COA 09-11 Catalog - Peralta Colleges

POLITICAL SCIENCE (POSCI)179POSCI 3International Relations3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCNature of relations among nation-states: Analysis ofbasic forces affecting the formulation of foreign policy,dynamics of international politics, survey of rise anddevelopment of the nation-state system, problemsof nationalism and imperialism with emphasis ondevelopment since World War II, and evolution andoperation of the United Nations. 2207.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; IGETC area 4POSCI 4Political Theory3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCExamination of various theoretical approaches to politicsand of basic political problems and proposed solutions:Analysis of selected political theories and ideologies,relevance of theory to contemporary problems, and newapproaches to political thought. 2207.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; IGETC area 4POSCI 6The U.S. Constitution and Criminal DueProcess3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCSurvey and analysis of people’s rights under criminaland civil law: Procedural civil liberties and rights(defendants, court personnel, and police), concepts ofdue process and equal protection, search and seizure,and applications of principles and practices to everydaylife. 2207.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; IGETC area 4POSCI 8Community and Legal Problems3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSUExamination of common civil law issues, problems,and remedies: Small claims and traffic court; landlordtenant,welfare, consumer, juvenile, and domestic (e.g.,marriage, divorce, separation, living together) law;addressing change and negotiations within the system(s)affecting areas of everyday legal and community concern.2207.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area DPOSCI 16State and Local Government3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSUSurvey of governmental institutions and politics inCalifornia and the San Francisco Bay Area: Developmentof public policy and current issues such as federalism,elections, taxation, land uses, and political parties.2207.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D, CSU American InstitutionsPOSCI 18The American Presidency3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCStructure, function, and historical development of theOffice of the President from George Washington tothe present: President as chief diplomat, Commanderin-Chief,party leader; executive-legislative relations.2207.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; IGETC area 4POSCI 26U.S. and California Constitution3 units, 3 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSU, UCIntroductory survey of philosophy, theory, and applicationof constitutional principles: Role of major institutionsof the American Republic, historical background andconcepts underlying public law and due process, civilliberties and rights, applications of principles andpractices in Constitutional interpretation, structureof the California Constitution, comparative analysisand concepts of U.S. and California Constitutions, andimpact upon the lives of citizens. 2207.00AA/AS area 2; CSU area D; CSU American Institutions;IGETC area 4POSCI 48AA-FZSelected Topics in Political Science.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GRor P/NP)Acceptable for credit: CSUSee section on Selected Topics. 2207.00POSCI 49Independent Study in Political Science.5-5 units, .5-5 hours lecture (GR)Acceptable for credit: CSUSee section on Independent Study. 2207.00POSCI 248AA-FZSelected Topics in Political Science.5-5 units, 0-5 hours lecture, 0-15 hours laboratory (GRor P/NP)See section on Selected Topics. 2207.00