Political and Civic Engagement Program
Minor in Leaders and Leadership
Students on Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021 requirements LEADLDRMIN
The Minor in Leaders and Leadership affords students a solid understanding of the history and theories of effective leadership as well as hands-on experiential learning of leadership styles and processes in practice. The goal of the minor is to certify to employers, graduate programs, and professional schools that students have undertaken a sustained and thoughtful study of leadership and possess key skills for effective leadership, such as strong communication skills, sensitivity to ethical issues, critical thinking and reasoning skills, among others.
Requirements
The minor requires at least 16 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Core Course. One (1) course:
- PACE-C 100 Leaders and Leadership
PACE-C 100 Leaders and Leadership
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An interdisciplinary introduction to concepts of leaders and leadership. Includes research, comparison and analysis of different leaders and leadership styles; examines how the history and theories of leadership evolved; and covers how leaders thrive in different cultural settings, typically in strong relationship with followers.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourseFall 2023CASE SHcourse
- Introductory Elective. One (1) course:
- PACE-C 250 Leadership and Public Policy
- PACE-S 250 Honors Leadership and Public Policy
- College of Arts and Sciences electives
- AMST-A 201 U.S. Movements and Institutions
- ENG-L 208 Topics in English and American Literature and Culture
- ENG-R 209 Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture
- ENG-R 223 Group Communication
- 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
- HIST-C 220 Ancient Leaders and Leadership
- INTL-I 103 Global Business: Politics, Policy, and Practice
- INTL-I 203 Global Development
- INTL-I 212 Negotiating Global Challenges
- PHIL-P 145 Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction
- PHYS-P 133 Physics for Future Leaders
- POLS-Y 202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
- POLS-Y 208 Leadership, Civil Society, and Public Policy
- POLS-Y 212 Making Democracy Work
- POLS-Y 243 Governance and Corruption across the World
- POLS-Y 249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
- REL-R 170 Religion, Ethics, and Public Life
- SOC-S 205 Gender and Leadership
- SOC-S 210 Economic Sociology
- SOC-S 230 Society and the Individual
- Electives Outside the College
- SPEA-V 236 MANAGING AND LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
PACE-C 250 Leadership and Public Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Interdisciplinary introduction to American public leadership and policy making. Explores theoretical and empirical work on American politics and civil society from the local community to the nation\'s capital. Introduces skills of effective political and civic engagement.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PACE-C 211, PACE-C 250, or PACE-S 250.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
PACE-S 250 Honors Leadership and Public Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- For students in the Hutton Honors College. Interdisciplinary introduction to American public leadership and policy making. Explores theoretical and empirical work on American politics and civil society from the local community to the nation's capital. Introduces skills of effective political and civic engagement.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PACE-C 211, PACE-C 250, or PACE-S 250.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
AMST-A 201 U.S. Movements and Institutions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of a social movement, an institutional structure, or an otherwise clearly delimited arena of social regulation and public activity. Constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing an object of social study. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
ENG-L 208 Topics in English and American Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected works of English or American literature in relation to a single cultural problem or theme. Topics will vary from semester to semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
ENG-R 209 Topics in Rhetoric and Public Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines how rhetorical practice shapes public culture. May focus on a medium or mode of rhetorical practice, such as documentary film, social movement, or political speech; a theme or issue, such as race, gender, or democracy; or a particular historical period. Topic varies.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum total of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 209 and ENG-R 209.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
ENG-R 223 Group Communication
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores how to be good and effective members of a group or team, how to occupy different group communication roles skillfully, how to build toward an ideal of democratic participation and decision-making, and how to become reflective about communication processes.
ENG-R 224 Persuasion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Motivational appeals in influencing behavior; psychological factors in speaker-audience relationship; contemporary examples of persuasion. Practice in persuasive speaking.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 324 or ENG-R 224.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
ENG-R 228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Reasoning, evidence, and argument in public discourse. Study of forms of argument. Practice in argumentative speaking.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of CMCL-C 228 or ENG-R 228.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
ENG-W 240 Community Service Writing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Completion of the English composition requirement
- Description
- Integrates service with learning to develop research and writing skills requisite for most academic and professional activities. Students volunteer at a community service agency, write an assignment for public use by the agency, and perform coursework culminating in a research paper on a related social issue.
HIST-B 204 Medieval Heroes
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course offers an introduction to the history of the European Middle Ages through the study of its heroes. It also teaches skills necessary for students to succeed in any field of history.
