American Politics | X | Staff | ||
| POLS 339 | Authoritarian and Democratic Rule | X | Arceneaux | ||
| POLS 340 | American Judicial Politics | X | Porter | ||
| POLS 341 | American Constitutional Law | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 342 | Constitutional Theory | X | Den Otter | ||
| POLS 343 | Civil Rights in America | X | X | X |
Staff |
| POLS 344 | Civil Liberties | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 347 | Politics and Popular Culture | - | - | - |
|
| POLS 348 | Early American Political Thought | - | - | - | |
| POLS 349 | Contemporary American Political Thought | - | - | - | |
| POLS 351 | Public Policy and Administration | X | X | Staff | |
| POLS 359 | Research Design | X | X | X | Arrington/Simmt |
| POLS 361 | Data Analysis in Political Science | X | X | X | Battle/Simmt |
| POLS 375 | California Politics | X | Aguiniga Frew | ||
| POLS 380 | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | X | Leithner | ||
| POLS 381 | Peace and War | - | - | - | |
| POLS 382 | Comparative Foreign Policy | - | - | - | |
| POLS 383 | Politics of the European Union | X | Leithner | ||
| POLS 384 | Comparative Law | X | Staff | ||
| POLS 385 | Advanced Model United Nations | X | X | Arceneaux | |
| POLS 386 | Government Internship | X | X | X |
Staff |
| POLS 387 | Research Internship | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 395 | Advanced Mock Trial | X | Porter | ||
| POLS 400 | Special Problems for Adv Undergraduates | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 417 | Feminist Legal Theory | - | - | - | |
| POLS 419 | Social Movements | X | Williams | ||
| POLS 420 | US Foreign Policy | X | Hurt | ||
| POLS 425 | Political Corruption | - | - | - | |
| POLS 426 | International Organizations and Law | - | - | - | |
| POLS 427 | Politics of the Global Economy | X | X | Hurt/Simmt | |
| POLS 428 | Issues/Topics - Civil Military Relations LA | X | Arceneaux/Zhang | ||
| POLS 429 | Issues/Topics - Middle Eastern Politics | X | Bedenlier | ||
| POLS 430 | Issues/Topics - Disability, Allyship, Identity, and Politics | - | - | - | |
| POLS 431 | Issues/Topics - Gender and Judiciary | X | Arrington | ||
| POLS 435 | Political Communication | X | Leithner | ||
| POLS 440 | CA Bill Project | - | - | - | |
| POLS 445 | Voting Rights and Representation | X | Latner | ||
| POLS 451 | Technology and Public Policy | X | Hurt | ||
| POLS 452 | Technology and Intl Development | X | Hurt | ||
| POLS 455 | Grant Writing | X | Warren | ||
| POLS 457 | US Reproductive Politics | X | Denbow | ||
| POLS 459 | Politics of Poverty | X | Williams | ||
| POLS 461 | Senior Project I | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 462 | Senior Project II | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 470 | Selected Advanced Topics | X | X | Staff | |
| POLS 471 | Urban Politics | X | Settle | ||
| POLS 500 | Independent Study | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 510 | Research Design | X | Arrington | ||
| POLS 515 | Public Policy | X | Staff | ||
| POLS 518 | Public Policy Analysis | X | Staff | ||
| POLS 540 | Leadership & Management | X | Warren | ||
| POLS 550 | Regulatory and Economic Policy | X | Battle | ||
| POLS 560 | Quantitative Methods | X | Latner | ||
| POLS 568 | Special Topics in Public Policy | X | Staff | ||
| POLS 570 | TBD | - | - | - | |
| POLS 586 | Policy Internship | X | X | X |
Staff |
| POLS 590 | Graduate Seminar | X | X | Arrington/Battle | |
| POLS 595 | Comprehensive Exam Prep | X | X | Battle |