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Civic and Public Engagement Minor and Certificate

This program is not available at this time.

The Civic and Public Engagement minor program invites students to explore the values, ethics, social obligations, and leadership skills of engaged citizenship and to apply this knowledge in real world settings. The minor consists of 18 credit hours, at least six hours must be at the 300-level or above. Students must meet all required course prerequisites.

CAPE 101 (1) Introduction to Civic and Public Engagement

CAPE 400 (2) Civic and Public Engagement Capstone
PHIL 230 (3) Introduction to Ethics

3 hours for the Experiential Component from the following list:

CAPE 301 (1) Academic Internship in Civic and Public Engagement
CAPE 302 (2) Academic Internship in Civic and Public Engagement
CAPE 303 (3) Academic Internship in Civic and Public Engagement
CAPE 350 (3) Special Topics in Civic and Public Engagement
ECON 215 (3) Principles of Microeconomics
EDCO 200 (3) Developmental Sciences and the Context of Poverty
ENGL 328 (3) Healing Arts in Medicine
HIST 550 (3) Special Topics in History (when offered with appropriate content)
HIST/PEAC 570 (3) International Service Learning in History
LEAD 476 (3) Practice in Global Leadership
LGST 471 (1) Academic Internship in Legal Studies
LGST 472 (2) Academic Internship in Legal Studies
LGST 473 (3) Academic Internship in Legal Studies
PEAC 200 (3) An Introduction to Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PLSC 260 (3) The United Nations
PLSC 261 (1) Model UN Symposium
PLSC 362 (1) Collegiate Model United Nations
PLSC 471 (1) Academic Internship in Political Science
PLSC 472 (2) Academic Internship in Political Science
PLSC 473 (3) Academic Internship in Political Science
PSYC 517 (3) Psychology of Aging

9 Elective hours from the following, with at least two subject indicators:

AAMS 300 (3) Introduction to African American Studies
BADM 250 (3) Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
ECON 103 (3) Introduction to Political Economy
ECON 216 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 331 (3) Public Finance
ENVS 101 (3) Introduction to Environmental Issues
HIST/AAMS 302 (3) Modern Civil Rights Movement
HIST/AAMS 308 (3) American Ethnic History
HIST/AAMS 509 (3) African-American History
HIST 310 (3) The History of Women in America
HIST 313 (3) Native American History
HIST 501 (3) The History of Social Movements in America
HIST/PEAC 502 (3) Social Movements in the United States Since the 1960s
LEAD 275 (3) Leadership Theory
LEAD 350 (3) Contexts for Global Leadership
LEAD 351 (3) Special Topics in Global Leadership
LEAD 465 (3) Leadership & Communication
LGST 300 (3) Introduction to Legal Studies
LGST 350 (3) Special Topics in Legal Studies
MGMT 326 (3) Sustainable Operations
MGMT 330 (3) Sustainable Business Practices
MGMT/PHIL 575 (3) Business Ethics
MLSC 101 (1) Introduction to the Army and Critical Thinking
PEAC 350 (3) Special Topics in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PEAC 490 (3) Academic Internship in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PEAC 550 (3) Special Topics in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PHIL 315 (3) Developments in Moral Philosophy
PHIL 340 (3) Environmental Ethics
PHIL 390 (3) Philosophy of Religion
PLSC 201 (3) American Government
PLSC 202 (3) State and Local Government
PLSC 307 (3) American Parties and Practical Politics
PLSC 313 (3) Public Opinion and Political Participation
PLSC 325 (3) Environmental Politics
PLSC 337 (3) Women and Global Politics
PLSC 355 (3) Political Ideologies
PLSC 356 (3) American Political Thought
PLSC/AAMS 317 (3) African American Politics and Policy
PLSC/AAMS 319 (3) Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States
SCWK 200 (3) Introduction to Social Work
SCWK 306 (3) Working with Multi-Cultural Populations
SCWK/GRNT 300 (3) Introduction to Gerontology
SOCL 101 (3) Social Problems and Social Policy
SOCL 201 (3) Principles of Sociology
SOCL 227 (3) Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems
SOCL 309 (3) Urban Sociology
SOCL 313 (3) Social Inequality
SOCL 314 (3) Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCL 319 (3) The Study of Population
SOCL 325 (3) Criminology
SOCL 335 (3) Law Enforcement and Social Control
SOCL 337 (3) Corrections
SOCL 339 (3) Sociology of Health and Illness
WMST 300 (3) Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Students may take cross-listed courses only once.

This program is not available at this time.

