The Political Science Program at CSU Dominguez Hills offers excellent opportunities for the study of government and politics.

Over 30 courses cover all the major aspects of the discipline. Students develop an understanding of human behavior as it relates to politics. They learn to discuss and analyze critically current public policy issues facing the United States and the world. They are taught how to critically observe and understand world affairs and comparative politics. They are trained in appropriate research techniques for the study of political processes.

The General Political Science Concentration is a relatively "open" one, allowing students to choose from a wide range of courses and subjects within a general framework. It is designed for students seeking broad exposure to the diverse subjects of the discipline. 

A five-course minor in political science also is available. While the minor most often is used in conjunction with such majors as communications, human services, history, economics and sociology, it can be paired with almost any major offered at this university.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Become conversant with the theories and conceptual frameworks of the major subfields of political science.
2. Applies critical analysis to political institutions, political issues, and political behavior at the international, national, and sub-national levels.
3. Accesses diverse information resources and utilizes information from these sources effectively to develop and informed understanding of the dynamic political environment.
4. Understands and applies the techniques of quantitative political analysis, including the design, execution, and analysis of research.
5. Analyzes and evaluates the recent major issues, conflicts, and problems in American government institutions.
6. Assesses basic international political theories, principles, and practices, including the examination of international system characteristics and foreign policy decision-making.
7. Examines the sources and patterns of political continuity and change in selected countries in the First and Third Worlds
8. Critically analyzes the major political philosophies and schools of thought from Plato to the sixteenth century.
9. Understand the nature and development of the US constitutional system, with an emphasis on the separation of powers, federalism, police power, and the commerce clause.