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COURSES

 

Political Science (Pl Si)

1. Modern Politics (3)
An introduction to modern politics through the study of subjects such as political interests, parties, and movements; democracy, communism, and nationalism; the individual and the state; power and government.

2. American Government and Institutions (3)
Meets the United States Constitution requirement and the federal, California state, and local government requirement. Not open to students with credit in Pl Si 101. The development and operation of government in the United States; study of how ideas, institutions, laws, and people have constructed and maintained a political order in America. Not available for CR/NC grading.

7. Politics of Natural Resources (3)
Development and implementation of public policies with respect to such natural resource issues as land use, water and air pollution, energy; interactions of public opinion, government and special interest groups; conservation and waste.

8. Human and Civil Rights (3)
Examination of the ethical, ideological, religious, and legal foundations of human and civil rights; development of human rights in the Western and non-Western world; the nature and manner of discrimination and oppression; protection and enforcement of civil and human rights.

10T. Contemporary Issues in Politics
(1-3; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Significant contemporary uses in political theory, world politics, comparative government, American government, local government, public administration, or public opinion.

70. Introduction to Law (3)
Examination of roles and functions of law; jurisprudence (theory of law); legal education and the court system -- structure and rationale; criteria for selecting judges; factors influencing judicial decisions; resistance and compliance; changes and challenges to the judicial system.

90. Methods of Analysis of Quantitative Political Data (3)
An introduction to hypothesis testing in political science, with applications to the analysis of quantitative political data; the formulation of research problems and hypotheses; accuracy and precision in measurements; problems of evidence and inference; basic techniques of statistical analysis. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Computer lab fee, $15)

101. American Constitution, Institutions, and Ideals (3)
Meets the United States Constitution requirement. Not open to students below second semester sophomore or with credit in Pl Si 2. Executive, legislative, and judicial functions of our government under the constitution; federal, California state, and local governmental relationships. Not available for CR/NC grading.

102. California Government and Institutions (1)
Not open to students with credit in Pl Si 2, 101. 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. Not available for CR/NC grading.

103. California Politics (3)
Satisfies California state and local government requirement, if not used for political science major. Emphasis on the historical development of politics in California and the factors and institutions important to contemporary politics: characteristics of the electorate, voter registration, primaries and general elections, candidates and campaigning, party organizations and leaders, interest groups, and current issues.



Political Theory (Pl Si)

110. Seminar in History of Political Thought to Machiavelli (3)
Development of political thought from Plato to Machiavelli: law, justice, the state, authority, forms of government, and church-state relations in light of the philosophy of history.

111. Seminar in History of Political Thought Since Machiavelli (3)
Freedom and individual rights, democracy, majority rule, equality, law and authority, power, constitutionalism, property, social class and structure, and revolution traced through the writings of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Burke, Bentham, Hegel, Tocqueville, and Mill.

114. Seminar in American Political Thought (3)
Analysis of democracy, majority rule and minority rights, constitutionalism, federalism, representation, pluralism, property, separation of powers, and judicial review based on the perspectives of representative early and contemporary American thinkers.

115. Approaches to Political Science (3)
Historical development of political science as a discipline; emphasis on theories of classical analysis compared with contemporary political and administrative sciences.

116. Contemporary Political Idealogies (3)
Same as A Eth 105). Historical inquiry into socialism. capitalism. conservatism. liberalism. varieties of fascism and contemporary communism; special emphasis of these ideologies in the classical tradition at political thought.

119T. Topics in Political Theory (1-4; max total 8)
Possible topics include theories of democracy; the Marxian tradition; political thought of specific authors, historical periods and countries; peace and war; church-state relations; the nature of politics and of political science.



International Relations (Pl Si)

120. International Politics (3)
Dynamics of political interactions of nations; nationalism, imperialism and interdependence; national power and diplomacy; types of conflict, including war; peaceful settlement of disputes; current issues involving competing foreign policies, national development, energy, and national liberation movements.

121. American Foreign Affairs (3)
Prerequisite: Pl Si 2. Formulation and execution of American foreign policy; constitutional frame work; role of the president and the executive branch, Congress, pressure groups and public opinion; contemporary problems and policies.

122. Contemporary World Politics (3)
World affairs from 1914 to the present; present foreign policies at the major powers from historical, political, and economic viewpoints; events leading to World War II and United Nations organizations.

125. Soviet Foreign Policy (3)
Sources of Soviet foreign policy, historical and ideological; continuity and change in methods, strategy and tactics; policy formulation and application in specific geographic and subject matter areas.

