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POLI 3
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY/POLITICAL THEORY · 5 units · used in 71 transfer pathways
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Where this page’s information comes from
- Foothill catalogcourse record · 2026-2027
- FHDA class listingsWinter 2027 sections
- Cherrypickercourse matching and pathway links — our analysis
About this course
Analysis of the history of political thought, the development of forms of political ideologies and their manifestation in forms of the state. Philosophical formulations of concepts of state of nature, natural law, natural rights, civil and political society explored as integral parts of philosophies of: Plato and Aristotle, Augustine and Aquinas, Machiavelli and Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, Bentham and Mill, Hegel, Marx, and Antonio Gramsci.
Sections this term
Winter 2027 · updated Oct 18, 11:09 PM UTCPOLI 3INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY/POLITICAL THEORYOpen1 section · 25 seats reported · 1 instructor
- CRN 30929 · 01WOpen · 25
Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.
Prerequisites
The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.
Advisory: “Advisory: Demonstrated proficiency in English by placement via multiple measures OR through an equivalent placement process OR completion of ESLL 125 & ESLL 249; not open to students with credit in POLI 3H.”
Transfer pathways that use POLI 3
ASSIST maps POLI 3 to a requirement in 71 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.
- POLITICAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Political ScienceFoothill → Humboldt State
- Political Science B.A. - Global Politics ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- Political Science B.A. - Law & Policy ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- Political Science B.A. - Politics of Environment & Sustainability ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
- Political ScienceFoothill → San Francisco State
- Global StudiesFoothill → UCLA
- Human Biology and SocietyFoothill → UCLA
- Political ScienceFoothill → UCLA
- Public AffairsFoothill → UCLA
- Political ScienceFoothill → UC Irvine
- Public Health PolicyFoothill → UC Irvine
- Public Health SciencesFoothill → UC Irvine
- SociologyFoothill → UC Irvine
- Environmental StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Environmental StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- History of Policy, Law, and GovernanceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Political ScienceFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- Psychological and Brain SciencesFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- SociologyFoothill → UC Santa Barbara
- AgroecologyFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Environmental StudiesFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Environmental Studies, Conservation Science and Policy ConcentrationFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
- Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Systems ConcentrationFoothill → UC Santa Cruz
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