May 03, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Political Science

General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper division course.

  
  • POSC 412 - Law and Social Change


    (3 units)

    Legal strategies pursued by social movements to remedy discrimination in the U.S. Legislative, administrative, and judicial responses. Gender equity, sexual harassment, voting rights, racial discrimination, fair housing, labor standards, sexual orientation, environmental justice, and American Indian rights.

    Both grading options.
  
  • POSC 417 - Legal Practices: Moot Court


    (3 units)

    Prerequisites: POSC 311  or POSC 312 , and either POSC 412  or POSC 414 ; and upper division standing.
    Study and acquisition of the skills of lawyering, including legal research, reasoning, writing, and trial advocacy. Substantive study of civil liberties.

    Both grading options. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 units in different semesters. No more than three units of this course may be applied toward the major or minor in political science.