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.
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.
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.
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.
143. Postwar Governments of Continental Europe (3)
Prerequisite: Pol Sc 1A-B or permission of instructor. Comparative treatment
of the politics and government of France, Germany, and Italy from the close
of World War II to the present.
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.
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.
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.
290. Independent Study (3)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.