Through online and experiential learning, students explore definitions of civic engagement as it relates to democratic citizenship and its historical context, identify and demonstrate methods of civic engagement that encourage civic life individually and within a community, and understand limits of engagement in society.
Athena Title
Applied Civic Engagement SERV
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to identify and apply course techniques and readings in community settings.
Students will be able to demonstrate understanding through critical reflection activities such as discussion posts.
Students will participate in experiential learning throughout the course.
Students will be able to develop working knowledge of civic engagement scholarship as it relates to political science and other related fields.
Students will be able to recognize and analyze personal values, experiences, and potential for becoming civically and politically engaged.
Students will be able to demonstrate methods of civic engagement individually and in community.
Students will be able to identify engagement opportunities with a particular issue and relate local, national, and global social policy to the issue.
Students will be able to relate personal academic interests with civic interests and plan steps to pursue these interests simultaneously.
Topical Outline
• What is civic engagement? What are the main ideas associated with civic engagement?
• Why civic engagement?
• What is the historical context of democratic citizenship in the United States, and how do different notions of democracy influence ideas of engagement?
• What are the limits to engagement?
Institutional Competencies
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
