Civics Courses

CIV 310 - Civic Foundations I — American Constitutional History and Development
Hours: 3
Focus on constitutional origins, institutional development, and the historical evolution of American civic structures.

CIV 320 - Civic Foundations II — Ideas, Institutions, and Political Economy
Hours: 3
Political and theoretical perspectives influencing liberty, equality, justice, democracy, and the market.

CIV 360 - Civic Discourse and Policy
Hours: 3
Study of constitutional rhetoric, Supreme Court arguments and decisions, public policy communication, and deliberative reasoning.

CIV 410 - Advanced Seminar in American Civic Thought
Hours: 3
Focused study of essential texts and thinkers (e.g., Thomas Jefferson, e, The Federalist Papers, Alexis de Tocqueville, Fredrick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, additional authors to be determined).

CIV 420 - Advanced Seminar in Civic Leadership
Hours: 3
Examination of civic leadership through historical movements, key writings and figures.

CIV 460 - Advanced Seminar in Public Policy, Society, and the Market
Hours: 3
Examination of the relationship between public policy, social institutions, and economic life, with attention to how markets and governance shape civic order, opportunity, and the common good.

CIV 480 - Civic Action — Experiential Learning and Case Studies
Hours: 3
Experiential learning grounded in civic practice and informed by structured case studies.

CIV 492 - Senior Capstone
Hours: 3
A culminating experiential and reflective experience integrating civic action, professional development, and intellectual synthesis.

CIV 497 - Special Topics
Hours: 3
Organized class. May be repeated when topics vary