POL S 301B - History of Western Political Thought

Units: 3 GE - CSU Upper Division D - Explorations of Human Experience - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Grading Method: 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

Field of Study: Political 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.

Maximum Credits: 3