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

POLI140A	European Politics	5
POLI140C	Latin American Politics	5
POLI140D	Politics of East Asia	5

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