Politics Minor

All students are required to complete one lower-division politics course from POLI 1-POLI 79 with a grade of a C or better, prior to declaring the minor. 

To facilitate the progress of politics majors toward completion of their degree requirements, enrollment in many upper-division politics courses is restricted to those with major status during the priority enrollment period. All students, including declared minors, may enroll during the open enrollment period that follows.

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

One lower-division politics course from POLI 1-POLI 79.

POLI1Politics: Power, Principle, Process, and Policy

5

POLI3Keywords: Concepts in Politics

5

POLI4Citizenship and Action

5

POLI17U.S. and the World Economy

5

POLI20American Politics

5

POLI21Governing the Golden State

5

POLI45Music and Politics in Contemporary Society

5

POLI46Africa in Global Perspective

5

POLI60Comparative Politics

5

POLI61Politics of Social Policy

5

POLI 65Introduction to International Relations

5

POLI70Global Politics

5

Upper-Division Courses

Five upper-division politics courses are required. Of these, four are to be selected from the core courses listed below: two from one concentration and two from another concentration (Concentrations are: Theory, U.S., Comparative and Global/IR). A fifth course is to be selected from POLI 101-POLI 199.

Theory

POLI105A
/LGST 105A
Ancient Political Thought

5

POLI105B
/LGST 105B
Early Modern Political Thought

5

POLI105C
/LGST 105C
Modern Political Thought

5

U.S. Politics

POLI120A
/LGST 120A
Congress, President, and the Court in American Politics

5

POLI120B
/LGST 120B
Society and Democracy in American Political Development

5

POLI120C
/LGST 120C
State and Capitalism in American Political Development

5

Comparative

POLI140AEuropean Politics

5

POLI140CLatin American Politics

5

POLI140DPolitics of East Asia

5

Global Politics/International Relations

POLI160ATheories of International and World Politics

5

POLI160B
/LGST 160B
International Law

5

POLI160CSecurity, Conflict, Violence, War

5

POLI160DInternational Political Economy

5