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2024-2025 Catalog > Course Descriptions > POLS - Politics

POLS - Politics

POLS 101 American Politics and Public Policy
POLS 120 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLS 130 Introduction to International Relations
POLS 140 Law and Society
POLS 150 Introduction to Political Theory
POLS 193 Directed Research
POLS 197 Independent Study
POLS 200 Democratic Socialism, American Style
POLS 201 California State Government and Politics
POLS 202 Gender and American Politics
POLS 204 Campaigns and Elections
POLS 205 Latino/a Politics
POLS 206 Race and American Politics
POLS 207 Los Angeles Politics
POLS 208 Movements for Social Justice
POLS 210 Interest Group Politics
POLS 211 The United States Congress
POLS 220 The Politics of Crisis: Pandemics and Other Disasters
POLS 221 Latin American Politics
POLS 222 Who Wins and Why? Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective
POLS 223 Dilemmas of Democracy
POLS 226 Contemporary Chinese Politics
POLS 227 East Asian Politics: China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan
POLS 235 United States Foreign Relations
POLS 236 What Do Countries Want and Why?
POLS 243 Restorative Justice
POLS 244 Constitutional Law
POLS 245 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
POLS 247 Supreme Court Politics
POLS 248 Moot Court II
POLS 249 Movement Lawyering, Politics and Social Change
POLS 250 American Intelligence and National Security
POLS 254 American Political Thought
POLS 256 Ethics and Politics
POLS 257 Conservative Political Thought
POLS 260 Community Law Internship
POLS 265 Community Planning and Politics Practicum
POLS 266 Lobbying and Advocacy
POLS 270 Campaign Fieldwork Internship
POLS 271 Seminar on Political Campaigns
POLS 272 Independent Study on Political Campaigns
POLS 280 Washington, D.C. Internship
POLS 281 Seminar in Political Leadership
POLS 282 Seminar in Washington Politics: Environmental Law and Policy Studies
POLS 283 Seminar in Washington Politics: Global Public Health Policy
POLS 284 Seminar in Washington Politics: Global Women's Leadership Development
POLS 285 Seminar in Washington Politics: Inside Washington Politics and Policies
POLS 286 Seminar in Washington Politics: International and Foreign Policy Studies
POLS 287 The Religious Right
POLS 293 Directed Research
POLS 295 Topics in Politics
POLS 297 Political Campaign Analysis
POLS 300 Research Methods in Politics and Public Policy
POLS 301 Urban Policy and Politics
POLS 302 The American Presidency
POLS 305 U.S. Public Policy
POLS 320 Contemporary Debates in Comparative Politics
POLS 321 Gender and Politics in the Global South
POLS 340 Lawyering for Social Justice
POLS 341 Justice Lab: Contemporary Issues in Law and Public Policy
POLS 351 Democracy and Its Critics: Tocqueville, Mill, and Nietzsche
POLS 352 Black Political Thought
POLS 393 Directed Research
POLS 395 Special Topics in Politics
POLS 397 Independent Study
POLS 495 Comprehensive Seminar
POLS 497 Independent Study

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