College Schools, Departments & Programs
Political and Civic Engagement
Minor in Leaders and Leadership
Requirements
Students must complete at least 16 credit hours in the minor, including the College's minimum requirements for minors and the following:
- Core Course.
- PACE-C 100 Introduction to Theories of Leadership
- 100-200 Level Elective. At least one course selected from the following
- AMST-A 201 U.S. Movements and Institutions (any topic)
- ENG-R 209 Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture (any topic)
- ENG-R 224 Persuasion
- ENG-R 228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy
- ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing
- HIST-B 204 Medieval Heroes
- HIST-B 270 Inside Nazi Germany
- INTL-I 212 Negotiating Global Challenges
- PACE-C 250 Leadership and Public Policy
- PHIL-P 145 Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction
- POLS-Y 202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
- POLS-Y 212 Making Democracy Work
- POLS-Y 243 Governance and Corruption across the World
- POLS-Y 249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy (any topic)
- REL-R 170 Religion, Ethics, and Public Life
- SOC-S 210 The Economy, Organizations, and Work
- SOC-S 230 Society and the Individual
- Advanced Electives. At least 9 credit hours selected from the following:
- AAAD-A 405 Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974
- BUS-J 306 Strategic Management and Leadership*
- BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations*
- BUS-Z 447 Leadership, Teamwork and Diversity*
- CLAS-C 351 The Golden Age of Athens
- CLAS-C 361 The Golden Age of Rome
- CJUS-P 408 Mass Imprisonment
- CJUS-P 419 Race, Class, and Crime
- ECON-E 327 Game Theory
- ECON-E 337 Economic Development
- ENG-R 340 The Rhetoric of Social Movements (any topic)
- FRIT-M 334 Power and Imagination in Italy
- GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation
- GEOG-G 417 Development Geography: Critical Perspectives on the Historical and Spatial Rhythms of Capitalism
- GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature
- GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- HIST-B 356 French Revolution and Napoleon
- HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- HIST-D 302 The Gorbachev Revolution and Collapse of the Soviet Empire
- HIST-D 303 Heroes and Villains in Russian History
- HIST-D 308 Empire of the Tsars
- MSCH-F 445 Media, Cultureand Politics (any topic)
- MSCH-S 312 Politicsand the Media (any topic)
- PACE-C 350 Leadership, Social Movements and Modern American Politic
- PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy;
- PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
- POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization
- POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency
- POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
- PSY-P 304 Social Psychology and Individual Differences
- PSY-P 323 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- PSY-P 327 Psychology of Motivation
- PSY-P 430 Behavior Modification
- PSY-P 447 Social Influence Processes
- PSY-P 452 Psychology in the Business Environment
- REL-A 485 The Life and Legacy of Muhammad
- REL-C 420 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in American Religion
- REL-D 430 Problems in Social Ethics(any topic)
- REL-R 300 Studies in Religion (Approved topic: The Trial of Joan of Arc)
- SOC-S 302 Organizations in Society (Note the prerequisites for this course.)
- SOC-S 311 Politics and Society
- SOC-S 315 Work and Occupations
- SOC-S 410 Topics in Social Organization (any topic)
- SOC-S 431 Topics in Social Psychology (any topic)
- SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership*
- SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership and Policy*
- Experiential Learning. Complete at least one of the following courses:
- PACE-C 200 Issue Forum (Participant)
- PACE-C 295 Citizenship and Careers
- PACE-C 440Leading a Forum Discussion
- PACE-X 473 Internship in Political and Civic Engagement
- SPEA-V 482 Overseas Topics in Public Affairs (any topic)*
*Note: no more than one (1) course may be selected from outside of the College. Courses selected in requirements 2 and 3 above (100-200 Elective and Advanced Electives) must come from at least two (2) different departments.