PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MINOR @ MARYLAND CITIZENSHIP EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP Public Minor Approved Courses The Public Minor is sponsored by the School of Public Policy. Please contact plminor@umd.edu for more information. Course Description CR Prerequisites CORE Gen Ed Notes PUAF201 * PUAF02 * for the Common Good : Philosophy, Policy, and Praxis ANCHOR COURSES Corequisite CPSP118 (only for those in the College Park Scholars Public Program) PUAF202 (only for those in the Rawlings Undergraduate Fellows Program) SIGNATURE COURSES IE DSHS or DSPP, SCIS PUAF11 Women and Politics Formerly PUAF59W, BSOS59W PUAF12 Leading to Get Results Formerly PUAF59J PUAF1 PUAF14 PUAF59Y PUAF15 PUAF202 Advocacy in the American Political System The Art and Science of Philanthropy Engaging and Exploring the Complexities of Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Intelligence as a National Security Instrument, the US Experience Contemporary Issues in and Public Policy Formerly PUAF59C, BSOS59C Formerly PUAF59I; Restricted to students in the College Park Scholars Public Program Credit towards the minor only PUAF14 or PUAF59Y Formerly PUAF88I 1 ELECTIVE COURSES PUAF48 Academic Seminar for Interns: State and Local PUAF86 Experiential Learning -6 BSOS86
PUAF59T Human Rights, Security, and Development in Morocco CPSP88P and Social Change COMM461 Voices of Public in the Twentieth Century COMM475 Persuasion EDCP217 EDCP220 EDCP15 EDCP18 EDCP418 AASP101 AASP14 AAST222 AMST202 AMST207 AMST212 BSCV01 Introduction to Student Introduction to Human Diversity in Social Institutions in Groups and Organizations Applied Contextual Series and Identity Series Public Policy and the Black Community The Civil Rights Movement Immigration and Ethnicity in America Cultures of Everyday Life in America Contemporary American Cultures Diversity in American Culture in a Multicultural Society Formerly EDCP17, Credit EDCP217 or EDCP17 SB, D DVUP Recommended: EDCP217 SB DSHS Formerly AASP00 AASP100 or HIST157 SH, D DSHS, DVUP Formerly AAST298A, HIST222. Credit only AAST222, AAST298A, HIST219L, or HIST222 SH DSHS Elective credit only AMST202 or AMST207 Elective credit only AMST202 or AMST207 BSCV191, SOCY105, and BSCV181 WMST425 Gender Roles and Social Institutions PSYC221 Social Psychology PSYC100 SB DSHS or DSSP PSYC289E The Psychology of Evil SB DSHS or DSSP, SCIS Formerly BSOS01. Credit only BSOS01 or BSCV01 PSYC62 Introduction to Negotiation PSYC100 Formerly PSYC09F; Restricted to PSYC majors during preregistration
PSYC424 SOCY105 Communication and Persuasion Introduction to Contemporary Social Problems SOCY42 Social Movements GVPT260 UNIV48 UNIV49 LASC24 LASC25 State and Local Government Federal Semester Seminar Federal Semester Experiential Learning Issues in Latin American Studies I Issues in Latin American Studies II * Alternate Anchor course also counts as a Signature course. PSYC221 and PSYC200 DSSP SB DSHS GVPT170 Restricted to students in the Federal Semester program -6 Restricted to students in the Federal Semester HO, D DSHS or DSHU, DVUP HO, D DSHS or DSHU, DVUP program SPAN24, PORT24; Credit only LASC24, SPAN24, or PORT24 SPAN25, PORT25; Credit only LASC25, SPAN25, or PORT25
PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MINOR @ MARYLAND CITIZENSHIP EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP ANCHOR COURSES Public Minor Approved Course Descriptions PUAF201: for the Common Good: This course is designed to provide undergraduate students an introduction to leadership theory and civic studies and a chance to practice a core set of practical skills relevant to various kinds of leadership, such as transformational and collaborative leadership. PUAF 02: : Philosophy, Policy, and Praxis: as a search for meaning, identity, and purpose are explored. Also introduces major philosophical traditions, from the ancient world to the modern one, and encourages students to ground their leadership interests and aspirations in a disciplined process of selfreflection, critical thinking, and inquiry. SIGNATURE COURSES PUAF202: Contemporary Issues in and Public Policy: This course, designed for participants in the Rawlings Undergraduate Fellows Program, exposes students to a variety of public policy issues and introduces them to the skills necessary to becoming competent public leaders. This course is structured as a 15-week lecture series where you will hear from local elected officials, leaders of non-profit organizations, members of state and county agencies, and faculty from the School of Public Policy. PUAF11: Women and Politics: This course examines the role of women in the political process including the participation of women as activists, voters, advocates, public leaders as agents of change through various avenues including, among others, public service, the media, community service, political organizations, and the nonprofit sector. Students will explore the unique perspectives and approaches women bring to politics and public policy as well as the changes they have made in setting public policy priorities. PUAF12: Leading to Get Results: This course provides an opportunity for students to use a collaborative leadership, result-oriented framework to take actions that will make a measurable difference on an issue impacting the university community. This course will give students hands-on leadership experience to help them understand how to lead and work collaboratively in