POLITICAL SCIENCE
PLUMB-298 Independent Study .5-3 units SC • Variable hours • Note: Submission of acceptable educational contract to department and Instruction Office; topics must extend study beyond current courses offerings.
An opportunity for advanced students to study special interests under the direction of the faculty.
PLUMB-299 Student Instructional Assistant .5-3 units SC • Variable hours • Note: Applications must be approved through the Instruction Office. Students must be supervised by a DVC instructor.
Students work as instructional assistants, lab assistants and research assistants in this department. The instructional assistants function as group discussion leaders, meet and assist students with problems and projects, or help instructors by setting up laboratory or demonstration apparatus. Students may not assist in course sections in which they are currently enrolled.
POLITICAL SCIENCE – POLSC Obed Vazquez, interim dean Social Sciences Division Faculty Office Building, Room 136
Political science courses offer insight into events at the local, state, national, and international level. Students develop critical thinking and other useful skills for a broad range of careers including education, public service and law. Most career options require more than two years of college study. Successful completion of the major will prepare students for transfer to a political science major, or other related fields at the university level. The DVC Political Science major is intended for transfer. Students who intend to transfer must consult with a program advisor or counselor to ensure that the requirements for transfer to four-year institutions of their choice are met. Students who intend to transfer are advised to select General Education Option 2 (IGETC) or Option 3 (CSU G.E.). Option 1 (DVC General Education) is not generally advised. To earn an associate of arts degree with a major in political science, students must complete each course used to meet a major requirement with a “C” grade or higher, maintain an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher in the coursework for the major, and complete general education requirements as listed in the catalog. Certain courses may satisfy both major and general education requirements; however, the units are only counted once. Some variations in requirements may exist at certain four-year institutions; therefore, students who intend to transfer are advised to refer to the catalog of the prospective transfer institution and consult a counselor. major requirements
units
POLSC-120 Introduction to Politics....................................... 3 POLSC-121 Introduction to United States Government....... 3
Possible career opportunities
Political science courses offer insight into events at the local, state, national, and international level. Students develop critical thinking and other useful skills for a broad range of careers including education, public service and law. Most career options require more than two years of college study.
Program level student learning outcomes Program level student learning outcomes have been developed for each of the three options for General Education. A complete list of current program level student learning outcomes for each program is available in this section of this catalog prior to the course and program descriptions and on the DVC website at www.dvc.edu/slo .
Associate in arts degree Political science
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE
Associate in arts degree - Political science
CATALOG 2013-2014
complete 9 units from:
POLSC-151 California Politics............................................... 3 POLSC-220 Comparative Politics.......................................... 3 POLSC-240 Political Theory................................................... 3 POLSC-250 International Relations....................................... 3 complete 3 units from:
ANTHR-130 Cultural Anthropology........................................ 3 ECON-220 Principles of Macroeconomics.......................... 3 ECON-221 Principles of Microeconomics........................... 3 HIST-120 History of the United States before 1877.......... 3 HIST-121 History of the United States after 1877............. 3 HIST-125 History of the United States: A Mexican American Perspective........................................ 3 HIST-127 African American Perspective History of US to 1865................................................................ 3 HIST-128 African American Perspective History of US after 1865..................................................... 3 HIST-129 History of Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States...................................................... 3 HIST-140 History of Western Civilization to the Renaissance....................................................... 3
PROGRAM AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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