Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

POLS 338
Civil Rights Movements
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of the current issues and controversies facing
several civil rights movements.
POLS 393
Special Studies in U.S. Politics
1-3 Semester Hours
POLS 431
Public Opinion and Polling
3 Semester Hours
An examination of public opinion and political
participation in terms of their development, trends,
measurement, and influencing factors.
POLS 436
Politics of Los Angeles
3 Semester Hours
A study of the structure and dynamics of county, city, and
special district governments in the Los Angeles
metropolitan area.
POLS 437
Chicana/o Politics
A study of the social and political development of the
Chicano community in the United States.
(See CHST 337)
POLS 438
Women and Politics
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of the issues and topics resulting from the
intersection of gender with the political system.
POLS 439
Political Psychology
3 Semester Hours
A study of the relationship between selected psychological
and social-psychological characteristics of individuals and
political behavior.
POLS 493
Special Studies in U.S. Politics
1-3 Semester Hours
POLS 593
Special Studies in U.S. Politics
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 201 and senior standing.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
/ 203
Group 4: Public Administration
and Policy Analysis
POLS 340
Public Administration
3 Semester Hours
Introduction to the problems, principles, and theory
encountered in the field of public administration.
POLS 341
Race, Class, Culture, and Public Policy
3 Semester Hours
An examination of the linkages between race, social class,
culture, and public policy in discussions of two important
public policy issues in the United States: the creation and
persistence of the urban underclass and changes in the
racial, economic, political, and cultural characteristics of
the United States due to recent patterns of immigration.
POLS 345
Urban Politics
3 Semester Hours
Analysis of political institutions and processes in urban
areas of the U.S., including policy-making processes,
power structures, urban problems, and intergovernmental
relations.
POLS 394
Special Studies in Public Administration and Policy
Analysis
1-3 Semester Hours
POLS 440
Public Policy Analysis
3 Semester Hours
An examination of the processes by which public policy is
formulated, implemented, and evaluated. Emphasis will
be placed on policy planning and evaluation
competencies.
POLS 446
Public Policy on Aging
3 Semester Hours
An introduction to the field of political gerontology with an
emphasis on the public policies that affect the elderly
population.
POLS 494
Special Studies in Public Administration and Policy
Analysis
1-3 Semester Hours