POL SCI 147A · POLISCI 147AAmerican Political Development: Overview
Political Science · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Designed for juniors/seniors. Introduction to historical development of American politics and ideas and institutions that drive durable change over time. Examination of theories, concepts, and analytical tools at center of developmental inquiry.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 40.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
POL SCI 147A
- POL SCI 40Introduction to American Politics
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.