Upcoming Courses

The following courses are affiliated with the Civic Engagement and Responsibility Minor.

Courses in the Civic Engagement and Responsibility Minor develop students' civic knowledge, skills, attitudes, and applications, and provide opportunities for students to reflect upon how course content supports their development as civically engaged community members. These courses explicitly link civic engagement to course content and contribute to student learning outcomes in at least two of the four civic engagement learning domains listed in the Civic Engagement and Responsibility Minor learning outcomes.

To view a list of all courses currently eligible as electives for the minor, visit the online course catalog.

In consultation with their advisor, teacher education majors interested in urban teacher preparation are recommended to choose four courses (12 credit hours) from the minor that have an urban education focus (only one course at the 100 level can be taken). To view a list of all courses currently eligible as electives in the urban education concentration, visit the online course catalog.

Required Courses Offered in Fall 2025

Catalog Number	Course Title	Section Number	Faculty Member
IDS 125	Foundations Of Citizenship: Introduction To Civic Responsibility	001	Rachel Waring-Sparks
IDS 398.02	Professional Practice: Service Learning Experience In Civic Engagement	001	Paige Buschman
POL 101	Citizens and Governance	001	Sherri Replogle

Electives Offered in Fall 2025

Note: more courses may be added!

Catalog Number	Course Title	Section Number	Faculty Member
CJS 102	Individuals, Society, and Justice	001	Jeffrey Walsh
COM 272	Communication, Culture, and Difference in American Society	002	Blessing Okafor
COM 272	Communication, Culture, and Difference in American Society	003	Blessing Okafor
COM 272	Communication, Culture, and Difference in American Society	004	Steve Rahko
COM 272	Communication, Culture, and Difference in American Society	005	Steve Rahko
COM 274	Environmental Communication	001	Mary Beth Deline
COM 304	Freedom of Speech and Press	001	Fernando Severino
COM 375	Communication and Leadership	001	Jessica Rick
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	005	Kathleen O'Brien
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	006	Kathleen O'Brien
EAF 228	Social Foundations of Education	011	Kathleen O'Brien
HIS 328	The Modern Civil Rights Movement, 1933-1968	001	Touré Reed
LAN 320	World Language Teaching In The K-12 Setting	001	Mary Tackett
MUS 153	Black Music I	001	Nana Hemaa Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum
POL 106	United States Government And Civic Practices	001	Sherri Replogle
POL 106	United States Government And Civic Practices	002	Erik Rankin
POL 221	U.S. State And Local Government	001	Lori Riverstone
POL 222	Urban Politics And Problems	001	Lori Riverstone
POL 225	Women in Politics	001	Julie Webber
POL 312	Public Opinion	001	Carl Palmer
POL 339	Youth Politics	001	Julie Webber
PSY 213	Lifespan Development	001	Alycia Hund
PSY 213	Lifespan Development	002	Laura Finan
PSY 213	Lifespan Development	003	Jacey Griffith
PSY 302	Adolescent Development	001	Jacqueline Cerda-Smith
SED 205	Family, Professional, and Community Collaboration	002	Lisa Thanos-Harrod
SOC 241	People In Places: Understanding & Developing Community	001	Frank Beck
SOC 333	Political Sociology: Power, Culture & Change	001	Richard Sullivan
THE 154	Introduction To Black Drama And Theatre	001	Le'Mil Eiland

Recent Electives

Click here to view a list of courses tagged with the "Civic Engagement and Responsibility" attribute in recent semesters.

Finding courses with the Civic Engagement attribute

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The Civic Engagement attribute will only appear as an option if one of the classes/sections being searched has that attribute applied to it.

If you select that Civic Engagement option, it will bring up the exact section(s) with that attribute for you to select and enroll in.