Civic Engagement in a Democratic Society Credits: 3

Catalog description

This course examines the concept of civic engagement, including how it is developed and how it shapes relationships between people and groups in a civil society. Students enrolled in the course will analyze conditions in which civic engagement can promote broad social goals or exacerbate social and political divisions. The course will also examine challenges of building and maintaining high levels of civic engagement in a plural society. A significant part of this course also involves students participating in civic activity, and using those observations to test theories of civic engagement.