CIVICS
Civics
1 credit year long
(Required-beginning with class of 2017)
In a constitutional democracy with a strong civil society, civic engagement requires deliberating with
others and participating in civic and democratic processes. People demonstrate civic engagement when
they address public problems collaboratively and when they maintain, strengthen, and improve
communities and societies. Thus, civics is, in part, the study of how people participate in governing
society. Civics is not limited to the study of politics and society; it also encompasses deliberation and
participation in classrooms and schools, neighborhoods, groups, and organizations. In civics, students
learn to contribute appropriately to public deliberations by citing evidence and explaining why their
favored processes and outcomes are constitutional, legal, fair, practical, and/or effective. Their
contributions may take many forms, ranging from personal testimony to abstract arguments. They also
learn how to participate in other ways through voting, volunteering, and joining with others to take
action to improve society. Civics enables students not only to study how others participate, but also to
practice participating and taking action themselves.
Prerequisites: Data Percentiles
CULT
Cultural Studies
1 credit year long
Will be offered in 2014-15
Cult