The Civic and Public Engagement certificate program invites students to explore the values, ethics, social obligations, and leadership skills of engaged citizenship and to apply this knowledge in real world settings. The certificate program consists of 12 credit hours, at least 3 hours must be at the 300-level or above. It is designed to allow students whose programs of study do not allow them to complete a minor. The certificate does not meet the requirement for a minor in BA programs. Students must meet all required course prerequisites.

CAPE 101 (1) Introduction to Civic and Public Engagement
PHIL 230 (3) Introduction to Ethics

Choose 8 hours from the following two lists:

Courses with an Experiential Component

CAPE 301 (1) Academic Internship in Civic and Public Engagement
CAPE 302 (2) Academic Internship in Civic and Public Engagement
CAPE 303 (3) Academic Internship in Civic and Public Engagement
CAPE 350 (3) Special Topics in Civic and Public Engagement
ECON 215 (3) Principles of Microeconomics
EDCO 200 (3) Developmental Sciences and the Context of Poverty
ENGL 328 (3) Healing Arts in Medicine
HIST 550 (3) Special Topics in History (when offered with appropriate content)
HIST/PEAC 570 (3) International Service Learning in Peace
LEAD 476 (3) Practice in Global Leadership
LGST 471 (1) Academic Internship in Legal Studies
LGST 472 (2) Academic Internship in Legal Studies
LGST 473 (3) Academic Internship in Legal Studies
PEAC 200 (3) An Introduction to Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PLSC 260 (3) The United Nations
PLSC 261 (1) Model UN Symposium
PLSC 362 (1) Collegiate Model United Nations
PLSC 471 (1) Academic Internship in Political Science
PLSC 472 (2) Academic Internship in Political Science
PLSC 473 (3) Academic Internship in Political Science
PSYC 517 (3) Psychology of Aging

Additional Electives

AAMS 300 (3) Introduction to African American Studies
BADM 250 (3) Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
ECON 103 (3) Introduction to Political Economy
ECON 216 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 331 (3) Public Finance
ENVS 101 (3) Introduction to Environmental Issues
HIST/AAMS 302 (3) Modern Civil Rights Movement
HIST/AAMS 308 (3) American Ethnic History
HIST/AAMS 509 (3) African-American History
HIST 310 (3) The History of Women in America
HIST 313 (3) Native American History
HIST 501 (3) The History of Social Movements in America
HIST/PEAC 502 (3) Social Movements in the United States Since the 1960s
LEAD 275 (3) Leadership Theory
LEAD 350 (3) Contexts for Global Leadership
LEAD 351 (3) Special Topics in Global Leadership
LEAD 465 (3) Leadership & Communication
LGST 300 (3) Introduction to Legal Studies
LGST 350 (3) Special Topics in Legal Studies
MGMT 326 (3) Sustainable Operations
MGMT 330 (3) Sustainable Business Practices
MGMT/PHIL 575 (3) Business Ethics
MLSC 101 (1) Introduction to the Army and Critical Thinking
PEAC 350 (3) Special Topics in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PEAC 490 (3) Academic Internship in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PEAC 550 (3) Special Topics in Peace, Justice, and Conflict Resolution Studies
PHIL 315 (3) Developments in Moral Philosophy
PHIL 340 (3) Environmental Ethics
PHIL 390 (3) Philosophy of Religion
PLSC 201 (3) American Government
PLSC 202 (3) State and Local Government
PLSC 307 (3) American Parties and Practical Politics
PLSC 313 (3) Public Opinion and Political Participation
PLSC 325 (3) Environmental Politics
PLSC 337 (3) Women and Global Politics
PLSC 355 (3) Political Ideologies
PLSC 356 (3) American Political Thought
PLSC/AAMS 317 (3) African American Politics and Policy
PLSC/AAMS 319 (3) Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States
SCWK 200 (3) Introduction to Social Work
SCWK 306 (3) Working with Multi-Cultural Populations
SCWK/GRNT 300 (3) Introduction to Gerontology
SOCL 101 (3) Social Problems and Social Policy
SOCL 201 (3) Principles of Sociology
SOCL 227 (3) Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems
SOCL 309 (3) Urban Sociology
SOCL 313 (3) Social Inequality
SOCL 314 (3) Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCL 319 (3) The Study of Population
SOCL 325 (3) Criminology
SOCL 335 (3) Law Enforcement and Social Control
SOCL 337 (3) Corrections
SOCL 339 (3) Sociology of Health and Illness
WMST 300 (3) Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Students may take cross-listed courses only once.

For more information, visit the Interdisciplinary Studies website.