POLI 17H

About this course

This course provides both applied and theoretical training for students of social justice. It serves as a multidisciplinary exploration of social change and popular democratic action, with a specific focus on understanding the meaning and development of political power in modern democracies. This course will explore gender and race-sensitive approaches to leadership style, the utilization of institutional and mass forums for civic engagement, strategies for mass recruitment and mobilization, consciousness development, democratic ethics, and strategic and tactical action. Furthermore, as an honors course, students are expected to complete additional assignments aimed at gaining deeper insight into the issues that are raised.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use POLI 17H

ASSIST maps POLI 17H to a requirement in 11 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Bachelor of Science Major in Mathematics with Departmental HonorsDe Anza → University of the Pacific
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Molecular Environmental BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Genetics and Plant BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley