BA POLITICAL SCIENCE -- 2000-01 Catalog
Political Science Department
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60 units upper division | 2.0 GPA | GWR | USCP * = Satisfies General Education requirement
MAJOR COURSES
POLS 180 Political Inquiry				4
POLS 225 Introduction to International Relations				4
POLS 230 Basic Concepts of Political Thought				4
POLS 360 Political Analysis				4
POLS 461, 462 Senior Project				2,2
Political science electives (300–400 level)				16
Concentration courses or individualized course of study				28
				64
SUPPORT COURSES
HIST 110/111 Western Civilization				4-5
Geography elective (300–400 level)				4
Anthropology/Sociology elective (300–400 level)				4
ENGL 310/315/318				4
STAT 221 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (B2)*				5
	21-22
GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)				67
72 GE units required; 5 of these units are specified in Support. See page 79 for complete GE course listing. Minimum of 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.
Area A Communication (minimum 11 units) Take one course from A1, A2, A3: A1 Expository Writing A2 Critical Thinking A3 Speech If less than 11 units, take one additional course in: A4 Argumentative Writing
Area B Science and Mathematics (minimum 10) 5 GE units are specified in Support. Take one course from B1a and one from B1b; one with lab: B1a Physical Sciences elective B1b Life Sciences elective Take one additional course from B2 B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics *see Support
Area C Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units) Take one course from each Area C category: C1a Literature C1b Philosophy C2 Fine/Performing Arts C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level) If less than 15 units, take one additional course from C1, C2, C3
Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (min.15 units) No more than one course in any Area D category. Take one course from D1a and one from D1b D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211 D1b POLS 110 or LS 212 Take three courses from D2, D3, D4a, D4b D2 History (300-400 level) D3 Economics D4a Social Institutions D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)
Area E Life Understanding (minimum 3 units) No more than one course in any Area E category. Take one course from E1 or E2 E1 PSY 201/PSY 202 E2 Self Development
Area F Technology (minimum 2 units) Take one course from F1 or F2 F1 Computer Literacy F2 Technology elective
Additional GE Courses (minimum 11 units)
Additional units to complete 72-unit and/or Area requirements. No more than one additional course from Areas A, B, C, D, E.
ELECTIVES		33-34 27-28
Units reduced effective Winter 2004			186 180

CONCENTRATIONS (select one)
Select a concentration or individualized course of study.

International Affairs Concentration
POLS 324 International Politics	4
POLS 328 Politics of Developing Areas	4
POLS 329 Comparative Politics	4
POLS 420 Contemporary U.S. Foreign Policy	4
Adviser approved electives	12
	28
Pre-Law Concentration
ENGL 302 Writing: Advanced Composition	4
POLS 341 American Constitutional Law	4
POLS 344 Civil Liberties	4
POLS 334 Jurisprudence	3
POLS 345 Judicial Process	4
Adviser approved electives	9
	28
Public Administration Concentration
POLS 351 Public Administration	4
POLS 386 Government Internship	4
POLS 472 State and Local Government	4
POLS 455 Public Policy	4
Adviser approved electives	12
	28