POL SCI 204B · POLISCI 204BGame Theory in Politics II
Political Science · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Intermediate game theory course. Topics include games of incomplete information, cheap talk games, and bargaining theory. Applications concern political participation, public goods, legislatures, bureaucracies, conflict, and communication. Designed to help students use game theory in their research.
S/U or letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Winter 2027
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 204A.
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confidence 1.00 · from textRequires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
POL SCI 204B
- POL SCI 204AGame Theory in Politics I
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
POL SCI 204B
- POL SCI 204CGame Theory in Politics III
1 course lists this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.