COURSEWORK
UCCS students take a full term's worth of courses in addition to their internships. A description of all UCCS courses is below. Click below to skip straight to:
(A) Political Science 192A: Political Science Internship (6 units - Pass/No Pass) This course combines research with professional experience. Work as an intern for about 20 hours per week by supporting the policy making process in a legislator's office, an executive branch agency, or another setting in the Sacramento policy community. Student must complete a public policy research paper as part of this course. Click for the Syllabus
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(B) Political Science 193: Internship & Research (2 units - Letter Grade) Internship and three analytic papers related to the internship and/or current events in addition to an oral presentation. Click for the Syllabus
(C) Political Science 195: The California Policy Seminar (4 units - Letter Grade) This course teaches students about the state's political processes, institutions, and policy challenges. The seminar is taught by members of the UC Davis faculty and features guest lectures given by a variety participants in and observers of California politics and government. Click for the Syllabus
(D) Political Science 196E: Research Design & Methods (4 units - Letter Grade) Original undergraduate research work culminating in a poster presentation. Learn to utilize programs like Qualtrics, GIS, Stata, and Excel to collect and analyze data. Click for the Syllabus
Through our semester program, students take the same core courses required of the quarter students (see above). In order for semester students to achieve a semester's worth of units, we offer the following add-on courses:
(A) Political Science 196A American Policy & Politics (4 units - Letter Grade) This is a course on American political science with an emphasis on California politics. Students work with an instructor on multiple political science research papers and presentations. Click for the Syllabus
(B) Political Science 198 Independent Study (2 units - Pass/No Pass) Independent study which is related to the student's internship office.
Semester students typically earn 21 quarter units, which translates to 14 semester units. The Fall semester program begins in late August so students can get a jump start on their research proposals and internship hours. Once the quarter officially begins, the semester students attend class with the quarter students. The Spring semester program starts at the same time as the quarter program and continues into mid-May.
The semester program is offered in the fall and spring semesters only. The summer program serves both semester and quarter students.