Minor in Civic Engagement
The intersection of academics and practical experience upholds Wagner’s commitment to nurturing civically engaged students. Students have the option to enhance their academic journeys through community experience by minoring in Civic Engagement to develop a civic identity and provide future employers with concrete evidence of students’ commitment and experience in civic engagement. The minor consists of six classes. (Civic Engagement Minor Requirements)
Core class
One unit. The Civic Engagement Leadership course will critically explore the meanings of leadership, citizenship, and the public good through readings related to the scholarship of citizenship and leadership. Students will, through exposure to community partners and reflective writings, develop their own citizenship and leadership plans in the context of a democratic public life. Offered fall and spring semesters.
American Society & Politics – choose one
One unit. The structures and underlying principles of the American political system are studied: the judiciary, Congress, the presidency, political parties and movements, and the role of public opinion. Selected current issues will be discussed. Offered fall and spring semesters.
One unit. This course examines the structure and functioning of contemporary American society and specifically emphasizes selected social problems associated with the changing values of the society. Offered fall and spring semesters.
Two internship classes
One Unit. 100-hour internship OFF campus (in the area of students’ concentration within the Civic Engagement Minor). In addition, this class will meet for 1.5 hours every week to implement the Bonner curriculum for juniors as well as help students to develop civic professional identities. Prerequisites: CE206 and GOV103/SO103. Offered fall semester.
One unit. 100-hour internship ON campus (in the area of students’ concentration within the Civic Engagement Minor), possible placements include, but are not limited to: Food Recovery Network, Composting, Holocaust Center, theatre department, WagnerVotes, Counseling Center). This class will meet for 1.5 hours every week to implement the Bonner curriculum for seniors, help students to further develop civic professional identities, and prepare their Bonner Senior capstone presentation (for non-Bonners, that would be a presentation as well). Prerequisites: CE206, GOV103/SO103, and CE300. Offered fall semester.
Concentrations – choose one
SW105 Intro to Social Work
AN252 Culture, Health, and the Body: Introduction to Medical Anthropology
HS201 Understanding Healthcare Systems
PH202 Medical Ethics
NR472 Community Health Nursing
NR224 Health and Nutrition
PA462 Clinical Practice in Primary Care & Community Health
PA463 Clinical Practice in Primary Care & Adolescent Medicine
PS252 Health Psychology
PS315 Principles of Counseling Psychology
Students may petition the Director of the Civic Engagement Minor to have other classes count toward a concentration by clearly stating the rationale.
AN201 Comparative Cultures
AN251 Sex, Gender, and Culture
EN216 African American Literature
EN314 Decolonizing the Mind
EN342 The Contested South
HI236 History of Civil Rights
HI334 Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
PS241 Psychology of Gender
SO215 Race, Ethnicity, and Society
SO306 Crossing Borders: Immigration & American Identities
SO320 Sociology of Gender
Students may petition the Director of the Civic Engagement Minor to have other classes count toward a concentration by clearly stating the rationale.
AR221 Museum and Gallery Studies
AR235 Public Art
FM221 Video Editing
FM222 Introduction to Documentary Filmmaking
JR261 Reporting in the New Age of Journalism
JR321 Dying to Tell the Story
TH229 Devised Theatre
TH290 Play Writing
Students may petition the Director of the Civic Engagement Minor to have other classes count toward a concentration by clearly stating the rationale.
SO103 American Society & It Problems (if not taken as one of the required classes)
GOV211 Public Administration
GOV316 Constitutional Law
SW292 Intro to Social Policy
PH109 Political Philosophy
PH203 Ethics and Society
Students may petition the Director of the Civic Engagement Minor to have other classes count toward a concentration by clearly stating the rationale.
AN201 Comparative Cultures
AN325 Culture, Power, and Place
AN234 Land of the Inca: Peru Past & Present
AN236 Cultures of the Caribbean
____ Modern Language class (NOT taught in English translation)
SO306 Crossing Borders: Immigration & American Identities
Students may petition the Director of the Civic Engagement Minor to have other classes count toward a concentration by clearly stating the rationale.
BI110 Environmental Biology
AN325 Culture, Power, and Place
AN206 People and the Environment
EC306 Economics of the Environment
HI273 Environmental History of New York
SO302 The Urbanized Society
PS305 Experimental Psychology: Environment
Students may petition the Director of the Civic Engagement Minor to have other classes count toward a concentration by clearly stating the rationale.