multi-sector, diverse communities. PUAF1: Advocacy in the American Political System: This course will introduce students to the law and the legislative process with a special focus on the Maryland General Assembly. While tracking legislative issues of importance, we will identify specific legislative initiative worthy of our interest and advocacy. Such interest may take the form of meeting with legislators, testifying before legislative committees, organizing grassroots campaigns, assisting organizations, or meeting with members of the press. PUAF14 - The Art and Science of Philanthropy: This course will define philanthropy as an exploration of how one develops a vision of the public good and then deploys resources (including donations, volunteers, and voluntary associations) to achieve an impact. We will go through the challenging and exciting process of ultimately granting thousands of dollars to achieve a beneficial impact in our local community. Giving money away is an incredible responsibility that requires a wide variety of skills. Indeed, our grant deliberations and decisions will ultimately lead us to confront, question, and sharpen our values, decisions, and leadership skills. PUAF59Y Engaging and Exploring the Complexities of Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit : Students will explore the role philanthropy plays within a multitude of issues and sociopolitical spaces both in Israel and Jordon. PUAF15 - Intelligence as a National Security Instrument, the US Experience: This course is intended as an introduction to intelligence s an instrument of national security policy and operations, including issues arising
from intelligence in a homeland or domestic security context. The course will discuss central concepts of the intelligence process -- collection, processing, and analysis -- and the structure that has evolved in the US for conducting intelligence, along with legal and constitutional issues that mark American intelligence. The course will conclude with a review of some of the major issues confronting intelligence establishments in the 21st century operation environment. ELECTIVE COURSES PUAF48: Academic Seminar for Interns: State and Local: Students will read, discuss, analyze, and write about topics in political and public policy leadership, and leadership studies. PUAF86: Experiential Learning: Through the internship experience you will gain practical work experience, while developing leadership skills in your chosen area of public leadership. You will be supervised and mentored by individuals within the organization and are expected to meet the objectives outlined in your learning contract. PUAF59T: Human Rights, Security, and Development in Morocco: Students will be exposed to Morocco and its important and unique role in North Africa, focusing on leadership to advance human rights, security, and development in a changing environment. CPSP88P: and Social Change: An assessment of different kinds of leadership and citizenship for social change through encountering the careers of such leaders as Lincoln, Mandela, Aun San Suu Kyi, and Jobs. COMM461: Voices of Public in the Twentieth Century: This course considers the use of speaking in the power struggles of the twentieth century. We will focus on important speakers of the century, their social and policy influence, and the struggle to expand the diversity of voices in the public sphere. COMM475: Persuasion: The primary objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of persuasion and social influence research and practice. We will examine how some of the characteristics of the sender (e.g., credibility, similarity), the message (e.g., arguments), the receiver (e.g., need for cognition), and the channel (e.g., aural vs. visual) influence the effect of persuasive messages on beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. EDCP217: Introduction to Student : Introduction to leadership theories, concepts, and skills. EDCP220: Introduction to Human Diversity in Social Institutions: This highly-interactive format focuses on individual and social identities in the U.S., group differences and intergroup relations, systems of privilege and oppression, and advocacy for social justice. Topics will include diversity related to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, (dis)ability, and religion. EDCP15: Student in Groups and Organizations: Acquiring and integrating leadership knowledge within group and organizational contexts so that students can navigate organizational environments and apply leadership in diverse communities of practice and career contexts EDCP18: Applied Contextual : Three hours of lecture and five ours of laboratory per week. Course will utilize experiential learning opportunities to develop and apply the knowledge and skills of leadership into specific contexts of leadership practice. EDCP418: Special Topics in : The special topics and leadership course will address a single topic related to leadership through the semester. In-depth study and analysis on the topic will be the basis for the course. Topics include gender and leadership, ethics and leadership, and culture and leadership. will serve as the foundation in the course. AASP101: Public Policy and the Black Community: The impact of public policies on the black community and the role of the policy process in affecting the social, economic, and political well-being of minorities. Particular attention given to the post-1960 to present era.
