TransfermaticPOLSC at Long Beach City College

    POLSC 11 - Introduction to Political Theory

    Recent Professors
    Matthew D. Atkinson
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of POLSC 11
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D8
    Description
    This course is an introduction to Western political thought. It examines perennial issues of politics concerning justice, power, and the nature of the state. The course surveys the central political thinkers associated with the ancient, medieval, modern, and postmodern eras of Western political theory.