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 270 Inside Nazi Germany
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the Nazis' origins, vision, and appeal, and the path to war and destruction. Examines how far the Nazis were able to revolutionize German society, the nature of Nazi violence, the challenges they posed to the international community, and their ultimate failure and defeat.
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 220 Ancient Leaders and Leadership
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A close, critical and transdisciplinary study of leadership in ancient Greece and Rome--an investigation which intimately involves students in the lives of the leaders themselves as well as in the overriding cultural, political and social frameworks that defined these individuals as 'leaders' in the first place.
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 103 Global Business: Politics, Policy, and Practice
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Uses political, economic, historical, and cultural approaches to analyze case studies of opportunities and challenges generated by multinational enterprises.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 203 Global Development
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on the interaction between social, political, and economic forces and human development at global, national, and subnational scales; introduces theoretical perspectives on economic development and the function of markets.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 212 Negotiating Global Challenges
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines issues in contemporary diplomacy and governance. Topics may include conflict resolution, the operation of international organizations such as the United Nations, and diplomatic relations.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
PHIL-P 145 Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Fundamental problems of social and political philosophy: the nature of the state, political obligation, freedom and liberty, equality, justice, rights, social change, revolution, and community. Readings from classical and contemporary sources.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
PHYS-P 133 Physics for Future Leaders
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Physics developments have led to technologies such as the internet and cell phones. This course introduces physics concepts and fields of research and future developments they may enable and provides a foundation to evaluate the technological, economic, and societal impacts of such developments. Designed primarily for students in non-science fields.
POLS-Y 202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the influence of the news media on citizen preferences and behavior in the information age. Analysis of the forces shaping the media, the relation between the media and politics, and the effect on citizens. Topics include decision making and development of critical skills in response to the information age.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 208 Leadership, Civil Society, and Public Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the relationship between leadership, civil society, and public policy with special focus on the American political scene. Examines challenges posed by hyper-polarization from a variety of viewpoints, including disagreement, free speech, civility, incivility, moderation, and radicalism. Considers how to promote a healthy civil society in a complex, polarized environment
POLS-Y 212 Making Democracy Work
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Nature and justifications for democratic politics and the problems confronting democracy today. Demise of liberalism in America; rise of identity politics and its significance; racial inequality and the problems of deliberative democracy; problems of political alienation and participation.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
POLS-Y 243 Governance and Corruption across the World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of problems of governance and corruption in developing and/or more developed countries. Examines conditions for effective governance and challenges to economic growth and provision of public goods. Addresses political causes and consequences of corruption. Case studies will vary and may be drawn from Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and North America.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the effects of religious belief, behavior, and institutions on political processes and public policy. Implications of religion as an alternative source of public legitimacy in contemporary societies. Topics may include controversies or developments in American, comparative, or international politics.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
REL-R 170 Religion, Ethics, and Public Life
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores religious convictions and their consequences for judgments about personal and social morality, including such issues as sexual morality, medical ethics, questions of socio-economic organization, and moral judgments about warfare.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
SOC-S 205 Gender and Leadership
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Why are fewer women than men in leadership positions? This course examines the disparity using an evidence-based approach, including information from scholarly and popular works of the press. Explores how students of both genders can become better leaders. Provides an overview of how social scientists understand gender and other categories of identity as social.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 210 Economic Sociology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the sociological study of economic action. Provides an overview of the sociological perspective of the economy on all levels--from the actions of individuals in economic situations, to organizational behavior, to the dynamics of markets and global capitalism.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 230 Society and the Individual
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Personality and its development; relationship to culture and communication and to social settings; deviant types.
