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Apr 06, 2026
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POSC 316 - Politics of California
Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-4; US-2, US-3
Political culture, electoral systems, and public policy in California. Field trip to the California Legislature. Satisfies code requirement in California state and local government and U.S. Constitution.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-4 - Upper Division Social and Behavioral Sciences, US-2,US-3
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas 1A, 1B, 1C and GE-2 with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division GE Area 4 requirements (Area D1-2 requirements for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Describe the structure and operation of the California state government, the challenges it faces, and the key political actors within it.
- Assess the impact of the main contemporary policy issues and controversies that are facing the state and its regions.
- Analyze the factors that influence the decision making processes of the California government.
GE-UD-4. Upper-division Social and Behavioral Sciences Learning Outcomes
- analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
- demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
- demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.
US-2. U.S. Constitution Learning Outcomes
- Describe the development of the U.S. Constitution and its later interpretation and amendments.
- Explain the practices and institutional forms of democracy derived from the U.S. Constitution.
- Explain citizen rights and responsibilities under the U.S. Constitution.
US-3. California Government Learning Outcomes
- Describe the similarities and differences between the California Constitution and the U.S. Constitution.
- Describe the historical and/or contemporary relationship between California and the federal government.
- Describe how communities in California solve problems through political processes at various levels of government.
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