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Physics (Graduate) All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements except the following, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser: PHYS 4100, 4101, 4250, 4251, 4260, 4261, 4270, 4320, 4321, 4700, 4970, 4990.
Classified graduate standing is required for admission.
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PHYS 5920 - Seminar: Contemporary Physics
(1-3)
Prerequisite: Department approval. Current topics in theoretical and/or experimental physics. May be repeated to maximum of 16 units as subject matter changes.
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PHYS 5960 - Comprehensive Examination
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Prerequisite: Comply with College and Department Requirements. See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the (Masters) Degree section of this chapter.
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PHYS 5970 - Graduate Research
(1-3)
Prerequisites: Faculty Consent; Department Approval. Independent research, under guidance of the faculty. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC.
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PHYS 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
(1-3)
Prerequisite: Faculty Consent; Department Approval. Independent study of advanced topics in the field; regular conferences with the sponsor. May be repeated for credit.
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PHYS 5990 - Thesis
(1-3)
Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, Faculty Consent, Departmental Approval of topic prior to enrollment in course. Independent research resulting in a thesis. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units. Graded CR/NC.
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Political Science (Undergraduate) POLS 1500 is prerequisite to all upper division POLS courses except 3100, 3220, 3300, 3420, 3510, 3580, 3600 and 4260.
The department recommends completion of the 3000 level required courses before enrolling in 4000 level courses.
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POLS 1000 - Government and American Society
(3)
American political system with emphasis on role and function of government in social context of a democratic political system. Satisfies U.S. Constitution and California state and local government requirements. Not open to students who have completed an introductory college course in U.S. government. Some sections of this course will be offered in fully online (100%), and hybrid (50% face-to-face/50% online) formats.
CI-D POLS 110:
The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
GE D; AM
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POLS 1555 - Critical Analysis of Political Communication
(3)
Completion of Block A2. Critical analysis of ideological messages, political biases, and manipulative devices in all forms of communication; from newpaper reporting to scholarly texts, from films to television news to social media.
GE A3
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POLS 2000 - California State and Local Government
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Functions and structure of California state and local government units, current aspects of governmental process and problems in state. Satisfies California state and local government requirement.
GE D AM
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POLS 2500 - World Politics
(3)
Major issues and problems among nations; international organization and conflict resolution.
CI-D POLS 140:
The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
GE D
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POLS 2810 - Quantitative Methods in Political Science
(4)
Prerequisites: POLS 1000; MATH 0930 or satisfactory performance on mathematics placement examination given during registration. Descriptive and inferential statistics; emphasis on practical applications in political science. Distributions on a single variable, associations between two variables, tests of hypotheses; bivariate computer analysis, including individual projects. Lecture 4 hours.
CI-D POLS 160:
The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
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POLS 3100 - Gender, Politics, and Government
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. The influence of gender and sexual orientation on political behavior, on elective and appointive government institutions, and on public policies; historical reasons for gender-related differences, political movements to overcome discrimination, and analysis of emerging trends. 3 hours.
GE UD D
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POLS 3290 - Class, Civil Rights, and Gender in Late Modern Political Thought
(3)
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Block A, Block B4, and one additional course from Blocks B, C, and D. Examination of the intersection of race, class, and gender in nineteenth and early twentieth century political thought. Lecture 3 hours.
GE UD D; (d); (wi)
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POLS 3300 - Politics of Aging
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Effects of older Americans on the political system. Political and policy analysis of retirement, and old age programs; political challenges of intergenerational equity; identification of emerging trends.
GE UD D; (d)
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POLS 3420 - Rights and Justice (also listed as COMM 3420)
(3)
Satisfactory completion of Block A, Block B4, and one additional course from Blocks B, C, and D. This course analyzes the evolution of the freedom of speech and equal protection in the United States, with particular emphasis on issues of race and ethnicity. Some sections of the course will be taught online. Some sections of this course will be offered ONLINE.
GE UD C (d)
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POLS 3450 - The Politics of Science
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Examines the intersection of politics and science, including the allocation of resources, funding, and the ethical issues that arise as science is used to support, critique, and defend public policy.
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POLS 3500 - State Politics and Policy
(3)
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Block A, Block B4, and one additional course from Blocks B, C, and D. Politics and policy at the state and local levels, relations among the national, state, and local governments. Emphasis on California problems and politics. Meets the graduation requirement for California government.
