Political Science Courses at UCSB
Every Political Science course at University of California, Santa Barbara, with difficulty, workload, and ratings. 116 courses · 1K ratings across the web
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Students give Political Science courses 3.5 out of 5, and 55% would take one again.
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Easiest course
GLOBL123
56/100 difficulty
Most challenging
POLS127
American Foreign Policy · 83/100 difficulty
All Political Science Courses (116)
POLS7Introduction to International Relations
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 125 ratings
POLS1
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 98 ratings
PS7
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 74 ratings
POLS6
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 73 ratings
POLS12
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 62 ratings
POLSCI12
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 44 ratings
POLS127American Foreign Policy
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 39 ratings
PS121
2.7 out of 5 stars2.7· 35 ratings
POLS186
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 26 ratings
POLS15
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 18 ratings
POLS121
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 17 ratings
POLS150A
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 17 ratings
PS12
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 16 ratings
PS6
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 16 ratings
POLS147
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 15 ratings
PS126
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 15 ratings
PS162
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 15 ratings
POLS161
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 14 ratings
PS141
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 12 ratings
POLS160
1.9 out of 5 stars1.9· 11 ratings
POLS170
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 11 ratings
POLI188
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 10 ratings
POLS143
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 10 ratings
PS105
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 10 ratings
POLS172
4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 9 ratings
POLS185
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 9 ratings
POLS188
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 9 ratings
POLS189
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 9 ratings
POLSCI7
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 9 ratings
PS155
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 9 ratings
GLOBL123
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 8 ratings
POLS114
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 8 ratings
POLS124
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 8 ratings
POLS157
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 8 ratings
POLS171
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 8 ratings
POLS177Comparative Environmental Politics
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 8 ratings
POLSCI6
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 8 ratings
ASAM160
2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 7 ratings
ES177
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 7 ratings
POLS105
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 7 ratings
POLS110ET
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 7 ratings
POLS187
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 7 ratings
PS157
1.9 out of 5 stars1.9· 7 ratings
POL12
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 6 ratings
POLS130
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 6 ratings
POLS135
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 6 ratings
POLS155
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings
POLSC7
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 6 ratings
PS147
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 6 ratings
GPS136
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 5 ratings
GPS140
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 5 ratings
POL6
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
POLS106EANortheast Asian Politics
2.2 out of 5 stars2.2· 5 ratings
POLS166
1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 5 ratings
POLS186A
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 5 ratings
POLSC1
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 5 ratings
POLSCI1
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 5 ratings
PS110
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 5 ratings
PS142
4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 5 ratings
GPS194
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings
POLS118
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings
POLS173
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 4 ratings
POLS196Senior Seminar in Political Science
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings
POLSC6
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
PS130
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 4 ratings
PS143
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 4 ratings
POLI1
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
POLS106AD
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings
POLS119
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings
POLS134
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
POLS159
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
POLS162
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
POLS175
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
PS140
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
PS160
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
POLS101Mexican Politics
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POLS106AMSpecial Topics: African American Politics
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POLS106ASAmerican Social Movements
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POLS106BTBlack Political Thought
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POLS106CCClimate Change and Conflict
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POLS106CISpecial Topics in Political Science: Causal Inference
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POLS106CRInternational Relations in Culture
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POLS106DQSpecial Topics: Democracy and Inequality
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POLS106EJClimate Politics and Justice
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POLS106ETComparative Political Economy of the Energy Transition
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POLS106GIGlobal Indigenous Politics
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POLS106GRSpecial Topics in Political Science: Gender Rights and Politics
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POLS106HRSpecial Topics: International Law and Human Rights
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POLS106LPLatinx American Political Development
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POLS106PBThe Politics of the Biosphere: Ecosystem Conservation, Power, and Land
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POLS106PKSpecial Topics in Political Science
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POLS106PPSpecial Topics in Political Science: Psychology in International Relations
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POLS110ANPolitical Concepts: Critical Theory & Marxism
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POLS110CDPolitical Concepts: Civil Disobedience
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POLS110DAPolitical Concepts: Defense Against the Political Dark Arts
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POLS117Comparative Social Movement Politics
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POLS119JWEthical Issues in International Relations: Just War
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POLS120Negotiation in Theory and Practice
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POLS126International Security
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POLS131Foreign Relations Between China and the United States
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POLS133Comparative Military Politics
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POLS137Politics of Economic Development
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POLS140Water Politics
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POLS141Civil War
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POLS142Foreign Policy Decision Making
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POLS145The European Union
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POLS146Globalization and Politics
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POLS149Israeli Politics
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POLS176Energy Politics and Policy
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POLS178Democracy and the Internet
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POLS180Bureaucracy and Public Policy
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POLS295Environmental Politics Workshop
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POLS594CPComparative Politics/International Relations/Political Economy Workshop
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PS106
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