Recent SemestersFall 2026, Summer 2026Class Size35 studentsCredits3PrerequisitePrerequisite: POLS C1000; POLS C1000H Advisory: ENGL 125; ENGL 126; ENGL 128; ENGL 130; ENGL 132 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D8DescriptionThis course provides an introduction to the basic workings of various political systems throughout the world, with an emphasis on both the formal (i.e., governmental institutions, political processes) and informal (i.e., cultural exchanges) dimensions of politics. Students will engage in comparisons of these political systems using some of the basic concepts of political analysis. 