126. International Law and Organization (3)
The sources and subjects of international law; state jurisdiction and responsibility; international agreements; the regulation of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes through international law and organization, including the League of Nations, the United Nations, and regional organizations.

128T. Topics in International Relations
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Politics of military power; arms limitation and control; peace theory; ecopolitics; regionalism and cooperation; shifts in balance of power; nationalism; imperialism; neutralism and nonalignment; foreign policies of specific nations.



Comparative Government (Pl Si)

140. Approaches to Comparative Politics (3)
Prerequisite: Pl Si 1. Exploration of theories, models, and conceptual frameworks for the comparative study of political systems and subsystems; methodological rather than an area emphasis.

142T. Area Studies in Western Europe
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Government and politics of Western Europe (Britain, France, Germany, and Italy), Northern European Countries (Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden); or government and politics, of selected countries.

143T. Area Studies in Eastern Europe
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Government and politics of Eastern Europe; or government, politics, and institutions of selected countries.

144T. Area Studies in Africa and Middle East
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic is repeated)
Government and politics of Sub-Sahara Africa, Middle East; or government, politics, and institutions of selected countries.

146T. Area Studies in Latin America
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Possible topics include politics of South America; politics of Central America and Caribbean countries; roles of selected groups in Latin American politics.

149T. Seminar in Comparative Government
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Parliamentary systems, problems and goals of developing nations, federal systems, comparative local government, parties and pressure groups, and multi-party systems.



American Government (Pl Si)

150. Public Policy Making (3)
Examines the institutional and political processes by which public policy is formulated, adopted, and implemented. Individual instruction on student papers (students with fundamental writing deficiencies will be required to enroll in Engl 1L, 1 unit, concurrently).

151. Political Participation and Political Parties (3)
Political parties; nature and extent of citizen political activity; election of public officials; political organization of government.

156T. Topics in Political Behavior
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Voting behavior, political alienation, leadership, political perceptions and knowledge, environmental effects on political participation, group processes, and political socialization.

157. Political Science Internship Seminar (2)
Corequisite: Pl Si 158. Advanced analysis of citizen-government linkage from a theoretical perspective.

158. Internship in Political Science (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Maximum credit toward the political science major, 3 units. Supervised work experience in legislative offices and/or political campaigns to provide student with an opportunity to fuse theory and practice. CR/NC grading only.

159T. Seminar in American Government and Politics
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Congressional committee operations, policy making by the courts, political implications of civil service, executive initiation of legislation, minority groups and politics, political implications of news reporting; jurisprudence and legal philosophy; legal institutions; conflict resolution.



Local Government (Pl Si)

160. State and Local Governments (3)
The organization, structure, powers, and functions of state and local governments.

163. Municipal Government (3)
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.

169T. Seminar in Metropolitan Government and Politics
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Regional and area intergovernmental relations, urban renewal, human relations agencies, and taxation methodologies.



Public Law (Pl Si)

170. Constitutional Law, the Federal Structure (3)
Judicial Review, powers of the president, powers of Congress, federalism, and the contract clause and due process -- economic rights through case studies of leading Supreme Court decisions.

179T. Seminar in Public Law (1-4; max total 8)
Administrative law, international law, judicial administration, jurisprudence, legal institutions.



Public Administration (Pl Si)

181. Public Administration (3)
General analysis of the field of public administration; administrative theories; policy and administration; behavioralism; budgeting, planning, and legal framework.

182. Administrative Analysis:
Management and Organization (3)
Administrative organization; methods; systems and procedures; problem solving; systems analysis; reports and records; resources management.

183. Comparative Administration (3)
Theories of comparative public administration; cross-national comparisons of administrative processes; institutions, policy formation, and behavior with consideration of cultural, social, and economic environments.

186. Public Administration Internship Seminar (2)
Prerequisite: Pl Si 181. Corequisite: P1 Si 187. Advanced analysis of public administration theory and administrative practices from a theoretical perspective.

187. Internship in Public Administration (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Pl Si 186 (may be waived if student has completed one or more upper-division courses in public administration or is concurrently enrolled in Pl Si 181), permission of instructor. Maximum credit toward public administration major, 3 units. Supervised work experience in public agencies to provide the student with an opportunity to fuse theory and practice.

188T. Topics in Public Administration
(1-4; max total 9 if no topic repeated)
Treatment of current topics and problems in fiscal administration, public personnel administration, and planning.

