Political Science (Pol Si)
1A-B. Comparative Government (3-3)
Full-year sequence meets the United States Constitution and California
state and local government requirement for general education. Essentials
and comparative features of major governments of the world. (A) Government
and politics of Great Britain, France, and Russia. (B) Politics and government
of Switzerland, and the United States; federal, California state and local
government relationships.
11. American Government and Institutions (3)
Meets the United States Constitution requirement for general education;
federal, California state and local government. Not open to freshmen or
to students with credit in Pol Sc 1A-B or 101. Government within the context
of society; relevant studies in economics, sociology, anthropology, history,
psychology organized around a set of governmental questions.
101. American Constitution, Institutions and Ideals (3)
Meets the United States Constitution requirement for general education.
Not open to students below second semester sophomore or with credit in Pol
Sc 1A-B, 11, or equivalent. Executive, legislative, and judicial functions
of our government under the constitution; federal, California state and
local governmental relationships.
102. California Government and Institutions (1)
Not open to students with credit in Pol Sc 1A-B, 11, 101, or equivalent.
Open only to students who have satisfied United States Constitution requirement
but have not satisfied California state and local government requirement.
Examination of legislative, executive, judicial, and local government problems
in California.
112A-B. History of Political Thought (3-3)
Pol Sc 112A is not prerequisite to 112B. Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or
permission of instructor. (A) Development of political thought from Plato
to Machiavelli with readings and discussions. (B) Development of political
thought from Machiavelli to the present.
114. American Political Thought (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Development
of American political philosophy from its European foundation to the present;
geographic, economic, social and cultural influences on American political
ideas; effect on governmental policies and political institutions.
124. Foundations of National Power (2)
Not open to majors or minors in political science. Prerequisite: upper division
standing. Major factors underlying international tensions-nationalism, imperialism,
and communism; attempts to alleviate these tensions; balance of power concepts;
the superpowers United States and the USSR.
126. International Organizations (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 127 or permission of instructor. Developing role of
international organizations; historical roots of organized cooperation;
League of Nations, United Nations, regional pacts; political and organizational
issues confronting the United Nations.
127. International Relations (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Analytical
introduction to international relations; nationalism; imperialism; racial,
population, and economic factors; war; settlement of international disputes
by methods other than war; foreign policies of the major powers.
128. Contemporary World Politics, 1914 to the Present (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. World affairs
from 1914 to the present; present foreign policies of the major powers from
historical, political, and economic viewpoints; events leading to World
War 11 and United Nations organizations.
129. Contemporary International Problems (2; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B, upper-division standing, permission of instructor.
Reading, research, and discussion of current international problems.
132. The Conduct of American Foreign Affairs (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or it or permission of instructor. Formulation
and execution of foreign policy; constitutional framework; role of the President
and the executive branch, Congress, pressure groups and public opinion;
contemporary problems and policies.
135. Soviet Institutions (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B, Hist 137, 138, or permission of instructor. The
Soviet State since 1918; political aspects of Soviet institutions.
136. Soviet Foreign Policy (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or it or permission of instructor. Sources of
Soviet foreign policy, historical and ideological; purposes and formulation
of policies; cold war policies and practices, attitudes toward East-West
tensions, colonialism, underdeveloped areas, neutralism, disarmament; contest
for power with Red China; current trends.
141. Governments of the Commonwealth (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Commonwealth
system and the nations composing it; Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and
India; role of emerging nations within the system.
144. The Government of England (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A or 11 or permission of instructor. Constitutional
history since 1900, contemporary political parties, and governmental machinery
of the United Mngdom.
146. Latin-American Governments (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Political evolution
of the foremost Latin-American republics; racial, cultural, economic, and
geographic factors; constitutional history and development of political
institutions and parties.
152. Political Parties and Pressure Groups (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. History and
characteristics of political parties and pressure groups; their interaction
and influence upon nominations, and elections, upon executive and legislative
branches of federal, state, and local government.
153. Dynamics of Political Behavior (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. The analysis
of political behavior.
155. The American Presidency (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Origin and
concepts of the office; sources of power; role of the President in foreign
and domestic affairs; future of the Presidency.
156. American Governmental Process (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Contemporary
problems and issues of American government.
157. United States Constitution- Growth and Development in Theory
and Practice (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Law of the
Constitution and its underlying political theory, with leading cases.
161. State and County Government (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. The organization,
structure, powers, and functions of state and county governments.
163. Municipal Government and Administration (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Organization,
powers, and functions of city government; types of city charters, relationship
between city and state government; police and fire protection, education,
water supply, health and sanitation, city planning, debts and taxation,
public utilities.
164A-B. Public Administration (3-3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. (A) Policy
and administration; administrative and adjudicative responsibility; planning;
budgeting; public relations. (B) Administrative organization; management;
personnel administration; foreign administrative systems.
165. Public Personnel Administration (2)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B, 164A-B; or permission of instructor. American
personnel administration; job recruinnent and classification; merit test
construction and analysis; salary plans and grades; building employee morale
and efficiency, on- job training programs; promotions, demotions, dismissals,
retirement programs.
170. Introduction to Planning (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 or permission of instructor. Planning process
in government and role of the planner in a democratic society; planning
as a line of function in city, county, and area government; planning boards
and commissions.
172. Urban Renewal and Metropolitan Problems (2; max total 4)
Limited to students who can arrange field trips. Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B,
or 101, or permission of instructor. Adrninistration of urban renewal programs
in cities and counties; concept of the workable program and other requirements
for federal aid; problems of intergovernmental cooperation in local and
metropolitan areas, housing, planning, and redevelopment programs.
180. Internship in Public Administration (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or 11 and permission of instructor. Supervised
work and project experience with government agencies; government problems
and procedures. (1 weekly seminar; minimum of 3 field hours per unit)
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Regulations and Procedures -- Independent Study.
199. Scope and Method in Political Science (3)
Prerequisite: junior standing. Approaches to the study of political science
with emphasis on analysis, methodology, and bibliographic technique.
212. Seminar in Political Theory (3; max total 6 if topics not repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Advanced research and analysis
of problems of sovereignty; relationships between the individual and the
state; limitations of governmental authority; effect of crisis and challenge
in international relations.
220. Seminar in International Relations (3, max total 6)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 127, permission of instructor. Research and analysis
in an area of international politics: theory, law, organization, conflict
resolution, foreign policy formulation.
240. Seminar in American Government (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1B, permission of instructor. Research and analysis
of issues, concepts, a-nd problems in the field of American Government;
federalism, political parties, pressure groups, electoral behavior, legislative
process, constitutional law.
249. Seminar in Comparative Government (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B, 127, and permission of instructor. Advanced level
synthesis of basic concepts, issues, and problems of comparative government.
264. Seminar in Public Administration (3; max total 6 if topic not
repeated)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Problems in administrative analysis
and organization, tools and techniques of administrative research, interpretation
and application of research findings.
269. Seminar in Public Law (3; max total 6 if topic not repeated)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 114, 157, and permission of instructor. Role and function
of the judiciary and judicial systems in the formulation of governmental
policy; problems in constitutional law, administrative law, international
law, judicial process, and judicial administration.
290. Independent Study (3)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
299. Thesis (3-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.