3 units
- Political Theory
- Social and Behavioral Science
- Area 4. Social and Behavioral Science
- Social Science Theory
- Social and Behavioral Science
Offered: Summer 2027 (not offered), Spring 2027 (offered), Fall 2026 (unknown)
Counts toward
- General Education (2026-27) - Social and Behavioral Science, Area 4. Social and Behavioral Science
- General Education (2024-25) - Social and Behavioral Science
- General Education (2025-26) - Area 4. Social and Behavioral Science
- Political Science, B.A. (2026-27) - Political Theory
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- Political Science, B.A. (2025-26) - Political Theory
- Political Science, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Political Theory
- Social Science, B.A. (2026-27) - Social Science Theory
- Social Science, B.A. (2025-26) - Social Science Theory
- Social Science, B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences (2024-25) - Social Science Theory
Development of political ideas from the Golden Age of Greece until the French Revolution. Relevance of theory to a critical understanding of concrete political and social problems involving power, freedom, equality, justice and action. Stresses major political theorists such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.
From the catalog
- Counts as
- GE Explorations Social and Behavioral Science [UD 4]
- Grading
- LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC
2 sections in Spring 2027
Class #10908· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
40 of 40 seats open
Tue, Thu 12:30 PM-1:45 PM · P 148
Class #10916· In-person · Open · Letter or CR/NC
40 of 40 seats open
Tue, Thu 2:00 PM-3:15 PM · PSFA 310
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