AASP14: The Civil Rights Movement: Survey of the twentieth century civil rights movement from the desegregation of UM Law School through the National Black Political Congress in Gary in 1972. Major themes include leadership, legal and constitutional challenges, non-violence, Black Power, and Pan-Africanism. AAST222: Immigration and Ethnicity in America: The history of immigration and the development of diverse populations in the United states are examined. Topics include related political controversies, the social experience of immigrants, ethnicity, generations, migration, inter-group relations, race, and diversity in American culture. AMST202: Cultures of Everyday Life in America: Examine the structures and patterns of everyday life in America, utilizing methods such as ethnography, oral history, survey research, and textual, visual, and material cultural analysis. AMST207: Contemporary American Cultures: This class will examine how cultures are created in the US and throughout the Americas. Students will think about how identities are constructed and lived out on a daily basis. Culture and identity are embedded in larger social processes. We will become familiar with these social processes in order to gain a better understanding of culture s relationship to power relations. AMST212: Diversity in American Culture: This class will serve as an exploration of the role of diversity in the shaping of American culture. Special emphasis will be placed on the multicultural origins of American popular and material culture, such as foodways and entertainment, and on the experience of "Americanization". BSCV01: in a Multicultural Society: A study and application of skills, historical context, theories, and concepts for constructive leadership in a pluralistic, multicultural, and diverse society. Social science methodologies and theories will provide the structure for the study of contemporary social problems, civil society issues, and leadership practices. WMST425: Gender Roles and Social Institutions: This class will explore the relationship between gender roles and the structure of one or more social institutions (e.g. the economy, the family, the political system, religion, education). The incorporation of gender roles into social institutions; perpetuation or transformation of sex roles by social institutions; how changing gender roles affect social institutions. PSYC221: Social Psychology: The influence of social factors on the individual and on interpersonal behavior. Includes topics such as conformity, attitude change, person perception, interpersonal attraction, and group behavior. PSYC289E: The Psychology of Evil: Why is there evil in the world? Are some born evil, or do social, environmental, and cultural forces create evil? What makes otherwise 'good' people do evil things? The scientific study of evil epitomizes the fundamental challenge that psychology faces in dissecting the role of biology (nature) and the social context (nurture). To engage the field requires no only an integrated understanding of psychological theories and research findings, but also reflection on our own personal vulnerabilities to becoming a victim or a perpetrator. PSYC54: Cross-Cultural Psychology: Cultural components in theory and research in personality, social, and community psychology. Interplay of individual, ethnic, and cultural factors in psychosocial growth and wellbeing, cross-cultural and cross-ethnic communication, and counseling and psychotherapeutic interactions. PSYC62: Introduction to Negotiation: Overview of the field of negotiation and the social, psychological and contextual factors that facilitiate and inhibit successful negotiation agreements, students will engage in a variety of negotiation exercises individually and as a team. PYSC424: Communication and Persuasion: This class studies the effect of social communication upon behavior and attitudes. Theory and research concerning attitude change and social influence. SOCY105: Introduction to Contemporary Social Problems: An examination of contemporary social problems through sociological perspectives; ways in which social problems are part of the organization of society; a detailed study of selected social problems including social conflict and social inequality.
SOCY42: Social Movements: This class studies movements that seek change in the social and political structure of society, and their origins, tactics, organization, recruitment, and success. Case studies come from such movements as labor, civil rights, student, feminist, environmental, neighborhood, and gay rights. GVPT260: State and Local Government: This class will serve as a study of the functioning and problems of state and local government in the United States, with illustrations from Maryland jurisdictions. UNIV48: Federal Semester Seminar: Students learn about the policy-making process and discuss related policy issues in a seminar led by an industry expert. Site visits to various federal agencies, guest speakers and round table sessions ensure that students receive a variety of real-world perspectives on their chosen policy area. UNIV49: Federal Semester Experiential Learning: Students complete an internship at a federal agency or other policy-related organization. There, they apply lessons from the seminar and supplementary courses to real-life situations. LASC24: Issues in Latin American Studies I: This class serves as an interdisciplinary study of major issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Latin America's cultural mosaic, migration and urbanization, democratization, and the role of religions. LASC25: Issues in Latin American Studies II: This class will study major issues shaping Latin American and Caribbean societies including the changing constructions of race, ethnicity, gender, and class as well as expression of popular cultures and revolutionary practices. Taught in English