Tentative Course Offerings 2025-26
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 | X | Simmt |
| POLS 225 | Introduction to International Relations | X | X | - | Barclay/Leithner/Battle/Daphnis |
| POLS 229 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | X | X | X | Simmt |
| POLS 230 | Basic Concepts of Political Thought | X | X | X |
Bennett/Otruba |
| POLS 245 | Judicial Process | X | X | X | Denbow/Andrews/Ford |
| POLS 270 | Career Development in POLS | - | X | X | Zhang |
| POLS 285 | Model United Nations | X | - | - | Arceneaux |
| POLS 295 | Foundations of Mock Trial | X | - | - | Andrews |
| POLS 308 | Collective Violence & Conflict Resolution | X | - | - | Leithner |
| POLS 310 | Politics of Ethnicity & Gender | X | - | - | Van Ramshorst |
| POLS 315 | The American Presidency | - | X | - | Den Hartog |
| POLS 316 | Political Participation | - | - | - | |
| POLS 317 | Campaign & Elections | - | - | - | |
| POLS 319 | United States Congress | - | - | X | Den Hartog |
| POLS 321 | Comparative Political Culture | - | - | X | Zhang |
| POLS 324 | International Relations Theory | - | - | - | |
| POLS 325 | Global Political Issues | X | - | X | Leithner/Arceneaux |
| POLS 328 | Politics of Developing Areas - Latin America/Asia | - | X | - | Arceneaux |
| POLS 329 | Ancient & Medieval Political Thought | - | - | - | |
| POLS 330 | Modern Political Thought | X | - | - | Otruba |
| POLS 331 | Contemporary Political Thought | - | X | - | Otruba |
| POLS 332 | World Food Systems | - | - | X | Hurt |
| POLS 334 | Jurisprudence | X | X | X | Otruba/Ford |
| POLS 337 | US and China in the Contemporary World | - | - | - | |
| POLS 338 | Critical Issues in American Politics | X | - | - | Williams |
| POLS 339 | Authoritarian and Democratic Rule | X | - | - | Arceneaux |
| POLS 340 | American Judicial Politics | X | X | X | Otruba/Arrington |
| POLS 341 | American Constitutional Law | X | X | X | Bennett/Ahmed/Ford/Olsen/Pick |
| POLS 342 | Constitutional Theory | - | - | X | Den Otter |
| POLS 343 | Civil Rights in America | X | X | X |
Den Otter/ Denbow/Ahmed |
| POLS 344 | Civil Liberties | X | X | X | Ford/Den Otter/Bennett |
| POLS 347 | Politics and Popular Culture | - | - | - |
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| POLS 348 | Early American Political Thought | - | X | - | Bennett |
| POLS 349 | Contemporary American Political Thought | X | - | - | Vega Leon |
| POLS 351 | Public Policy and Administration | X | - | - | Nelson |
| POLS 359 | Research Design | X | X | X | Arrington/Ertan/Simmt |
| POLS 361 | Data Analysis in Political Science | X | X | X | Battle/Simmt |
| POLS 375 | California Politics | - | X | - | Den Hartog |
| POLS 380 | Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | - | X | - | Leithner |
| POLS 381 | Peace and War | - | - | - | |
| POLS 382 | Comparative Foreign Policy | - | - | X | Leithner |
| POLS 383 | Politics of the European Union | - | - | - | |
| POLS 384 | Comparative Law | - | X | X | Daphnis |
| 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 | - | Andrews |
| POLS 400 | Special Problems for Adv Undergraduates | - | - | - | Staff |
| POLS 417 | Feminist Legal Theory | - | - | X | Denbow |
| POLS 419 | Social Movements | - | X | - | Williams |
| POLS 420 | US Foreign Policy | - | X | - | Hurt |
| POLS 425 | Political Corruption | - | - | - | |
| POLS 426 | International Organizations and Law | - | - | X | Hurt |
| POLS 427 | Politics of the Global Economy | X | - | - | Hurt |
| POLS 428 | Issues/Topics (see below) | X | X | X | Staff |
| Policy | X | - | - | Daphnis | |
| Civil & Military Relations | - | X | - | Arceneaux | |
| Criminalizing Immigrants | - | - | X | Van Ramshorst | |
| POLS 429 | Issues/Topics - Middle Eastern Politics | - | - | X | Bedenlier |
| POLS 430 | Issues/Topics - Racial Capitalism | - | X | - | Vega Leon |
| POLS 431 | Issues/Topics - Environmental Policy | - | X | - | Aguiniga Frew |
| POLS 435 | Political Communication | - | - | X | Leithner |
| POLS 440 | CA Bill Project | - | - | - | |
| POLS 445 | Voting Rights and Representation | X | - | - | Aguiniga Frew |
| 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 | X | Staff (see below) |
| Applied Political Advocacy | - | X | - | Aguiniga Frew | |
| Surfing in Law | - | - | X |
Andrews |
|
| Marriage and the Law | - | - | X | Den Otter | |
| African American Politics | - | X | - | Vega Leon | |
| Capitalism and It's Critiques | - | X | - | Otruba | |
| Fascism | - | - | X | Otruba | |
| POLS 471 | Urban Politics | - | - | - | |
| POLS 500 | Independent Study | X | X | X | Staff |
| POLS 510 | Research Design | X | - | - | Nelson |
| POLS 515 | Public Policy | X | - | - | Aguiniga Frew |
| POLS 518 | Public Policy Analysis | - | X | - | Aguiniga Frew |
| POLS 540 | Leadership & Management | - | - | X | Warren |
| POLS 550 | Regulatory and Economic Policy | - | X | - | Hurt |
| POLS 560 | Quantitative Methods | - | - | X | Battle |
| POLS 568 | Special Topics in Public Policy | - | - | - | |
| POLS 570 | Public Policy Practicum | - | - | X | Nelson |
| POLS 586 | Policy Internship | X | X | X |
Staff |
| POLS 590 | Graduate Seminar | X | X | - | Arrington/Nelson |
| POLS 595 | Comprehensive Exam Prep | - | - | X | Arrington |