Major and Minor Degree Requirements
Major Requirements - 11 courses
Students will take a total of 11 Politics courses - 2 lower-division and 9 upper-division courses.
(2) Lower Division Requirements
POLI 1- Politics: Power, Principle, Process, And Policy
POLI 3 - Keywords: Concepts In Politics
POLI 4- Citizenship And Action
POLI 17- U.S. And The World Economy
POLI 20- American Politics
POLI 21– Governing The Golden State
POLI 60- Comparative Politics
POLI 61- Politics Of Social Policy
POLI 70 - Global Politics
(4) Upper Division Elective Requirements
POLI 100- Politics Writing-Intensive Seminar
POLI 101- Introduction To Research Methods
POLI 102- Doing Research
POLI 103- Feminist Interventions
POLI 108- Revolt, Rebellion, Revolution
POLI 110- Law And Social Issues
POLI 111A- Constitutional Law
POLI 111B- Civil Liberties
POLI 112- Women And The Law
POLI 113- Feminism And The Body
POLI 114- Thinking Green: Politics, Philosophies, And Practices Of Sustainability
POLI 115- Foundations Of Political Economy
POLI 116- Comparative Law
POLI 117- Manufactured Truth And Narratives Of Power
POLI 118- Critical Political Thought And Critical Theory
POLI 121- Racism & Justice In America
POLI 122- Politics, Labor, And Markets
POLI 124- Economic Inequality In America
POLI 125- Political Organizations In American Politics
POLI 127- Parties And Partisanship In American Politics
POLI 128- American Elections And Voting Behavior
POLI 129- Policies And Politics Of American Defense
POLI 132- California Water Law And Policy
POLI 133- Law Of Democracy
POLI 134- Congress: Representation And Legislation
POLI 135- Immigration Policy And Debate In The U.S.
POLI 136- Applied Public Policy
POLI 141- Politics Of China
POLI 143- Comparative Post-Communist Politics
POLI 144- Andean Politics
POLI 146- The Politics Of Africa
POLI 147- The Politics Of Territorial Conflict
POLI 148- Social Movements
POLI 149- Democratic Transitions
POLI 151- Politics Of Law
POLI 153- Urban Politics
POLI 154- The Philippines And The World
POLI 158- Law And Politics Of Memory
POLI 161- The Rise Of China
POLI 162- Globalization And The Environment: Trade Complements And Conflicts
POLI 163- U.S. Foreign Policy
POLI 165- Global Organization
POLI 166- Politics Of Migration
POLI 167- Politics Of International Trade
POLI 168- Topics In International Relations And Global Politics
POLI 169- Politics Of Development
POLI 170- International Environmental Politics
POLI 172- Liberalism, The State, And The War On Terror
POLI 173- Disability, Law, & Politics
POLI 174- Global Political Ecology
POLI 175- Human Rights
POLI 176- Politics, Security, Energy & The Environment Along The Mighty Mekong
POLI 179- Global Climate Change Politics
POLI 182- The Power To Punish
POLI 184- Shariah And Political Thinking: Law And Politics In Modern Islamic Thought
POLI 185- Political Psychology
POLI 186- Global Health Politics
POLI 187- Decolonial Global Health: A View From The Middle East And Africa
POLI 189- Pandemics, Politics, And Global And Community Health
(4) CORE Requirements (2 courses from one subfield, 1 from a second subfield, and 1 from a third subfield)
Theory
POLI 105A- Ancient Political Thought
POLI 105B- Early Modern Political Thought
POLI 105C- Modern Political Thought
POLI 105D- Contemporary Political Theory: Modernity And Its Discontents
U.S Politics
POLI 120A- Congress, President, And The Court In American Politics
POLI 120B- Society And Democracy In American Political Development
POLI 120C- State And Capitalism In American Political Development
Comparative
POLI 140A- European Politics
POLI 140C- Latin American Politics
POLI 140D- Politics Of East Asia
POLI 140E- Middle East Politics
Global Politics/International Relations
POLI 160A- Theories Of International And World Politics
POLI 160B- International Law
POLI 160C- Security, Conflict, Violence, War
POLI 160D- International Political Economy
(1) Senior Comprehensive Requirement
Poli 190A-Z seminar
Extra Elective Option (requires completion of a 5th and 6th elective, one must include Poli 199F)
Poli 200 level graduate seminar (must obtain faculty approval to enroll)
Senior Thesis, Poli 195A, 195B & 195C (must secure faculty sponsorship prior to enrollment)
Minor Requirements - 6 courses
To complete a minor in Politics, students must complete one Politics lower-division course numbered 1-70 (pass with a grade of a C or better), four CORE classes (2 Core in one subfield and 2 in a second subfield), and one upper-division elective (any course numbered 100-189).
1 Lower division requirement (any Politics course numbered 1-70)
4 CORE requirements (2 classes in one subfield and 2 classes in a second subfield)
1 Upper-division elective requirement (any course numbered 100-189)
