# Political Science (POLS) courses

Woodland Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://wcc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WCC-Catalog-2026-27.pdf#page=212

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

### POLS-C1000 — American Government and Politics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 110
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 6 sections (/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/pols.md)
- Letter Grade Only
- Limitations on Enrollment: Not open for credit to students with credit in POLSC1
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 4
- Cal-GETC: 4

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.

Additionally, the course will analyze aspects of American politics in contemporary social issues including the role of the media, political parties, elections, and interest groups.

### POLS-2 — Comparative Government and Politics

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 130
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/pols.md)
- Letter Grade Only
- Limitations on Enrollment: Not open for credit to students with credit in POLSC3
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 4
- Cal-GETC: 4

This course introduces a comparative study of selected European, Asian, African, Latin American, and Middle Eastern political systems. Course topics will include a study of different kinds of political systems, including their history, political institutions, processes and policies, the environments in which they occur, and their consequences.

### POLS-4 — Introduction to Political Theory

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Letter Grade Only
- Limitations on Enrollment: Not open for credit to students with credit in POLSC2
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 4
- Cal-GETC: 4

This course examines various theoretical approaches to politics, basic political problems, and proposed solutions. Includes analysis of selected political theories and the relevance of theory to contemporary problems.

### POLS-7 — International Relations

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **C-ID:** POLS 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Letter Grade Only
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 4
- Cal-GETC: 4

This course is an introduction to international relations theory. Topics include the nation-state system, techniques of conflict resolution among actors within the global nation-state system, power alignments, international actors, transnational movements, diplomacy, political economy, human rights, and perceptions in world politics. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the processes associated with globalization and the impact such processes have upon the conduct of international relations.