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2011 – 2012 PROGRAMS AND DEGREESPOLITICAL SCIENCEPrograms Offered• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science• Minor in Political SciencePolitical Science is the study of government, public policies andpolitical behavior. Political Science uses both humanistic andscientific perspectives and skills to examine all countries andregions of the world. The Political Science Program is basedon the educational objectives emphasized in the CaliforniaState University Channel Island’s mission. All students graduatingwith a degree in Political Science will have taken course workand developed competencies in all four key areas of theuniversity mission: interdisciplinary and integrative learning;multicultural perspectives; international perspectives and civicengagement through service learning or experiential learning.Unlike traditional political science majors, all students will berequired to complete a course on racial politics in the UnitedStates. This is not only consistent with our mission, but it reflectsthe ethnic and racial reality of California in the 21st century. Thecurriculum will have a strong international component as well,as all graduates will take international politics, and comparativegovernment, and many of the elective courses emphasizeinternational perspectives. All students graduating from CI mustcomplete nine units of upper division interdisciplinary coursework. Finally, experiential and service learning are woventhroughout the curriculum, and the required capstone courseis a community based project designed to synthesize learningthrough analysis of an important policy issue.CareersThe Political Science Program prepares students for careersin federal, state, and, local governments, law, business,international organizations, nonprofit associations andorganizations, campaign management and polling, journalism,education, electoral politics, research and advocacy. Inaddition, the major in Political Science prepares students forgraduate and professional study in the field of Political Scienceas well as International Relations and Public Administration.Program Learning OutcomesStudents completing the requirements for a B.A. degree inPolitical Science will be able to:• Write clearly and with purpose on issues of internationaland domestic politics and public policy;• Participate as a civically engaged member of society;• Analyze political and policy problems and formulatepolicy options;• Use electronic and traditional library resources to researchkey local, state, national and international policy issues andpresent results;• Demonstrate competency with basic tools underlyingmodern social science research including competency instatistics and qualitative analysis;• Demonstrate critical thinking, including the ability to form anargument, detect fallacies, and martial evidence, about keyissues of public policy and politics;• Discuss the major theories and concepts of political scienceand its subfields; and• Deliver thoughtful and well articulated presentations ofFacultyScott Frisch, PhD.Professor of Political ScienceSage Hall, Room 2133(805) 437-2770scott.frisch@csuci.eduAndrea Grove, PhD.Associate Professor of Political ScienceSage Hall, Room 2147(805) 437-3124andrea.grove@csuci.eduSean Q Kelly, PhD.Professor of Political ScienceSage Hall, Room 2041(805) 437-3309sean.kelly@csuci.eduContact Informationhttp://polsci.csuci.eduresearch findings.*Partially satisfies the American Institutions Requirement.The History portion is contained in the general requirements at the end of the major.200 www.csuci.edu • California State University Channel Islands • 2011 - 2012 CatalogBachelor of Arts Degree inPolitical Science - (120 units)Lower, Upper Division and Electives . . . . . . . . . . . 40General Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Free Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29American Institutions Requirement* . . . . . . . . . . . . .3(chosen from the following: HIST 270, HIST 271,HIST 272, HIST 275)TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 unitsLower Division Requirements - 9 unitsPOLS 102 Comparative Government. . . . . . . .3POLS 103 Introduction to International Politics . . . .3POLS 150* American Political Institutions . . . . . . 3Upper Division Requirements - 16 unitsPOLS 300 Political Science Research Methods. . . 3POLS 301 Political Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . .3POLS 303 Statistical Applications in the SocialSciences (SOC/PSY). . . . . . . . . .4POLS 306 The Politics of Race and Ethnicity . . . . 3POLS 499 Capstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Electives - 15 unitsStudents should select a total of 15 units from thefollowing list:ESRM 328 Introduction to GeographicInformation Systems . . . . . . . . . . 3POLS 140 California Government and Politics . . .1POLS 305 Gender and Politics. . . . . . . . . . 3POLS 312 Interest Groups and Collective Action . . 3POLS 313 The United States Congress . . . . . . .3POLS 314 The American Presidency . . . . . . . .3POLS 315 Congress and the Presidency . . . . . .3POLS 316 State and Local Politics and Policy . . . .3POLS 317 Judicial Power and Process . . . . . . .3