GE UD D
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POLS 3580 - Environmental Policy and Management
(3)
Prerequisite: Completion of GE blocks A, an additional course from block B, and at least one course each from blocks C and D. Evaluate the social cost of environmental damage from multiple perspectives and government efforts to ameliorate those costs; equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of various public policies designed to address environmental damage. Some sections may be offered in a hybrid (50% face-to-face, 50% online) format.
GE UD D
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POLS 3600 - Dynamics of Change in the Developing World (also listed as LAS 3600, PAS 3600)
(3)
Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of Block A, Block B4, and one additional course from Blocks B, C, and D. How the colonized and post-colonial world developed and how it is changing in relation to the rest of the world
UD D (re)
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POLS 3710 - Foundations of American Politics
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Analysis of the structure, functions and relationships among American national institutions, including executive, legislative and judicial branches, media, political parties, citizens and groups.
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POLS 3720 - Foundations of Political Theory
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Upper division core requirement. From an institutional perspective, this course examines: Who should rule? What are the limits of political obligation? What is social justice? What is human nature?
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POLS 3730 - Foundations of Comparative Politics
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Upper division core requirement. Study of the comparative method and of major research traditions and topics in comparative politics. Some sections may be offered in a hybrid (50% face-to-face, 50% online) format.
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POLS 3740 - Foundations of Global Politics
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Upper division core requirement. Global politics examines the far-reaching political implications of globalization on nation-states, international regimes and organizations, global security, and non-state actors.
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POLS 3950 - Community Service in Political Science
(1-3)
Participation in work of community agency or activity utilizing professional or vocational skills in service to community. Credit not applicable toward political science major. May be repeated to maximum of 9 units. Graded CR/NC.
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POLS 4000 - Power and Policy in Washington: Congress and the President
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000; Recommended Prereq for all 4000 level courses: POLS 3000 level core courses. Structure, functioning, and interaction between Congress and the presidency.
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POLS 4030 - State and Local Government
(3)
Nature of state politics, analysis of legislative, judicial, and administrative organization and process; local government in metropolitan areas; all with reference to California.
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POLS 4040 - Urban Government and Politics
(3)
Problems of political influence, public policy, intergovernmental relations, and formal structure in American urban areas.
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POLS 4060 - Los Angeles City Politics
(3)
Los Angeles within federal system; structures and functions; charter examination; policy issues; dominant individuals; social classes; minority influence; political coalitions; public vs. private sector relations and conflict.
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POLS 4080 - Political Socialization and Public Opinion
(3)
The study of how individuals acquire their political beliefs and ways in which these opinions are communicated to others in society. Emphasis on subcultural and gender differences.
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POLS 4090 - Minority Politics in the U.S.
(3)
Overview of ethnic politics in U.S. from both historical and contemporary perspectives; American Indian, Asian, black, and Hispanic political movements in U.S.
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POLS 4140 - Politics and the Media
(3)
Relationships between government and the media; newsgathering techniques, journalist/government relations, role of media in presidential campaign politics.
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POLS 4180 - U.S. Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections
(3)
Role of political parties in campaigns and elections; role of the media, consultants, pollsters, and parties in recruiting, nominating, and electing candidates.
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POLS 4201 - Model United Nations
(3)
This is a course on the United Nations (UN) system intended to prepare students for their role as delegates at the national Model UN conference. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units as country selection varies.
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POLS 4202 - Model United Nations
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 4201. This course is intended to examine the political, social and economic background of the assigned country for the National Model UN Conference. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units as country selection varies.
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POLS 4250 - U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changing World
(3)
Theory and practice of contemporary American foreign policy.
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POLS 4260 - International Political Economy (also listed as ECON 4260)
(3)
Prerequisites: A three unit course in each of the disciplines: Economics and Political Science. Interaction of politics and economics in the international arena.
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POLS 4270 - International Relations
(3)
Theories and practice of international politics.
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POLS 4290 - National Security Policy
(3)
The nexus between politics and military force in coercive diplomacy and limited war; nuclear weapons, arms control, and proliferation; the budgetary and operational consequences of defense organization.
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POLS 4310 - Classical Political Theory
(3)
Prerequisites: POLS 1000 and POLS 3720. This course covers the development of Western political thought from Greek antiquity through fifth-century Rome. Readings from primary sources may include authors from Thucydides and Plato through Saint Augustine. Lecture 3 hours.
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POLS 4330 - Modern Political Theory
(3)
Prerequisites: POLS 1000 and POLS 3720. This course covers the development of Western political thought from the Renaissance through the Industrial Revolution. Readings include primary authors from Machiavelli through Marx and J.S. Mill. Lecture 3 hours.
