POLS 3 - INTRODUCTIONTOPOLITICALTHEORY AND THOUGHT
- Recent Professors
- J. Anderson
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026
- Class Size
- 35 students
- Difficulty
- 4.2Lightout of 10
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisite
- Completion of Political Science 2 or 2H
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of POLS 3
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4H · CSU GE Area D8
- Description
- Thiscourseisanintroductiontothevariousapproaches to political theory across time, issues, and authors. Students will analyzeselectedpoliticaltheories,considertherelevanceofthese theories to contemporary problems, discuss new approaches to political thought, and evaluate the contribution of theories toward a comprehensive understanding of political life and political institutions