Political Studies
Political Studies examines political values, interests, institutions, power and the processes of governing. Courses explore these questions using a variety of methodological approaches.
Political Studies consists of four sub-fields: Political Philosophy examines the history of political concepts such as authority, law, freedom, rights, equality, justice, and the state; Comparative Politics develops criteria for comparing the domestic politics and policies of countries throughout the world, including the U.S.A.; Global Politics examines relationships between and among nation-states, as well as the emergence of transnational forces that increasingly give shape to a global political system; U.S. Politics examines politics and public policy in the U.S.A., including Latino, African American and Asian American politics.
Pitzer Advisers: W. Barndt, G. Herrera, H. Liu, A. Pantoja, R. VanSickle-Ward.
Minor Requirements
Satisfactory completion of six (6) courses in Political Studies. Students may not minor in Politics or Government at any of the other colleges in the consortium, as these fields are equivalent to Political Studies.
Required Courses
Introductory Courses (2)
Two introductory courses from the following list. These courses should be taken at Pitzer.
Upper-Level Courses (4)
- Three upper-level courses in one of the four sub-fields: U.S., Comparative, Political Philosophy and Global.
- One additional course in another of the four sub-fields
