Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size45 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D8DescriptionThis course provides an introduction to the tools and concepts of comparative analysis. Students will explore and examine the different types of political systems in the world, including the environment in which they exist, their history, political behavior, institutions, processes and the consequences of governmental policy and action. C-ID: POLS 130.