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Undergraduate
Courses
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The course prefix for
the following courses is POSC.
Lower Division
Courses
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1000
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Introduction
to Political Science (4)
Introduction to the study of politics and government, surveying the
concepts and approaches of political science. (Y)
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1201
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American
Political Institutions (4)
Development of political institutions and ideals in the U.S. Key elements
of the political system, including the Constitution, Presidency, Congress,
Courts, parties, elections, and bureaucracy. Combined with POSC 1202
meets code requirements in U.S. history, U.S. Constitution and California
government. (A)
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1202
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Public
Policy/California Politics (4)
Issues in American public policy, focusing on contemporary controversies
(environment, poverty). California state and local government. Basic
methodology including how to interpret public opinion data, electoral
polls, statistics about public policy. Combined with POSC 1201, meets
U.S. History, Constitution, and Institutions requirement. (A)
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1400
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Introduction
to Public Affairs and Administration (4)
Politics and administration of public policy, the policy-making process,
administrative leadership and ethics, bureaucratic institutions, organization
dynamics, intergovernmental relations, citizen influence and input
in public affairs and administration. (Y)
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1500
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Conflict
in World Politics (4)
Causes of conflict. Topics include Iraq and Desert Storm, Bosnia,
the Middle East, and Third World conflicts. Analysis of foreign aggression,
civil war, terrorism, ethnic struggle, nationalism, boundary disputes,
military force, sanctions, peacekeeping, mediation, disaster relief,
and economic aid. (Y)
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2001
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Politics,
the Self, and Society (4)
How political institutions and theories in different nations shape
and are shaped by individuals and the social order. Emphasis on Western
and Eastern Europe and selected developing nations.
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Upper Division
Courses
American Government and Politics
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3020
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Values
in Politics, Administration, and Law (4)
Issues involving values in U.S. politics, administration, and law,
using a case study method. Questions raised in the course include:
When is political action corrupting? Can law provide justice? Does
administration undermine democracy? When is political violence justified
to overcome injustice?
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3101
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American
Government in Simulation (4)
The institutions of the U.S. national government, such as the Congress,
the courts and party conventions, studied through the use of simulations,
both electronic and classroom, in which all students participate.
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3111
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The
American Presidency (4)
Study of the American Presidency both historically and analytically
with an emphasis on roles and powers; the struggle between the President
and Congress; the leadership role of the President in government,
political parties, and public opinion. (Y)
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3112
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Congress
and the California Legislature (4)
Background and recruitment of Congressmen and state legislators, elections,
the rules of the game, constituent representation, the committee system,
leadership, relations with the Executive Branch, lobbyists, and reform
proposals. Field trip to the California legislature. Emphasis on sources
of information about Congress for the concerned citizen. (Y)
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3113
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Political
Internship (2-4)
Practical experience on a legislative or executive staff or in a campaign
organization. May be repeated once for credit with permission of instructor.
(F, W, Sp)
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3120
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State
and Local Politics and Government (4)
The structures, processes, policies, political culture and power distributions
of governments of states, cities, suburbs, small towns, metropolitan
areas and neighborhoods. Special reference to California and San Francisco
Bay Area institutions and problems. Satisfies the California state
and local government code requirement. (Y)
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3130
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Urban
Politics (4)
Styles and structures of city government; community power studies;
community control and metropolitan government; problems of crime,
welfare, finance, education, pollution, planning; emphasis on the
Bay Area. (Y)
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3150
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Politics
of California (4)
Political culture, electoral systems, and public policy in California.
Field trip to the California Legislature. Satisfies code requirement
in California state and local government. (Y)
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3300
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Voting
and Public Opinion (4)
Nature and causes of voter turnout and vote choice. Determinants and
effects of public opinion. Methodology used for measurement and analysis
of these subjects. Prerequisite: STAT 1000 or 1100.
