UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2024-2025

Program: Minor in Political Science

Program Description

The minor in Political Science is designed for students who want to have a formal secondary area of concentration. A minor is not required for a baccalaureate degree.

Program Requirements

1. Basic Requirements (6 units)

*Upper division students should take POLS 355. Students will receive credit for only 355, but not both 155 and 355.

2. Upper Division (18 units)

a. Domestic Politics and Policy (9 units)

Select three courses from the following:

POLS 360361POLS 380POLS 403POLS 404POLS 405POLS 406POLS 407POLS 413POLS 440POLS 441, POLS 442, POLS 443POLS 444POLS 445POLS 446POLS 447APOLS 448, POLS 449, POLS 450POLS 455POLS 457APOLS 457B, POLS 458, POLS 460, POLS 461POLS 462, POLS 463, POLS 465, POLS 466POLS 467, POLS 469/L, POLS 471A, POLS 471E and POLS 471F

b. Global Politics and Policy (9 units)

Select three courses from the following:

POLS 310POLS 321, POLS 330, POLS 332POLS 410POLS 420A, POLS 420B, POLS 420C, POLS 420D, POLS 420E, POLS 420F, POLS 420G, POLS 420H, POLS 421, POLS 422POLS 423, POLS 424, POLS 426POLS 427A/L, POLS 427B/L, POLS 428POLS 429, POLS 430, POLS 431, POLS 432A, POLS 432B, POLS 433A, POLS 433C, POLS 434A, POLS 434B, POLS 435A, POLS 435B, POLS 436APOLS 438POLS 439A, POLS 439B, POLS 448POLS 471B, POLS 471CPOLS 480 and POLS 481

Total Units in the Minor: 24

Contact

Department of Political Science
Chair: Keiko Hirata
Sierra Hall (SH) 210
(818) 677-3488