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.
POLI1 | Politics: Power, Principle, Process, and Policy | 5 |
POLI3 | Keywords: Concepts in Politics | 5 |
POLI4 | Citizenship and Action | 5 |
POLI17 | U.S. and the World Economy | 5 |
POLI20 | American Politics | 5 |
POLI21 | Governing the Golden State | 5 |
POLI45 | Music and Politics in Contemporary Society | 5 |
POLI46 | Africa in Global Perspective | 5 |
POLI60 | Comparative Politics | 5 |
POLI61 | Politics of Social Policy | 5 |
POLI 65 | Introduction to International Relations | 5 |
POLI70 | Global 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
Global Politics/International Relations
POLI160A | Theories of International and World Politics | 5 |
POLI160B
/LGST 160B
| International Law | 5 |
POLI160C | Security, Conflict, Violence, War | 5 |
POLI160D | International Political Economy | 5 |