CIV 101 Intoduction to Civic Engagement

3 Credit(s) PGR

This course introduces students to the history, key concepts and frameworks of civic engagement in a democracy. Students explore university-community relationships, power structures, the role of a civically engaged member of a community and how individuals and groups create and sustain social change. Using both traditional and community engaged scholarship, students critically examine a variety of social justice issues and the role of multiple stakeholders and research in addressing these problems. Three lecture hours per week.