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3310
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Political
Parties and Campaigning (4)
Party organizations in U.S. and California, historical changes in
party operations, political machines and patronage, money in politics,
party labels, the differences and similarities between the major parties,
minor parties, the new style of campaigns, professional campaign management
firms, the prospects for reform. (Y)
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3330
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Interest
Groups, Lobbying, and Political Reform (4)
Private power and American public policy; the nature and sources,
strategy and tactics of pressure group power in the American political
process. Business, labor, agriculture, the professions, minority groups,
and religion as organized groups influencing political decision making.
(Y)
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3333
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Ethnic
and Minority Politics (4)
Contemporary and historic analysis of ethnic and minority participation
in the political process. Voting, elections, interest groups, political
machines, office holders, activists, strategies, and common participatory
patterns. Cross-listed with E S 3333.
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3340
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Women
and Politics (4)
Public policy relating to American women; impact of the women's movement
on public policy and political behavior; women as voters, political
activists, political office-holders; the function of sex roles in
the political system. (Y)
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3350
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American
Politics in the Era of Vietnam and Watergate (4)
Analysis of the Watergate and Vietnam crises in American politics.
Origins and course of the Vietnam war; rise of presidential power;
congressional, media, and popular reaction; fall of the Nixon Administration;
long-term effects on the American political system and on American
foreign policy. (Y)
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3360
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Culture
and Politics in the United States (4)
How political personality is formed by cultural experience in the
U.S. Influences such as generational effects, gender, region, ethnicity
and sexual identity. News reporting, literature, movies and television
as sources of the development of political personality.
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Public Policy and Administration
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3170
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Public
Policy and the Family (4)
The evolution of and current controversies over American government
policies on the family, including abortion, family planning, marriage,
divorce and custody, child care subsidies, wife battering, child abuse,
and welfare. Impact of policies on the poor and minority groups, as
well as on middle class whites. (Y)
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3370
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Citizen
Action (4)
How can citizens help solve the most important problems of our society?
Power, competition and compromise in democracy and reform; case studies.
The flow from policy knowledge and values to advocacy and action.
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3418
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U.S.
Immigration Policy and Law (4)
Development of U.S. immigration policy including theories, demographic
trends, sources of immigration legislation, case law. Relationship
of politics, policy, culture, social and economic status to racial
and ethnic groups, women, and workers.
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3419
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Labor
Policy and Law (4)
Historical development and changing fortunes of working class, trade
unions, immigrant, and women workers. Growth among government workers
and declining numbers in private industry. U.S. Government's labor
laws and judicial interpretation for private and public sectors.
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3800
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Public
Policy Analysis (4)
Surveys the formulation, implementation, and impact of public policy
dealing with social and economic problems. Examines and evaluates
the causes and content of government policy in various areas such
as civil rights, social welfare, urban affairs, crime, education,
health, environment, energy, taxation. (Y)
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3870
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Public
Personnel Management (4)
Politics, history, values and contemporary issues related to employment
in the public sector. Topics include discriminatory practices, affirmative
action efforts, training and development programs, comparable worth
pay systems, collective bargaining, and constitutional rights of employees.
(Y)
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4171
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Public
Policy and the Environment (4)
Politics of human-environment relationships. Sustainability, biodiversity,
population, consumption, technology, energy, water, resources, recycling,
pollution, and urban systems. Cultural values, paradigm change, science,
risk analysis, market pricing, competition of networks, and citizen
action. Significant written assignment integrates theory and practice.
