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Fall 2018 – Current

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The Bachelor of Arts in Political Science requires 48 units in the major: 42 units in Political Science and six upper-division units in related disciplines such as American studies, anthropology, criminal justice, economics, geography, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology and statistics.

 

POSC 100, a graduation requirement for all students, is not part of the major, but is a prerequisite to further work in political science. No more than 12 units total may be in the lower division.

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Introductory Requirements (3 Units)

• POSC 200 - Introduction to the Study of Politics

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Political Philosophy Requirement (3 units)

• POSC 340 - Political Philosophy

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Breadth Requirements (12 Units; courses must come from 4 of the 5 subfields)

  Choose four of the following subfields:

• American Politics
  • POSC 310 - Political Behavior and Motivation 
    or 
    POSC 315 -   Politics and Policy Making in America
• Public Administration
  • POSC 320 - Introduction to Public Management and Policy 
• Comparative Politics
  • POSC 330 - Politics in Nation-States
• International Relations
  • POSC 350 - World Politics in the 21st Century 
    or
    POSC 352 - American Foreign Policy 
• Public Law
  • POSC 375 - Law, Politics and Society 

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Reaserch Methods Requirement (3 Units)

Choose one of the following courses:

• POSC 321 - Research in Public Management
• POSC 407 - Polls, Statistics and Political Interpretation

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Related Fields (6 upper - division units)

Please click this link below to view the list of related fields

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Electives (21 Units)

If you are a transfer student, please meet with an advisor as soon as possible to determine where any transfer political science courses may count toward your major.

• Writing Requirement Courses (6 Units; writing requirement courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher. If the writing requirement is met in another major, 6 units of any 400-level POSC courses are still required here): 
  403,  405,  410,  411,  412,  416,  417,  421,  422,  426,  427,  431T,  432,  437,  438,  442T,  446,  448,  456,  457,  458,  460,  461,  471,  472,  473,  474,  475,  476,  485
• Additional 400-level POSC course (3 Units)
• Other POSC electives (12 Units)

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