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POLS 4350 - American Political Thought
(3)
American political ideas from Puritan period to present.
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POLS 4370 - Twentieth Century Continental Political Thought
(3)
The course will examine answers to important questions of political theory from the perspective of several important European traditions of thought that developed in the twentieth century.
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POLS 4400 - Judicial Process
(3)
Judicial process as function of American government; survey of schools of legal thought, role of legal theory in functioning of courts.
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POLS 4410 - American Constitutional Law: Federalism
(3)
Recommended prerequisites for POLS majors in Prelaw option: POLS 4400, HIST 4790. Role of Supreme Court in American government; judicial review; relationship between national and state governments, especially in areas of commerce and taxation; relationship between executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.
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POLS 4420 - American Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
(3)
Recommended prerequisite for POLS majors in prelaw option: POLS 4400. The constitutional rights of persons arising from the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the constitution with particular emphasis on equal protection of the laws and discrimination, and the right to privacy.
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POLS 4430 - American Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
(3)
Recommended prerequisite: POLS 4400. The constitutional liberties of persons arising from the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the constitution with particular emphasis on freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.
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POLS 4440 - Legal Advocacy
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000 and POLS 4400 or instructor consent required. POLS 4410, POLS 4420, or POLS 4430 are recommended courses. Provides an introduction to legal research, writing, and trial advocacy; including civil and criminal procedure, the rules and presentation of evidence, and professional responsibility.
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POLS 4450 - Judicial Behavior
(3)
Recommended prerequisite for POLS majors in prelaw option: POLS 4400. Contemporary approaches to study of judicial behavior, including judicial role, decision making, small group analysis, socialization, and analysis of judicial voting behavior.
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POLS 4460 - Global Legal Studies
(3)
Prerequisites: POLS 1000 is required and POLS 4400 is recommended. Examine the international legal system, and the use of law to address contemporary world problems, including an analysis of the social context of law and the comparative approach to its study.
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POLS 4500 - European Politics
(3)
Course content varies, focusing on contemporary politics in selected European countries. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units as topic varies
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POLS 4510 - Latin American Politics
(3)
Course content varies, focusing on contemporary politics of selected Latin American countries. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units as topic varies.
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POLS 4520 - Government and Politics of China
(3)
Analysis of the government and politics of China. Review of recent development in China’s modernization and its international impact.
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POLS 4530 - Politics of Africa and the Mid-East
(3)
Course content varies, focusing on contemporary politics of selected African and Middle Eastern nations. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units as topic varies.
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POLS 4540 - Selected Topics in Comparative Politics
(1-3)
Selected topics in comparative government as announced in the schedule of classes. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 units as topic varies.
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POLS 4580 - Politics in Asian-American Immigration
(3)
Examining and evaluating the politics of Asian-American immigration in the United States, and reviewing the impact of Asian Americans on political development at home and abroad. Course includes research and writing projects in comparative politics.
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POLS 4590 - Politics of East Asia
(3)
Course content varies. Political and economic processes of development in East Asia. The region’s impact on the world.
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POLS 4600 - Foundations of Public Administration
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Politics of administrative power; methods of controlling bureaucracy; changing agency environments; dynamics and processes of public management; government as a career.
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POLS 4601 - Financial Administration and Human Resource Management in the Public Sector, Fin & HRM in Pub Sector
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Managing financial and human resources in government, emphasizing planning, management, and control of operations, and in comparison to private sector practices.
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POLS 4610 - Dynamics of Urban Administration
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 1000. Examines the politics of governing urban areas characterized by diverse and dynamic populations, needs and interests with a focus on the role of civic engagement in addressing complex urban problems.
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POLS 4620 - Public Policy
(3)
Introduction to public policy making and implementation, stressing the politics of the policy making process.
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POLS 4640 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Applications in Political Science (also listed as GEOG 4640)
(3)
Prerequisites: GEOG 2820, POLS 2810, or consent of instructor. Focuses on the application of Geographic Information Systems in politics and policy to see the effects of public decisions in areas such as political behavior, redistricting, and service delivery.
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POLS 4670 - The Third Sector and Nonprofit Organizations (also listed as YAA 4670)
(3)
Nature and scope of the third sector; starting and managing nonprofit organizations. Issues in nonprofit management including board development, managing programs, and fundraising.