(Y)
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4172
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Public
Policy and Health (4)
Research and reports on the development and administration of public
policy with regard to medicine and health care; problems of organization
and financing of health care services, health insurance, medical research,
and health worker programs in the United States. (Y)
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4861
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Politics
of Budgeting (4)
Politics and governmental budgeting; executive-legislative relationships,
interest group activities, and citizen demands; the budget as an instrument
for management, planning, and policy-making at federal, state, and
local levels. (Y)
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Comparative Government
and Politics
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3201
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Political
Systems of Western Europe (4)
The governments and politics of Great Britain, France, Germany, and
other Western European nations. Development and expansion of the European
Union. (Y)
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3204
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Political
Systems of Asia (4)
An analysis of politics in selected Asian countries. The degree of
emphasis on particular countries and areas such as China, India, Japan,
and Southeast Asia varies. (Y)
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3222
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Government
and Politics of Eastern and Central Europe (4)
The politics of the formerly communist states of Eastern and Central
Europe. Countries covered include Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania,
the Balkans and others. New democratic institutions and economic development.
Links with Western Europe. (Y)
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3230
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Government
and Politics in the Middle East (4)
Introduction to the study of contemporary politics in the Middle East.
Comparative approach, analyzing the political, social, religious and
economic aspects of the area.
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3260
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Government
and Politics of Africa South of the Sahara (4)
The governments of the nations of Africa south of the Sahara, with
special reference to comparative colonial policies, nationalist movements,
political parties, and the problems of nation building; comparative
economic systems and the roll of the military. (Y)
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3280
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Political
Systems of Latin America (4)
Political development, instability, and revolution in a comparative
framework. Case studies of political development in major countries;
group conflicts, ideology, administrative problems, and the role of
violence. (Y)
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Public Law
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3410
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Law
and Society (4)
Rise of the American legal system and evolution of values in the law.
Courts in the political system and the policy impact of modern legal
initiatives. (F, W, Sp)
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3417
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Survey
of American Law (4)
The basic elements of the American legal system, its essential values,
and its impact on society. Personal injury, contracts, criminal law,
regulation, and international law. Emphasis on case law as the basis
for exploring the legal system. (Y)
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3418
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U.S.
Immigration Policy and Law (4)
Development of U.S. immigration policy including theories, demographic
trends, sources of immigration legislation, case law. Relationship
of politics, policy, culture, social and economic status to racial
and ethnic groups, women, and workers.
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3441
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American
Constitutional Law I (4)
The American Constitution as a model of government. The role of democracy,
federalism, assumptions regarding human nature, citizenship, separation
of powers, capitalism, and issues of empire building. (Y)
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3442
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American
Constitutional Law II (4)
The Bill of Rights as interpreted by Court decisions since its adoption.
Topics include freedom of speech, religion, equal protection, and
personal privacy. Emphasis on the relationship among rights, politics,
judicial behavior and public policy. (Y)
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3460
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Environmental
Law (4)
Legislative, judicial, and administrative controls over public and
private actions impacting on the environment. Examination of statutory,
administrative, and judicial decisions relating to the environment
and of government actors and agencies making these decisions. (Y)
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3470
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International
Law (4)
The rules that govern governments and world bodies. Includes treaties,
law of the sea, environmental protection, use of force, terrorism,
and markets. Focus on the movement toward global community. Not open
to students with credit for POSC 3951.
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3503
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Philosophy
of Law (4)
(See PHIL 3503 for course description.)
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4450
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Administrative
Law (4)
Administrative function in American national and state systems: foundations
of administrative power; judicial supervision of administration; status
of regulatory and quasi-judicial agencies; delegation of legislative
and executive powers. Cross-listed with PUAD 4450. (Y)
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International Relations
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3500
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World
Problems and Global Response (4)
Arms control, human rights, development, debt, women's rights, world
population, environmental protection, and technology transfers. Analysis
of key actors (United Nations, specialized agencies, national governments,
non-governmental organizations) and policy alternatives. Student opportunity
to work with local organizations. (Y)
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3505
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American
Foreign Policy (4)
National security, economic and development assistance policies since
World War II. Current policy choices and the constitutional conflict
between Congress and the President. Rule of the State Department,
the military, the CIA, and non-governmental organizations (labor,
business, and veterans). (Y)
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3508
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Politics
of Filipino-American Relations (4)
Filipino-American relations within the context of Filipino nationalism
and America's rise as a superpower.
