POSC 005W: Political Ideologies

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Units: 5

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

Catalog page 563

Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in WRIT 040G; WRIT 020 with a grade of C or better, WRIT 020S with a grade of C or better; 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 WRIT 030. 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