- Repeatability
- Credit not given for both SOC-H 230 and SOC-S 230.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
SPEA-V 236 MANAGING AND LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- Advanced Electives. Nine (9) credit hours:
- PACE-C 300 Issues in Political and Civic Engagement
- PACE-C 350 Leadership, Social Movements, and Modern American Politics
- College of Arts and Sciences electives
- AAAD-A 332 Art of the Civil Rights Movement
- AAAD-A 405 Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974
- CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
- 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
- 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 303 Heroes and Villains in Russian History
- HIST-D 308 Empire of the Tsars
- MSCH-F 445 Media, Culture, and Politics
- MSCH-S 312 Politics and the Media
- PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL-P 376 Leadership and Philosophy
- POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
- POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
- POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
- POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization
- POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency
- POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
- POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
- PSY-P 304 Social Psychology and Individual Differences
- PSY-P 323 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- PSY-P 430 Behavior Modification
- 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
- REL-R 300 Studies in Religion (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- SOC-S 302 Organizations in Society
- SOC-S 311 Politics and Society
- SOC-S 315 Work in the New Economy
- SOC-S 410 Topics in Social Organization
- SOC-S 431 Topics in Social Psychology
- Electives Outside the College
- AERO-A 201 TEAM AND LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS I
- AERO-A 202 TEAM AND LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS II
- AERO-A 301 LEADING PEOPLE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION I
- AERO-A 302 LEADING PEOPLE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION II
- BUS-G 303 GAME THEORY FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY
- BUS-J 306 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
- BUS-J 375 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
- BUS-Z 302 MANAGING AND BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS
- BUS-Z 370 I-CORE - LEADERSHIP COMPONENT
- BUS-Z 447 LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND DIVERSITY
- SPEA-A 450 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION
- SPEA-V 362 NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
- SPEA-V 404
- SPEA-V 412 LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS
PACE-C 300 Issues in Political and Civic Engagement
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive study and analysis of selected political or civic engagement issues. Topics will vary and will be listed in the online
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of six credit hours in PACE-C 200 and PACE-C 300.
PACE-C 350 Leadership, Social Movements, and Modern American Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Case studies of leaders and social movements across the political spectrum and their impact on politics in twentieth- and early twenty-first-century America. Introduces social movement and leadership theories and how they illuminate these studies. Provides opportunities for students to develop their own leadership skills.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
AAAD-A 332 Art of the Civil Rights Movement
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Considers visual artistic production (painting, sculpture, photography, and film) during the American Civil Rights and Black Power Movements.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
AAAD-A 405 Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, 1954-1974
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the fight for civil rights by protest organizations such as Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, and Congress of Racial Equality; the emergence of black leaders such as King, Farmer, and Malcolm X; the challenge posed by Black Power advocates in the Black Panthers and Black Muslims; and the changes in American society made by the black revolution.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
CLAS-C 351 Change and Innovation in Greece
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Ancient Greece experienced watershed moments that sparked dramatic socio-political change and artistic achievements, such as the invention of democracy in fifth-century Athens and the military campaigns of Alexander the Great. This course explores one of these moments within its cultural and historical contexts through the study of ancient literary and material evidence.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
CLAS-C 361 Ancient Roman Revolutions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The Roman world experienced revolutionary eras that generated socio-political change and artistic achievements, such as the crisis of the Republic, the Empire under Augustus, and the Rome of Nero. This course explores one of these eras within its cultural and historical contexts through study of ancient literary and material evidence.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
CJUS-P 408 Mass Imprisonment
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- From 1970 to 2010, the United States quintupled its prison population. This course investigates the factors (cultural, legal, political, and economic) that led to the incarceration boom and provides students with the empirical and normative tools to evaluate its causes and consequences.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
CJUS-P 419 Race, Class, and Crime
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of the contemporary realities associated with race and crime. Consideration of the social, political, and economic factors that shape the life chances of American minorities; theories of minority crime causation; minorities in the criminal justice system; definitional problems associated with concepts of race and crime.
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
ECON-E 327 Game Theory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
- Description
- Mathematical analysis of strategic interaction. Noncooperative games played once or repeatedly, with perfect or imperfect information. Necessary condition for a solution (equilibrium) as well as sufficient conditions (refinements). Cooperative games, such as bargaining and market games. Numerous applications, including experimental games.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
ECON-E 337 Economic Development
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
- Description
- Characteristics of economically underdeveloped countries. Obstacles to sustained growth; planning and other policies for stimulating growth; examination of development problems and experience in particular countries.
