Facilitator: Chad Raphael, Communication
This Pathway will focus on the history, theory, and practice of democracy. As both a political philosophy and a way of allocating power, democracy may be studied in many contexts:
- Within political systems, as “rule by the people.”
- Within social systems, influencing and influenced by other institutions, such as the economy, education, philanthropy, science and technology, social services, the arts, religion, the media, and even the family.
- In non-governmental institutions, shaping decision-making and rights of stakeholders
The unifying goal of this Pathway is to help each student draw conclusions about contributions to and practice of democracy in contemporary institutions relevant to the student’s major and/or vocation.
Associated Courses
Foundations Courses
(Please note that only the specific Foundation course topics qualify for the Pathway requirements,
and only one Foundations course may be applied to a Pathway)
ENGL 2A Global Rights & Perceptions
ENGL 2A Making Change Happen
ENGL 2A Science, Ethics, and Society
ENGL 2A The Rhetoric of Social Class
ENGL 12A Rebellion & Conformity
HIST 12A Rebellion & Conformity
PHIL 12A Personal Identity & Community (Vallor)
PHIL 12A Philosophy, Society & Culture
POLI 2A Making Change Happen
Anthropology
ANTH 151 Law and Society
Art History
* ARTH 144 18th & 19th Century American Art and Visual Culture
* ARTH 145 20th Century American Art and Visual Culture
Arts & Sciences
ASCI 50 Law & Social Justice (cross-listed with ELSJ 50)
Classics
CLAS 108 Ancient Greece (cross-listed with HIST 108)
CLAS 113 Democracy Under Siege: Ancient Athens and Modern America (cross-listed with HIST 132)
CLAS 146 Age of Socrates
Communication
COMM 40 Introduction to Journalism
COMM 40EL Introduction to Journalism-ELSJ (cross-listed with ETHN 60)
* COMM 141B Advanced Journalism
COMM 147A The Theory of News
COMM 168A Race, Gender and Politics in the News (cross-listed with WGST 117)
COMM 170A Communication Law and Responsibility
English
ENGL 66 Radical Imagination
ENGL 100 Literature & Democracy
ENGL 105 Literacy and Social Justice
ENGL 145 Milton & Civic Engagement
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 60 Intro to Journalism: Focus on America's Diverse, Multi-Racial Identities (cross-listed with COMM 40EL)
ETHN 134 Black Social Movements
ETHN 156 Environmental Racism, Gender and Justice (cross-listed with WGST 113)
Experiential Learning for Social Justice
ELSJ 50 Law & Social Justice (cross-listed with ASCI 50)
History
HIST 96A Introduction to the History of the United States I
HIST 108 Ancient Greece (cross-listed with CLAS 108)
HIST 115 Gender, Race, and Citizenship in the Atlantic World (cross-listed with WGST 169)
HIST 118 Representation, Rights, and Democracy, 1050-1792
HIST 128 Victorian London
HIST 132 Democracy Under Siege: Ancient Athens and Modern America (cross-listed with CLAS 113)
HIST 188 The Making of Modern America: The Progressive Era
HIST 197 Seminar: US Progressive Era
Philosophy
PHIL 8 Ethical Issues in Politics
PHIL 8H Ethical Issues in Politics
PHIL 113 Ethics and Constitutional Law
PHIL 123 Marx and Ethics
* PHIL 131A Ancient Philosophy: Socrates
Political Science
POLI 1 Introduction to U.S. Politics
POLI 2 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLI 30 Introduction to Political Philosophy
POLI 149L Special Topics in Comparative Politics: British Politics
POLI 107 American Political Thought
POLI 116 A Model United Nations Research Preparation (must take both A and B in order to get the 2 units of credit)
* POLI 116B Model United Nations: International Conflict Simulation (must take both A and B in order to get the 2 units of credit)
POLI 117 International Humanitarian Action: Darfur
POLI 119 European Union
POLI 132 Transnational Political Movements
POLI 133 Political Parties, Elections & Policy
POLI 134 Race & Ethnicity in Politics of Developed States
POLI 143 Democracy & Democracy Building
POLI 144 European Politics
* POLI 151 The Congress
POLI 153 Minority Politics in U.S.
POLI 156 Politics and Mass Media
POLI 169 Special Topics in US Politics
POLI 198A Public Sector Study and Internship
POLI 198EL Public and Nonprofit Sector Internship
Psychology
PSYC 155 - Psychology and Law
Religious Studies
TESP 163 Christianity and Politics
Sociology
SOCI 30 Self, Community, and Society
SOCI 132 Social Stratification
SOCI 157 Sociology of Family (cross-listed with WGST 182)
SOCI 170 Applied Sociology
Theatre
THTR 44 Modern American Theatre History: Censorship, Arts Funding and Theatre Unions
Women's and Gender Studies
WGST 76 Violence Against Women
WGST 101 Feminist Theory
WGST 113 Environmental Racism, Gender and Justice (cross-listed with ETHN 156)
WGST 117 Race, Gender and Politics in the News (cross-listed with COMM 168A)
WGST 169 Gender, Race, and Citizenship in the Atlantic World (cross-listed with HIST 115)
WGST 182 Sociology of Family (cross-listed with SOCI 157)
* Indicates Course Has Prerequisites