189T. Seminar in Public Administration
(3; max total 6 if no topic repeated)
The values and philosophy of administration; management and dynamics of change; public relations and communication problems in public administration; planning problems and techniques; systems approach to resource management.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

191. Directed Readings (1)
Directed readings and supplemental and original source material for enrichment of regular offerings in the subdiscipline.

Core Program for Master of Arts Degree
in International Relations, (Pl Si)

200. Seminar in Methods and Political Systems (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Systematic analysis of major political cultures and economic systems. Emphasis upon the leading theoretical models of the contemporary international system, issues of political economy, and methods of cross-cultural research.

210. Seminar in Politics and Values (3)
(Same as A Eth 201.) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Inquiry into philosophies of international relations with particular emphasis on moral foundations of international law in light of Western political theory. Some contemporary problems selected for in-depth analysis and student research.

220. Seminar in Politics and Conflict (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Analysis of sources of political conflict and methods of conflict resolution with application to selected topics, such as the foreign policy of major powers, the dynamics of political transformation, interaction in regional subsystems, or national defense and arms control.

240. Seminar in Politics of Human and Natural Resources (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Analysis of global interdependence in such areas as ecology, energy and agriculture. Emphasis upon impact of demographic trends upon relations between rich and poor nations and upon the roles of international authorities in global resource policies. Review of current literature.

250. Seminar in Politics and Policy (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation from a comparative perspective. Examines substantive policy issues common to modern industrial and developing nations from the perspectives of policy analysis and decision-making; considers the role of bureaucracy, the welfare state, political economy, and competing ideologies.

270. Seminar in Public Law (3)
Prerequisite: Pl Si 114, 170, 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. Not part of Core Program.

280. Seminar in Public Administration (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Problems in administrative analysis and organization, tools and techniques of administrative research, interpretation and application of research findings. Not part of Core Program.

290. Independent Study (3)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

299. Thesis or Project (6)
Prerequisite: see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.



Graduate Public Administration (GPA)

200. Administration and Society (3)
How administration acts and is acted upon by institutional forces and values; role of history, cultural, ethical, political, social, and economic values and institutions; an emphasis on: bureaucracy, economy and democracy, centralization vs. decentralization, professionalism and society; alternatives to bureaucracy.

210. Public Organization Behavior and Dynamics (3)
A study of how human behavior, motivations, personality, interpersonal and group dynamics operate in complex organizations; an emphasis on management styles, planned change, organization development, conflict management, leadership and communication skills.

220. Quantitative Applications for Public Administrators (3)
Prerequisite: A college level statistics course in last five years or permission of instructor. The gathering, evaluation, and use of quantified information in the design and evaluation of public programs and administrative activities. Data collection; measurement; sampling; data analysis, including regression, structural equation models, and linear programming; computer applications.

230. Public Revenue and Expenditure Analysis (3)
Prerequisites: Econ 40 and 50 or permission of instructor. The use of economic analysis in the resolution of major problems in revenue collection and expenditure choices. Critical examination of: burdens and effectiveness of taxation measures conflicts between efficiency and equity; users charges; cost calculations; and cost-benefit analysis.

240. Public Management and Budgeting (3)
Prerequisites: GPA 220, 230 and GPA 225 or Bus 261 (GPA 230, 225, and Bus 261 may be taken concurrently). Directing and controlling public agency performance through budgeting. planning, and legal processes. Administrative planning and decision-making; design and analysis of public organization; management control systems; public macro- and, specially, micro-budgeting; program definition and evaluation; law and public management.

250. Ethics and Public Administration (3)
Prerequisite: GPA 210. The moral dimensions of public administrative decision-making. The nature of public and private morality; psychological and ethical egoism; relativism; utilitarianism and deontological theories; rights and goods in the public service context; sensitive applications of rules in public agencies.

255. Culture and Administration (3)
Prerequisites: GPA 210, concurrent with GPA 250. Public organizations as cultural systems. Impact of administrative decisions and actions on competing life chances and life styles of ethnic and other subcultural populations. Problems and opportunities for public administration inherent in complex, pluralistic societies.

260. Public Policy Administration (3)
Prerequisites: GPA 120G, 200, 210, 240. A study of policy initiation, formulation, and implementation and a public manager's role in them; management processes and functions in the policy process; policy justification and advocacy, policy analysis, and implementation evaluation.

290. Independent Study (1-4; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.

299. Thesis (3)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the Master's degree.


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