The Political & Civic Engagement certificate will provide students with the opportunity to foster a variety of skills needed in today’s careers. The courses selected for this certificate will enable students to:
- Display an understanding of the need and associated use of history and politics. This is essential for any civic/community-based profession.
- Analyze documents, rhetorical situations, and case studies to understand, explain, debate/justify the potential solutions to the proposed problems at hand.
- Learn to work both independently and collaboratively within groups. This also will provide opportunities to practice and demonstrate leadership skills.
- Create projects that demonstrate effective and proper use of methodological research and argumentation that is used within the fields of history, political science, law, criminal justice, and communication.
Total Credits
12