ENG-R 340 The Rhetoric of Social Movements
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces rhetorical theories and practices which inform and are informed by the study of social movements. Topics vary and focus on a specific social movement or a range of social movements.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum total of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 340 and ENG-R 340.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
FRIT-M 334 Power and Imagination in Italy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Interdisciplinary approach to the interrelationship of literature, visual culture, and history.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the environmental impact of global population growth, natural resources utilization, and pollution. Examines current problems relating to energy consumption, farming practices, water use, resource development and deforestation from geologic and ecological perspectives. Strategies designed to avert predicted global catastrophe will be examined to determine success potential.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
GEOG-G 417 Development Geography: Critical Perspectives on the Historical and Spatial Rhythms of Capitalism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Why are some places richer than others? Is inequality between classes and regions a necessary part of our economic system? What is the economic and political role of development organizations like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank? What is the relationship between neoliberalism and globalization? These and related questions are explored through a rigorous examination of global political economy and the history and structure of capitalism.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- How has nature been appropriated, reworked, and produced under capitalism; conversely, how does the materiality of nature shape the conditions of capitalism? In this seminar, we will investigate how relations between capitalism and nature have evolved from the end of feudalism through the current neoliberal era.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to global environmental change (GEC), focusing on the human causes and consequences of biophysical transformations of land systems. Emphasis on socioeconomic, political, institutional, and environmental dimensions of land change; tropical forests, grasslands, and urbanizing areas; international environmental regimes; spatial methodologies in GEC research, and integrated approaches.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
HIST-B 356 French Revolution and Napoleon
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Crisis of Old Regime; middle-class and popular revolt; from constitutional monarchy to Jacobin commonwealth; the Terror and revolutionary government; expansion of revolution in Europe; rise and fall of Napoleonic empire.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
HIST-C 377 Greek History: The Persian Wars to the Legacy of Alexander
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of ancient Greek history, ranging from the aftermath of the early fifth century B.C. clash with the Persians and subsequent Athenian Empire to the Hellenistic era initiated by the conquests of Alexander the Great.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-C 377 or HIST-C 387.
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 303 Heroes and Villains in Russian History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Biographies of a number of Russia\'s most colorful personalities and the times in which they lived; among them, Ivan the Terrible, Pugachev, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Bakunin, Tolstoy, Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
HIST-D 308 Empire of the Tsars
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Russian empire under Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Napoleon\'s invasion, expansion across Asia into the Americas, nationalism, war, and revolution. Other topics include daily life of the common people, gender issues, religion, and the emergence of a modern industrial society.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-D 308 or HIST-D 409.
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
MSCH-F 445 Media, Culture, and Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the role of media in the political process. Topic varies and may include censorship and free speech, social movements, politics of representation.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 445 or MSCH-F 445.
MSCH-S 312 Politics and the Media
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the relationship between media and modern politics. Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of MSCH-S 312 or TEL-T 312.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
- Description
- Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes, Locke, Hegel, and Marx. Topics include the ideal state, the nature and proper ends of the state, natural law and natural right, social contract theory, and the notion of community.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or in a field related to the course. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 145
- Description
- Problems of contemporary relevance: civil disobedience, participatory democracy, conscience and authority, law and morality.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
PHIL-P 376 Leadership and Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Allegiance to a philosophical vision of "the right" and "the good" seems to be an important foundation for successful leadership. This course aims to study the connections between leadership and philosophy, by focusing on diverse and illuminating case studies of philosophically-informed leaders such as George Washington, Mahatma Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Theories of American party activity; behavior of political parties, interest groups, and social movements; membership in groups; organization and structure; evaluation and relationship to the process of representation.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines public bureaucracy, with special emphasis upon the United States, as a political phenomenon engaging in policy-making and in the definition of the terms of policy issues. Considers the role of bureaucratic instruments in promoting social change, and in responding to it.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Processes and institutions involved in the formation of public policy in American society.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of the relationship between personality and politics. Use of major psychological theories and concepts to understand the attitudes and behavior of mass publics and political elites.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of the American presidency both in historical setting and in contemporary context. Topics such as presidential elections, roles and resources of the president, structures and processes of the presidency, presidential leadership and behavior, relationships of the presidency and other participants in policy making.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course examines the ethical responsibilities of public officials in democratic societies. It explores such topics as the meaning of moral leadership, the appeal to personal conscious in public decision making, and the problem of "dirty hands" among others. A special concern is how institutional arrangements affect moral choices.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools from Machiavelli to the present.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
PSY-P 304 Social Psychology and Individual Differences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 and PSY-P 102; or PSY-P 155
- Description
- A foundations course illustrating how psychological questions and problems can be addressed from the social, group, and individual differences level of analysis.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PSY-P 304 or PSY-P 320.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
PSY-P 323 Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 and PSY-P 102; or PSY-P 155
- Description
- The application of psychological data and theory to the behavior of individuals within organizational settings. Special emphasis on critical assessment of applied techniques.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
PSY-P 430 Behavior Modification
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 324 or PSY-P 325
- Description
- Principles, techniques, and applications of behavior modification, including reinforcement, aversive conditioning, observational learning, desensitization, self-control, and modification of cognitions.
PSY-P 452 Psychology in the Business Environment
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155; and one additional 300 or 400-level course in psychology
- Notes
- R: PSY-P 304 or PSY-P 320
- Description
- The application of psychological methods and theory to business settings including marketing, human resources, consulting, and human factors.
