Minor in Political Science

The five-course minor allows students to choose from a range of courses and subjects within a general framework. There is a two-course core that includes POLS 200: American Political System and POLS 205: Introduction to Political Theory, plus an additional three upper-division electives that may be taken from any subfield within the discipline (American Government, Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory), though the department recommends that students choose one course from three of these fields.

POLS 302 Social Science Research Methods
POLS 303 Comparative Political Analysis (Spring only)
POLS 304 Theory and Analysis of International Relations (Fall only)
POLS 307 Perspectives on the Holocaust and Genocide (Spring only)
POLS 310 Classical Political Thought
POLS 311 Contemporary Political Thought
POLS 313 Critical Theory: Race and Gender
POLS 314 Environmental Political Theory
POLS 315 Modern Political Ideologies
POLS 330 Race, Ethnicity, and Politics
POLS 345 Model United Nations (Spring only)
POLS 350 European Parliamentary Democracies
POLS 351 Politics of Russia
POLS 352 Politics of Eastern Europe
POLS 360 Politics of Modern Ireland
POLS 391 Gender and Politics
POLS 415 Explorations in Political Theory
POLS 426 The Legislative Process
POLS 427 The American Presidency
POLS 429 Interest Groups
POLS 430 Introduction to Public Administration
POLS 431 Politics and the Media
POLS 439 Political Science Internship
POLS 444 United States Foreign Policy
POLS 445 International Organizations
POLS 446 International Relations of the Middle East
POLS 447 Nonviolent Strategies in International Relations
POLS 448 Political Violence, Terrorism, and Law                                                                                                                                                                               POLS 449 Gender and Geopolitics in Science Fiction and Fantasy
POLS 450 Politics of Asia
POLS 452 Politics of the Developing World
POLS 453 Politics of Latin America
POLS 455 Comparative Reproductive Rights
POLS 484 Elections and Voter Behavior
POLS 486 Selected Issues: International Politics
POLS 487 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics
POLS 488 Special Topics in American Government and Politics
POLS 494 Selected Topics in Political Science
POLS 495 Special Studies in Political Science

Students must pass POLS 200 and POLS 205 with a grade of C or better in order to complete the Political Science minor. 

Code Requirements
POLS 200 - American Political System fulfills state code requirements in U.S. Constitution and California state and local government. Upper-division courses may also be used to satisfy certain of these code requirements upon approval by the department chair.