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245 Plant Science - Political Science Course Descriptions 2017-2018 Catalog 32 INTRODUCTION TO HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINTS 1 unit, 1 lecture hour COREQUISITES: Plant Science 31 and 33. ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126. Introduction to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points as a systematic and scientifically based approach to food safety through the identification, monitoring and corrective control of critical hazards in food production facilities. (A, CSU) 33 VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF HACCP SYSTEMS 1 unit, 1 lecture hour COREQUISITES: Plant Science 31 and 32. ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126. Introduction to the verification and validation processes necessary to prove that a food safety management system is scientifically valid by gathering evidence to assure that safe food products will be produced once the food safety management system is implemented. (A, CSU) 34 INTERNAL AUDITING OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT 3 units, 2 lecture hours, 3 lab hours PREREQUISITES: Plant Science 31, 32, and 33. ADVISORIES: English 125 and 126. An introduction to the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct an effective internal audit of food safety management systems to evaluate regulatory compliance, detect deficiencies, and implement corrective and preventative actions. (A, CSU) POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLSCI) 2 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Eligibility for English 1A or 1AH. The field of American politics deals with the organization, distribution and orientation of political power in American society. This course surveys the processes and institutions of United States national, state and local politics. Among the topics discussed are individual political attitudes and values, political participation, voting, parties, interest groups, Congress, the presidency, Supreme Court, the federal bureaucracy, civil liberties and civil rights, and domestic and foreign policy making. Attention is paid both to the present state of American political system and to its historical roots. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID POLS 110) 2H HONORS AMERICAN GOVERNMENT 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Eligibility for English 1A or 1AH and enrollment in the Honors Program. This course surveys the processes and institutions of United States national, state and local politics. Among the topics discussed are individual political attitudes and values, political participation, voting, parties, interest groups, Congress, the presidency, Supreme Court, the federal bureaucracy, civil liberties and civil rights, and domestic and foreign policy making. As an honors section, the class will be conducted as a seminar with individual projects, papers, and presentations. With History 11 or History 12, this course meets the American Institutions requirement to state universities. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID POLS 110) 3 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY AND THOUGHT 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Completion of Political Science 2. ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 1A. This course is an introduction to the various approaches to political theory across time, issues, and authors. Students will analyze selected political theories, consider the relevance of these theories to contemporary problems, discuss new approaches to political thought, and evaluate the contribution of theories toward a comprehensive understanding of political life and political institutions (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID POLS 120) 5 COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT 3 units, 3 lecture hours PREREQUISITES: Completion of Political Science 2 or 2H. This course provides an introduction to the basic workings of various political systems throughout the world, with an emphasis on both the formal (i.e., governmental institutions, political processes) and informal (i.e., cultural exchanges) dimensions of politics. Students will engage in comparisons of these political systems using some of the basic concepts of political analysis. (A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID POLS 130)