Interested in a career in politics or public service?
This specialization includes a rich selection of courses in political science, history, and a number of other departments that will provide a great foundation for those looking to lead in the public service sector.
Course Options
- ACCAD 5100: Concept Development for Time-Based Media
- ARTSSCI 2400: Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society
- COMM 2110: Principles of Effective Public Speaking
- COMM 2331: Strategic Communication Principles
- COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication
- COMM 3325: Introduction to Organizational Communication
- COMM 3333: Crisis Communication
- COMM 3620: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
- DESIGN 3105: Exploring Design Thinking
- DESIGN 3505: Presentation as Thinking
- ENGLISH 2276: Arts of Persuasion
- ENGLISH 3395: Literature and Leadership
- ESHESA 2570: Team and Organizational Leadership
- ESHESA 2571S: Leadership in Community Service
- ESHESA 2575: Student Organization Leadership Training
- FRIT 3054: The 21st-Century Skill: Intercultural Competence for Global Citizenship
- POLITSC: 3500 Political Games: Rational Choice Theory and the Study of Politics
- POLITSC 3780H: Data Literacy and Data Visualization
- POLITSC 3785: Data Science for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- POLITSC 4553H: Game Theory for Political Scientists
- POLITSC 4781: Data Analysis in Political Science I
- POLITSC 4782: Data Analysis in Political Science II
- POLITSC 4784: Complexity Science and the Study of Politics
- PSYCH 2311: Psychology of Motivation
- PSYCH 2376: Interpersonal Relationships
- PSYCH 2500: Applied Psychology: Human Behavior in the Wild
- PSYCH 3325: Introduction to Social Psychology
- PSYCH 3530: Theories of Personality
- WGSST 3385: Women in Political Leadership Internship
- AFAMAST 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
- AFAMAST 3086: Black Women in Slavery and Freedom
- AFAMAST 4504: Black Politics
- AFAMAST 4610: African Americans and the Law
- ARTSSCI 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
- CLAS 3210: Classics and African American Political Thought
- CLAS 3301: Law, Citizenship, and Empire in Later Rome
- CLAS 3302: Citizenship in Democratic Athens
- COMM 2850: Media and Citizenship
- COMM 3404: Media Law and Ethics
- COMM 3597.01: International Perspectives on Communication
- COMM 4814: Political Communication
- EDUTL 5005: Equity, Diversity, and Justice in Education
- ENGLISH 4575: Special Topics in Literary Forms and Themes
- ESEPOL 3312: Conflict, Voice, and Power in Public Education
- ESEPOL 5217: Comparative Perspective on Education, Globalization, and National Development
- ESPHE 5440: Philosophical Perspectives on Race, Education, and Citizenship
- GEOG 3600: Space, Power and Political Geography
- GEOG 3701: The Making of the Modern World
- GEOG 3801: Political Ecology
- HISTORY 2015: History of American Criminal Justice
- HISTORY 2120: Revolutions and Social Movements in Modern Latin America
- HISTORY 2350: Islam, Politics, and Society in History
- HISTORY 2453: History of Zionism and Modern Israel
- HISTORY 3003: American Presidential Elections
- HISTORY 3005: The United States Constitution and American Society to 1877
- HISTORY 3006: The United States Constitution and American Society since 1877
- HISTORY 3011: The American Revolution and the New Nation
- HISTORY 3080: Slavery in the United States
- HISTORY 3082: Black Americans During the Progressive Era
- HISTORY 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
- HISTORY 3086: Black Women in Slavery and Freedom
- HISTORY 3220: The Rise of the Roman Republic
- HISTORY 3254: Europe Since 1950: From the Iron Curtain to Fortress Europe
- HISTORY 3270: History of World War I
- HISTORY 3405: Contemporary China 1921-2000
- HISTORY 3501: U.S. Diplomacy, 1920-Present
- HISTORY 3620: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the United States, 1940-Present
- HISTORY 3675: How to Stage a Revolution
- HISTORY 3680: Religion and Law in Comparative Perspective
- LING 3605: Language and Social Justice
- PHILOS 2400: Political and Social Philosophy
- PHILOS 3410: Philosophical Problems in the Law
- PHILOS 5400: Advanced Political and Social Philosophy
- PHYSICS 2367: Uses of Science in Solving Problems of Society
- POLITSC 2150: Voters and Elections
- POLITSC 3450: Ethics and Public Policy
- POLITSC 3910: Identity Politics
- POLITSC 4110: The American Presidency
- POLITSC 4120: U.S. Congress
- POLITSC 4123: Political Crisis and Reform
- POLITSC 4125: American State Politics
- POLITSC 4130: Law and Politics
- POLITSC 4131: American Supreme Court
- POLITSC 4132H: Supreme Court Decision Making
- POLITSC 4135: American Constitutional Law
- POLITSC 4136: Civil Liberties
- POLITSC 4137: The Politics of Legal Decision-Making
- POLITSC 4138: Women and the Law
- POLITSC 4140: Black Politics
- POLITSC 4150: American Political Parties
- POLITSC 4152: Campaign Politics
- POLITSC 4160: Public Opinion
- POLITSC 4164: Political Participation and Voting Behavior
- POLITSC 4165: Media and American Politics
- POLITSC 4170: Gender and Politics
- POLITSC 4200: Politics of Modern Democracies
- POLITSC 4282: The Politics of Income Inequality
- POLITSC 4285: The Comparative Politics of the Welfare State
- POLITSC 4420H: Debating Democracy
- POLITSC 4597.02H: Political Problems of the Contemporary World
- POLITSC 4940: The Politics of Immigration
- RUSSIAN 3350: Russian Culture and Politics
- SOCIOL 3597.01: World Problems in Global Context
- WGSST 3200: Breaking the Law: An Introduction to Gender Justice
- WGSST 3385: Women in Political Leadership Internship
- WGSST 4189.01S: Reproductive Rights and Justice
- WGSST 4402: Black Women: Representations, Politics, and Power
- WGSST 4465: Feminist Political Theory
- WGSST 4597: Gender and Democracy in the Contemporary World
Sample Curriculum
Core
- HISTORY 3676: Leadership in History
- PHILOS 2390: Ethics and Leadership
- WGSS 4403: Gender, Race, and Leadership
- POLITSC 3912: Political Leadership
Skills
- COMM 4635: Communication Dynamics in Groups
- ASC 3192: Leadership Experiential Learning
- POLITSC 4784E: Complexity Science & the Study of Politics
Content
- HISTORY 3011: The American Revolution and the New Nation
- PHILOS 5400: Advanced Political and Social Philosophy
- AFAMAST 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
Capstone
- ASC 4676: Leadership Major Capstone