SJSU Catalog

Political Science Department

Political Science

POLS 001: American Government

POLS 002: Introduction to Comparative Politics

POLS 003: Introduction to Political Thought

POLS 004: Introduction to International Relations

POLS 015A: U.S. History and Government

POLS 015B: U.S. History and Government

POLS 020: Controversial Legal Issues

POLS 100W: Writing Workshop

POLS 102: State Government and Politics

POLS 103: Local Government and Politics

POLS 105: The Legislative Process

POLS 106: The United States Presidency

POLS 107: Politics and Public Opinion

POLS 108: Political Participation

POLS 109: Women and Politics

POLS 110: Ethnic Politics

POLS 114: Introduction to Public Administration

POLS 120: Law and Society

POLS 121A: The Supreme Court: Constitutional Law

POLS 121B: Civil Liberties: Constitutional Law

POLS 121C: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights

POLS 122: Judicial Politics

POLS 124: Introduction to Environmental Law

POLS 130: Making Public Policy

POLS 135: U.S. Environmental Policy

POLS 136: History of Terrorism in the Modern World

POLS 137: California in Historical and Social Scientific Perspectives

POLS 138: United States in Historical and Social Science Perspectives

POLS 140: European Union

POLS 141: Eurasian Politics

POLS 142: African Politics

POLS 144: Middle Eastern Politics

POLS 145: Asian Politics

POLS 146: Latin American Politics

POLS 147: Globalization

POLS 148: Nationalism and Comparative Political Cultures

POLS 149: Comparative Public Policy and Administration

POLS 150: War and Peace

POLS 152A: International Organizations and NGOs

POLS 152B: Model United Nations

POLS 154: U.S. Foreign Policy: Formulation and Administration

POLS 155: International Political Economy

POLS 156: Islam, Politics and the West

POLS 160A: Classical Political Thought

POLS 160B: Modern Political Thought

POLS 160C: Recent Political Thought

POLS 163: American Political Thought

POLS 180: Individual Studies

POLS 181: Internships

POLS 184: Directed Reading

POLS 190: Senior Seminar

POLS 190H: Honors Thesis

POLS 195A: Political Inquiry

POLS 199: Current Political Issues

Public Administration

PADM 201: Computer Applications in Public Administration

PADM 202: Power and Politics in Silicon Valley

PADM 210: Introduction to Public Administration

PADM 211: Public Administration and the Political Process

PADM 212: Administrative Research Methods

PADM 213: Policy Analysis and Evaluation

PADM 214: Public Management

PADM 215: Public Personnel Administration

PADM 217: Organizational Theory

PADM 218: Public Budgeting

PADM 219: Public Financial Administration

PADM 223: Law and Public Administration

PADM 228: Urban Community Development

PADM 281: Public Administration Internship

PADM 295: Topics in Public Administration

PADM 297: Advanced Seminar in Public Management

PADM 298: Special Problems

PADM 299: Master's Thesis