POSC 005W: Political Ideologies

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Units: 5

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 536

Prerequisites: ENGL 001B with a grade of C or better, ENGL 007, may be taken concurrently; for concurrent enrollment in ENGL 007, review the course titles or topics in the current online Schedule of Classes to find the corresponding ENGL 007 writing workshop; or consent of instructor

Description: An introductory study of the ideologies of the modern era. Explores selected thinkers and texts representative of liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, nationalism, nonviolence, and feminism, as well as various non-Western ideologies. Fulfills the third-quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of “C” or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student’s college permits as alternatives to English 001C. Fulfills the third- quarter writing requirement for students who earn a grade of “C” or better for courses that the Academic Senate designates, and that the student’s college permits, as alternatives to English 001C. Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 005W, POSC 005, or POSC 005H.

Credit: Credit is awarded for one of the following POSC 005W, POSC 005, or POSC 005H.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.

Serves as a prerequisite for

POSC 147 POSC 147S
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Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26  95/102  95/102
2024-25 101/102 101/102
2023-24 146/153 146/153
2022-23 154/153 154/153
2021-22 178/204 110/204 288/408
2020-21 168/204 191/204 359/408
2019-20 161/180 161/180
2018-19 171/180 206/225 377/405
2017-18 190/204 176/179 366/383
2016-17 162/180 194/255 356/435