REL-A 485 The Life and Legacy of Muhammad
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the ways in which sacred biography is used in various contexts to develop theories of authority and history. Applies theories and methods of textual interpretation to the earliest known biography of the Prophet Muhammad (d. 632 C.E.).
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-A 485 or REL-R 467.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
REL-C 420 Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in American Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An examination of the religious thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in the context of American religious cultures.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-C 420 or REL-R 438.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
REL-D 430 Problems in Social Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive study of a selected problem in religion and society such as religion and American politics, war and conscience, medical ethics.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
REL-R 300 Studies in Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics and movements in religion.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
SOC-S 302 Organizations in Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of the internal structure of firms and other complex organizations, and their power in society. Considers how organizations are shaped by the state, suppliers, competitors, and clients; investigates how organizational structure shapes attitudes of managers and workers. Other topics include technology and organizational culture, organizational birth, death, and adaptation processes.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 311 Politics and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Interrelations of politics and society, with emphasis on formation of political power, its structure, and its change in different types of social systems and cultural-historical settings.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 315 Work in the New Economy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Sociological perspective on work roles within such organizations as factory, office, school, government, and welfare agencies; career and occupational mobility in work life; formal and informal organizations within work organizations; labor and management conflict and cooperation; problems of modern industrial workers; and how work has changed over time.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 410 Topics in Social Organization
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing
- Description
- Specific topics announced each semester, e.g., social stratification, formal organizations, urban social organization, education, religion, politics, demography, social power, social conflict, social change, comparative social systems.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated three times for credit with a different topic.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 431 Topics in Social Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing
- Description
- Specific topics announced each semester; e.g., socialization, personality development, small-group structures and processes, interpersonal relations, language and human behavior, attitude formation and change, collective behavior, public opinion.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated three times for credit with a different topic.
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
AERO-A 201 TEAM AND LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS I
- Credits
- 1–1 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
AERO-A 202 TEAM AND LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALS II
- Credits
- 1–1 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
AERO-A 301 LEADING PEOPLE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION I
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
AERO-A 302 LEADING PEOPLE AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION II
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
BUS-G 303 GAME THEORY FOR BUSINESS STRATEGY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
BUS-J 306 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
BUS-J 375 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
BUS-Z 302 MANAGING AND BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
BUS-Z 370 I-CORE - LEADERSHIP COMPONENT
- Credits
- 1.5–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
BUS-Z 447 LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND DIVERSITY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-A 450 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-V 362 NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-V 412 LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- Departmental Requirement. Courses selected toward the Introductory Elective and Advanced Electives must come from at least two (2) different departments.
- Experiential Learning. One (1) course:
- PACE-C 200 Issue Forum
- PACE-C 440 Forum Discussion Leader
- PACE-X 473 Internship in Political and Civic Engagement
- ASCS-Q 296 College to Career II: Navigate Your Arts and Sciences Experience (any topic)
- SPEA-V 482 OVERSEAS TOPICS IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
PACE-C 200 Issue Forum
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Dialogue and deliberation activities structured as a half-day forum during which participants interact with an expert panel and discuss a current controversial issue previously selected by PACE student leaders. Includes a pre-forum assignment, active participation in the forum, and a post-forum response paper.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours in PACE-C 200 and PACE-C 400.
PACE-C 440 Forum Discussion Leader
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- Consent of program
- Description
- Training in facilitation of democratic deliberation as preparation for leading small group discussions for the PACE Issue Forum. Includes training, practice, service at the Issue Forum, and debriefing meeting. Final reflection paper required.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.
PACE-X 473 Internship in Political and Civic Engagement
- Credits
- 1–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of program
- Description
- Students will complete a mentored internship providing field experience in political and civic engagement. Includes an orientation session before and a structured evaluation afterward.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in PACE-C 410 and PACE-X 473.
ASCS-Q 296 College to Career II: Navigate Your Arts and Sciences Experience
- Credits
- 2
- Prerequisites
- At least sophomore standing
- Description
- Explores the relationship between academic and extracurricular choices and life after graduation. Students assess their skills, develop a portfolio to highlight them, and create a plan to address gaps. Focuses on a paradigm of job searching that emphasizes research and highly customized, focused application materials.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of the following: ASCS-Q 296, BUS-T 275, or SPEA-V 252.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
SPEA-V 482 OVERSEAS TOPICS IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- Credits
- 0–15 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- College Residency. At least 13 credit hours must be earned within the College of Arts and Sciences.
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Minor Area Courses
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken--as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent--except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.