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Course Descriptions
2016-2017 Catalog
Physics - Political Science
POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLSCI)
2
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
3 units, 3 lecture hours
PREREQUISITES:EligibilityforEnglish1Aor1AH.
The field of American politics deals with the
organization, distribution, and orientation of political power in
Americansociety.Thiscoursesurveystheprocessesandinstitutions
ofUnitedStatesnational,state,andlocalpolitics.Amongthetopics
discussed are individual political attitudes and values, political
participation, voting, parties, interest groups, Congress, the
presidency, Supreme Court, the federal bureaucracy, civil liberties
andcivilrights,anddomesticandforeignpolicymaking.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.
LIMITATIONON ENROLLMENT: 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
foreignpolicymaking. Asanhonorssection,theclasswillbeconducted
as a seminar with individual projects, papers, and presentations. With
History 11 or History 12, this course meets the American Institutions
requirementtostateuniversities.(A,CSU-GE,UC,I)(C-IDPOLS110)
3
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
AND THOUGHT
3 units, 3 lecture hours,
PREREQUISITES: Completion of Political Science 2.
Thiscourseisanintroductiontothevariousapproachesto
political theory across time, issues, and authors. Students will analyze
selected political theories, consider the relevance of these theories to
contemporary problems, discuss newapproaches to political thought,
and evaluate the contribution of theories toward a comprehensive
understanding of political life andpolitical institutions. (A,CSU-GE,
UC) (C-IDPOLS 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)
24 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3 units, 3 lecture hours
PREREQUISITES: Completion of Political Science 2,
(American Government)
The course provides an introduction to international
relations theories through a study of political, economic,
historical, geographic, and sociological variables as
they influence relations among states, international and
transnational organizations, and other non-state actors. The
relationship between these theories and significant current
international events will then be examined. Emphasis will be
placed on the interdependence of nations in the modern world,
and the links between local and international communities in
an era of contemporary economic and cultural globalization.
(A, CSU-GE, UC, I) (C-ID POLS 140)
110
AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS
3 units, 3 lecture hours, (Pass/No Pass)
ADVISORIES: Eligibility for English 125 and 126.
This course explores national, state, and local
governments, the political processes, issues, and policies of
those governments, and the rights and responsibilities of
citizens living under these governments by outlining the
structure, processes, function of each area of government.
(Meets the Clovis Community College government and
constitution requirement for the associate degree; does
not satisfy the U.S. Constitution, national, state, or local
government requirements for transfer students seeking a
bachelors degree). (A)