Civic Leadership Minor

(24 credits)

The civic leadership minor prepares active, engaged citizens who devise and implement responses to complex contemporary issues through grassroots activism and leadership in political, philanthropic, and business sectors. The program is intellectually and experientially based, giving balanced attention to theoretical understanding and civic capacity building.

Required courses (15 credits):

PSCI 201 - Introduction to American Politics 3 Credits
PSCI 305 - State and Local Government 3 Credits
GNDR 450 - Student Activism in Theory and Practice 3 Credits

Choose one from the following (3 credits):

COMM 312 - Persuasion Theories 3 Credits
COMM 483 - Gender Communication 3 Credits

Choose one from the following (3 credits):

PSCI 107 - Leadership, Ethics, and Democracy 3 Credits
PHIL 201 - Ethics and the Good Life 3 Credits
GNDR 200 - Introduction to Gender Studies 3 Credits
or approved sections of:
GH 101 - Freshman Honors: Contemporary Issues Seminar 3 Credits

Internship, Fieldwork, or Community Engagement Experience (3 credits)

Choose one from the following:

COMM 470 - Public Campaigns 3 Credits
HIST 404 - Internship in Public History 3 Credits
PSCI 495 - Internship in Political Science 3-9 Credits
PSCI 497 - Field Work in Political Science 1-6 Credits
RCSM 485 - Community Development and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credits
GNDR 475 - Fieldwork in Gender Studies 3 Credits

Electives (6 credits):

Choose two courses from the following:

ECON 302 - Economics of Health and Medical Care 3 Credits
ECON 331 - Public Finance 3 Credits
ENVI 460 - Conservation and Sustainability of Natural Resources 3 Credits
HIST 336 - The 1960s: Counterculture and Protest 3 Credits
PSCI 330 - Introduction to Public Administration 3 Credits
RCSM 150 - Intro Nonprofit Ldrshp & Mgt 3 Credits
SOC 302 - Work, Employment, and Society 3 Credits
SOWK 130 - Introduction to the Fields of Social Welfare 3 Credits