# Political Science (PSCI) courses

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/course-descriptions/credit-courses/psci/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### POLS C1000 — American Government and Politics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 9 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/pols.md); Spring 2027, 6 sections (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/pols.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: PSCI C180. This course is an introduction to government and politics in the United States and California. Students examine the constitutions, structure, and operation of governing institutions, civil liberties and civil rights, political behaviors, political issues, and public policy using political science theory and methodology. Common Course Number: POLS C1000.C-ID: POLS 110.

### PSCI C101 — Survey of Current Issues

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: PSCI C110. This course analyzes crucial current political issues in American society and the world by defining key problems facing modern society and offering potential resolutions. Students will learn how to evaluate contemporary issues in an informed manner and construct arguments based upon reliable data and appropriate political science theory.

### PSCI C183 — Introduction to International Relations

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/psci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

This course is an introduction to international relations theory with an examination of national, international, transnational, and sub-national actors and their institutions, interactions and processes as they relate to global issues.

### PSCI C185 — Comparative Government and Politics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/psci.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Formerly: PSCI C130. This class provides a comparative analysis of governments in various regions of the world, including Latin America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East by examining the differences in the structures and functions of major political systems, including democratic, communistic, and monarchical types of governance.

### PSCI C188 — Political Theory

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

An introduction to various theoretical approaches to politics from classical to contemporary. Focus on reading and examination of primary text in order to apply theories to basic political problems and proposed solutions.

### PSCI C200 — Introduction to Political Science

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 150
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

An introduction to the study of politics designed to familiarize students with basic political concepts with a focus on political theories, methods, systems, and ideologies as well as an exploration of subfields within Political Science.