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3510
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War
and Peace (4)
Major power security concerns, regional alliances, and Third World
countries. Analysis of nuclear, chemical, biological, and conventional
arms proliferation and arms control. Military doctrine and weapons
systems, conflict resolution, peacekeeping, and peace movements. Student
opportunity to work with local organizations. (Y)
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3520
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International
Relations (4)
The conduct of relations among states. The international system, national
power, sovereignty, nationalism, ideology; use of diplomacy, propaganda,
economic influence, military force; problems of neocolonialism, multinational
corporations, racial tensions, nuclear deterrence, war, the role of
the United Nations. (Y)
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3521
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Politics
of the Global Economy (4)
International trade and development assistance. Focus on GATT, the
World Trade Organization, the G7 nations, and the International Monetary
Fund. Problems of transnational corporations, labor standards, and
migration. Global liberalism compared with collectivist economies.
Ecological, participatory, regional and nationalist challenges. (Y)
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3550
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The
United Nations and World Community (4)
Historical, institutional and theoretical background of the contemporary
United Nations and related agencies; focus on participation of selected
countries in the UN structure and operations with regard to current
international problems and issues. May be repeated for credit by students
participating in Model UN. (Y)
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Political Theory
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3020
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Values
in Politics, Law, and Administration (4)
(See American Government and Politics section for description.)
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3703
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American
Political Thought (4)
Significant American political ideas and thinkers from the Pilgrims
to the present. Includes, among others, Jefferson, Madison, Calhoun,
King, and Gingrich. (Y)
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3704
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Marxism
in Theory and Practice (4)
The writings of Marx and the characteristics of Marxism in the 20th
century. (Y)
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3711
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Greek,
Roman and Medieval Political Thought (4)
Major Western political ideas from the Greeks through the 15th century.
Emphasis upon major political theorists in the development of classical
Greek and Roman, Medieval Christian, and Renaissance political theory.
Cross-listed with HIST 3711. (Y)
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3713
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Contemporary
Political Thought (4)
Major Western political ideas in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasis
upon central figures in the development of Democratic, Marxist, Socialist,
and various other contemporary bodies of political theory. (Y)
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3715
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The
State and the Family (4)
The relationship between the public and private spheres. The relationship
between the state and family as perceived by political theorists.
The home as a metaphor for public life; the patriarchal and other
modes of government and the family; the interdependence of the family,
the economy, and the state; the family as haven of resistance in a
hostile political environment. Classical political theory texts and
contemporary writings.
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3716
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Citizenship,
Community, and Democratic Theory (4)
The duties and rights of citizenship, personal and ethnic identities,
and evolving democratic theory. Specific issues raised by contemporary
politics: national service, immigration policy models of citizenship
participation, dismantling the welfare state, utopian and contemporary
notions of community, and affirmative action. Classical and contemporary
texts.
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3717
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Theories
of Imperialism (4)
Major theories and debates about imperialism, its history, its modern
manifestations, and its status and future in the post-Cold War era.
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General
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3010
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Political
Inquiry: Scope and Methods (4)
Analysis of central concepts and research techniques in political
science through examination of selected studies in the development
of the discipline. (F)
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3898
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Cooperative
Education (1-4)
Supervised work experience in which student completes academic assignments
integrated with off-campus paid or volunteer activities. May be repeated
for up to 8 units. A maximum of 4 units will be accepted toward the
Political Science major; a maximum of 4 units will be accepted toward
the Political Science minor. Prerequisites: at least a 2.0 GPA; departmental
approval of activity. (A)
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3999
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Issues
in Political Science (4)
Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant
issues in political science. May be repeated for credit when content
varies.
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4900
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Independent
Study (1-4)
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4910
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Political
Science Seminar (4)
Contributions of natural and social science theories, methods, results
for political science; scope and method of political science; individual
research on selected topics. Open to seniors only. Registration priority
given to political science majors and minors. Prerequisite: POSC 3010.
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