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POLS 4720 - Organization and Management
(3)
Organization structure, human factors in organization, dynamics of organizational change, internal adaptability to external environment; problems, limitations, and trends in governmental organization and management.
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POLS 4810 - Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Political Science
(3)
Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Review of descriptive and inferential statistics; introduction to regression analysis to predict continuous, binary, and ordinal outcomes; practical applications in political science. Lecture 4 hours.
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POLS 4900 - Special Studies in Political Science
(3)
Intensive study of selected areas and special problems in political science. May be repeated as subject matter changes.
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POLS 4980 - Senior Capstone Seminar
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of all lower and upper division required core courses and 9 units of option courses; senior standing. Students will select a major research paper topic and further develop discipline-based research, writing and oral communication skills. Also includes examination of career paths and development of post-graduation plans. Must pass with a grade of C or better.
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POLS 4981 - Senior Service Learning/Community Engagement Capstone in Political Science, Senior Cap Service
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of all lower and upper division core and 9 units of option courses; senior standing. Students link theories and concepts of political science to understanding and addressing community problems; internship, volunteer and/or field experiences in the Greater Los Angeles Region; career paths and post-graduation plans. Must pass with a grade of C or better. Lecture and/or Field Work 3 hours.
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POLS 4982 - Senior Capstone Research Seminar in Political Science, Senior Cap Research
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of all lower and upper division required core courses and 9 units of option courses; senior standing. Examination of specialized topics and directed research in American politics, global politics, political theory, or public administration. Topics will vary according to instructor. Must pass with a grade of C or better.
(wi)
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POLS 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study
(1-3)
Prerequisite: Department approval. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly. May be repeated to maximum of 8 units.
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Political Science (Graduate) Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000-level courses.
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POLS 5040 - Seminar: American Political Behavior
(3)
Prerequisite: Department approval. Research and quantitative analysis of various forms of American political behavior. Topics may include: voting, participation, group behavior, policymaking, institutional decision-making, public opinion.
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POLS 5050 - Seminar: American Political Studies
(3)
Prerequisites: Baccalaureate; superior academic performance in political science. Analysis of selected issues and problems of national significance in the U.S. May be repeated as subject matter changes.
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POLS 5090 - Seminar: Foundations of Empirical Political Theory
(3)
Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Values and limitations in past and current applications of philosophy and methods of science to study of politics.
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POLS 5100 - Seminar: Political Theory
(3)
Prerequisites: POLS 4310, 4330, or 4350. Selected topics in political philosophy. May be repeated as subject matter changes.
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POLS 5260 - Seminar: International Political Economy (also listed as ECON 5260)
(3)
Prerequisite: ECON/POLS 4260 plus POLS 4270. Research and analysis of the interactions of politics and economics in the international arena.
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POLS 5270 - Seminar: Advanced Studies in International Relations
(3)
Prerequisites: POLS 4270 plus 4 units in POLS 4250, 4260 or 4290, or LAS 4240. Selected topics in international politics. May be repeated for a total of 8 units, with advisor approval, as subject matter changes.
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POLS 5310 - Seminar: Latin American Government
(3)
Prerequisite: POLS 4510. Analysis of selected topics in Latin American politics.
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POLS 5440 - Jurisprudence in a Globalized World
(3)
Prerequisites: POLS 4400. Select topics related to jurisprudential thought, including Legal Realism, Natural Law, Legal Positivism, and Critical Legal Studies. Judicial decision making in both domestic and international legal systems.
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POLS 5500 - Seminar: Comparative Politics
(3)
Prerequisites: POLS 4570 plus 4 units in POLS 4500-4560. Selected topics in comparative politics. May focus on specific geographic areas, particular political processes, and/or specific stages of political development.
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POLS 5670 - Seminar: The Third Sector and Nonprofit Organizations
(3)
Study of increasingly integrated relationship between government and third sector service providers; professional management of nonprofit organizations in a complex environment; grant writing project. (Students who have taken POLS 467 cannot receive credit for POLS 567.)
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POLS 5680 - Seminar: Community Development Administration
(3)
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Theory and process of planned development; role of administration in formulating and implementing development goals at all political community levels; planning, strategy, obstacles, assistance, development of competent personnel, institution-building.
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POLS 5700 - Public Administration as a Field of Practice: Ethics, Integrity, Service
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to MSPA program, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Introduction to the study of public administration as a field of practice, and as a foundation for the MSPA program. Introduction to the study of public administration as a field of practice, and as a foundation for the MSPA program.
