Take your first step by completing the Political Science Associate's Degree for Transfer. You can also earn a Pre-Law Studies Certificate and become designated as a California Law Scholar through our Pathway to Law Program. Interested in international travel? Our department offers a Summer Academic Travel Abroad Program. Interested in research? We have a department magazine titled Political Perspective that will enable you to publish your research. Interested in political discussions and doing community service? We have the Politics, Law, & Society Club. Come explore the possibilities.
San Joaquin Department of Political Study Abroad Program Public Policy Forum
Political Science courses at San Joaquin Delta College are designed to accomplish several aims. First, the courses provide general information on political processes in the United States, California, and in the arena of international relations. Second, the courses expose students to the discipline of political science as a separate body of academic scholarship, and to the dominant methods of inquiry in the discipline. Finally, the courses serve the purpose of enhancing critical thinking skills to foster informed political participation and engagement in social and political affairs. We believe that the study of political science helps produce citizens who are more keenly interested and aware of the political processes that shape their daily lives. Because political science is a discipline most interested in the authoritative allocation of values in societies, we bear an important responsibility of educating students about those value choices, and how governmental and extra-governmental institutions shape those choices. We believe our courses are central to the process of imparting generalized knowledge about how politics influences the lives of citizens, and are central to the process of creating political citizens able to understand the political world and participate in it.
The Political Science Associate in Arts for Transfer degree is designed for students planning to transfer to a California State University (CSU) with a major in political science. Majors in political science learn to think critically, express their opinions in a thoughtful manner, analyze political events, evaluate political ideologies and make informed decisions on how to participate in political processes. The goal for study as a political science major is to maximize students' capacity to analyze and interpret the dynamics of political events and governmental processes and their significance.
Learn more about our program!
This Zoom orientation covers the following topics:
For certificate and degree requirements, please visit the College Catalog.
Job Titles and Career Information
Studying Political Science can lead to a variety of different jobs or careers. Click on a job title to find out career information such as average salaries, employment rates and more!
In partnership with The State Bar of California, the Pathway to Law initiative enhances opportunities and advancement of Delta College students in the legal profession for diverse populations, particularly those who have been underrepresented in the practice of law.
Politics, Law, and Society Club
A non-partisan club devoted to issues related to politics and law. Activities include debates, mock trials, films, guest speakers, field trips and comradery. The club meets in Budd 333 every Tuesday from 12:30-1:20 p.m.
During Covid-19, the club will meet virtually on Zoom. Meetings are held every Tuesday from 12:30-1:30 pm. CODE: 956-511-6328. PASSWORD: 7UeWaA."
Political Science Happenings
Professor Joel Blank and Professor Cirian Villavicencio were selected as joint fellows for the Stanford Education Partnership for Internationalizing Curriculum (EPIC) Community College Faculty Fellowship Program for the 2024-25 academic year regarding their topic “Beyond the Nation-State: Enhancing Local Governance through Sister Cities Partnerships.”Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln and the City Council recognized the Department of Political Science's Study Abroad Program with a proclamation as an official city delegation to Parma, Italy.
Governor Newsom appointed Dr. Cirian Villavicencio to serve on the California Community College Board of Governors, a significant opportunity to advocate for nearly 2.1 million students at 116 colleges across the state.Tony Shi (Delta College, Class of 2020; U.C. Berkeley, Class of 2022), will pursue his M.B.A. program at Stanford's Graduate School of Business starting in the fall.
Rajan Nathaniel (Delta College, Class of 2020; Stanford, Class of 2022), delivered the alumni address at Delta College’s 89th Annual Commencement Ceremony. Since graduating from Delta College, Rajan served as chief of staff and policy advisor to Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln. He also served as a senior advisor to former Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, and has managed political campaigns, served on boards, and worked with an international think tank.Congratulations, San Joaquin Delta College Political Science Class of 2024!
The Political Perspective
Political Perspective is San Joaquin Delta College's political science department's official nonpartisan journal and magazine. Its mission is to provide faculty and students a forum to research political and policy-oriented issues affecting our community and the world today. It seeks to foster and enhance intellectual and academic discourse on a wide range of issues in the field of political science. Students (like Michelle Livingstone) who are involved in the production of Political Perspectives are well prepared to transfer to four-year universities.
