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| POLSC 1 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS |
Units: 3
Prerequisites: Reading Level II.
Limitations on Enrollment: None.
Advisories: None.
This course is an introduction to the
fundamentals of government and the political processes at the national, state, and
local levels. Included are studies of basic issues confronted by the American
people and their governing institutions. The course fulfills the Social Science
(group A) requirements for the AA degree and applies toward completion of the
requirement in U.S. History and California state local government.
(UC, CSU, CAN GOVT 2)
Units: 3 This course is designed to study
the United States in its role as a world power. Emphasis is on trouble
spots and major challenges presently confronting the United States. Most
of the material presented in assigned reading and in classroom
presentations focus on present-day issues. (UC, CSU) |
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Units: 3 This course is an introduction to
the field of political science. The course surveys the scope and methods
of the discipline, explores contemporary political theory and ideology, and
compares varying types of political systems. (UC, CSU) |
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Units: 1 This course is a simulation of the
United Nations within a classroom setting. The course is designed to
expose the student to contemporary world issues and to focused study of a
specify country's policies in international affairs. The course may be
repeated for a total three units. (CSU) |
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Units: 0.5 - 2 This course is designed to offer
instruction in one of the specialized areas of political science nor already
covered by the existing curricula. (UC, CSU) |
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Units: 0.5 This topic course is an analysis of
international terrorism from a political perspective. Topics include the root
causes and development of terrorism, the use of violence to achieve political
goals, the nature and sources of terrorists' beliefs, the functioning of
terrorist groups, and government responses to the terrorism. (UC,
CSU) |
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Units: 1 This course is an introduction to
the fundamentals of California state and local government and the political
processes. Included are studies of basic issues confronted by California
state, country, city and regional governments. (CSU) |
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Units: 1 - 2 This course is designed to allow
qualified students to do advanced work in the field. The course includes
research, directed reading, field work, or other advanced study. The
course may be repeated for a maximum of four units. (UC, CSU) |
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Units: 4 This course is designed to place
the student in local government departments or agencies to engage in specific
research projects at a policy or administrative level. The student works for
9-12 hours per week (student units will be determined at a rate of one unit for
three hours in internship per week). May be repeated for credit three
times. (UC, CSU) |
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Units: 0.5
- 3 This course
is designed to offer instruction in one or more of the specialized areas of
Political Science not covered by the existing curriculum. Units earned in this
course do not count toward an associate degree. |
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