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POLS 5720 - Public Sector Organization and Management
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Organization structures and theories of management in the public sector. Decision-making, human relations, goal setting, leadership in public organizations.
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POLS 5730 - Public Sector Human Resource Management
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Managing human resources in the public sector; case studies of personnel problems ; examination of varying roles of boards, commissions, and official legislative bodies; trends in personnel research and personnel legislation. Online option added.
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POLS 5740 - Public Budgeting and Financial Administration
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Issues and problems in budget authorization, exectution, and control, including public policy implications; special emphasis on budgeting as a management tool.
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POLS 5750 - The Third Sector and Nonprofit Organizations
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Study of the increasingly integrated relationship between government and third sector service providers; professional management of nonprofit organizations in a complex environment; grant writing project. (Students who have taken POLS 4670 cannot receive credit for POLS 5750).
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POLS 5760 - Managing Intergovernmental and Intersectoral Relations
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Dynamics and patterns of vertical and horizontal intergovernmental and intersectoral relations; challenges to the contemporary urban administrator in dealing with other governments and nongovernmental organizations.
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POLS 5770 - E-Government and Management
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. E and M government, issues and applications. Management iIssues of particular concern include information policy and public access, transparency, privacy, security, computer crime.
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POLS 5800 - Data Analysis for Public and Nonprofit Managers
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MPA Graduate Advisor. Quantitative approaches to public and nonprofit administration, and policymaking; research designs, measurement, and descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analysis. Some sections may be offered in a hybrid (50% face-to-face, 50% online) format.
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POLS 5810 - Policy Analysis for Public and Nonprofit Managers
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. This is an introduction to policy analysis, providing a current assessment of how analysis is used in public decision-making; practical experience with doing applied analysis.
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POLS 5820 - Policy and Program Implementation and Evaluation
(3)
This course covers conceptual issues and basic methods for policy and program implementation and evaluation for public and non-profit administrators.
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POLS 5830 - Managing Social Policy
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Social policy programs at the national level and in California. Role of politics, media, interest groups, and industry in policy administration. Tradeoffs, design, implementation issues in health, welfare, housing policies.
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POLS 5835 - Arts and Cultural Administration
(3)
This course examines the basic components of arts and cultural administration in government agencies and, to a lesser extent, nonprofits. Students will learn the foundation and history of arts and cultural administration, the impact of arts on society and the economy, how different types of arts and cultural facilities are managed as well as arts and cultural policies.
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POLS 5840 - Seminar: Issues in the Metropolitan Area
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. This seminar surveys the special problems of managing cities focusing on the discovery of characteristics of the “ideal community” and their use in administration.
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POLS 5845 - Seminar: Community Development Administration
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. Theory and process of planned development; role of administration in formulating and implementing development goals at all political community levels; planning strategy, obstacles, assistance, development of competent personnel, institution-building.
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POLS 5850 - Seminar: Regulation, the Environment and California Public Policy
(3)
Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS 5700, or consent of MSPA Graduate Advisor. The interrelationships among regulatory policies, environmental problems and public policy in California.
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POLS 5861 - Personal Leadership and Development in Administration
(1)
This elective course addresses elements of leadership; change, your “style”, communication, teambuilding, planning, meeting management, working with internal and external constituencies, ethics.
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POLS 5862 - Effective Communication for Public and Non-Profit Administrators
(1)
This elective course addresses elements of effective organizational communication, including theories of managerial effectiveness; active listening; verbal and nonverbal cues; audience awareness; presentation skills; barriers; email and social media; ethics.
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POLS 5864 - Collaborative Governance
(1)
This elective course addresses the changing nature of governance skills, which increasingly require intergovernmental and intersectoral cooperation to address complex public problems.
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POLS 5865 - Negotiation and Conflict Management for Administrators
(1)
This elective course addresses the question, “what is the best way for people to deal with their differences?” Introduction to conflict in organizations, methods of negotiating differences for positive outcomes.
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POLS 5866 - Public Sector Contracting Basics
(1)
The elective course introduces contracting in the public and nonprofit sectors; types of contracts; negotiating, writing, monitoring, revising contracts; accountability and responsibilities; ethics and integrity in procurement.
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POLS 5900 - MSPA Capstone
(3)
Prerequisites: Advanced to Candidacy, and completion of all MSPA coursework. Involves synthesis and practical application of public administration knowledge and skills acquired in the program. Emphasis on critical analysis of case studies and strategic assessment of a real-world organizational issue.
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