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Civic Knowledge and Engagement

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Students will demonstrate an understanding of issues related to citizenship, community involvement, and ethical responsibility, by critically analyzing distinct civic, governmental, and social systems and institutions

Below is a list of Civic Knowledge and Engagement courses that have been approved for inclusion in the general education curriculum.

Civic Knowledge and Engagement Approved Courses

Course Number Course Title Credits
BIOL 1330 Environmental Biology 3
BLST 3410 Law and the Black Community 3
BLST 4150 African American Psychology 3
BLST 4650 Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas 3
BLST 4710 Brown v. Board of Education 3
BLST 4880 Black Leadership in America 3
BSAD 2100 Principles of Sustainability: Impact of Individual & Organizations on Ecology, Equity & Economics 3
BSAD 2600 Ethics in Organizations 3
CHEM 1010 Chemistry in the Environment and Society 3
CHEM 1014 Chemistry in the Environment and Society Laboratory 1
CMST 2300 Intergroup Dialogue 3
CMST 2410 Small Group Communication and Leadership 3
CRCJ 1010 Survey of Criminal Justice 3
CRCJ 3380 Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice 3
CRCJ 3390 Women, Crime, and Justice 3
CRCJ 3410 Law and the Black Community 3
CYBR 1100 Introduction to Information Security 3
ECON 2200 Principles of Economics (Micro) 3
ECON 2220 Principles Economics (Macro) 3
EMGT 1000 Introduction to Emergency Management 3
GDRH 2120 Core Topics in Social Sciences: Social Issues 3
GEOG 1050 Human-Environment Geography 4
HIST 1110 American History to 1865 3
HIST 1120 American History since 1865 3
HIST 4070 Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas 3
LLS 3140 Latino/-a Politics 3
LLS 4650 Slavery and Race Relations in the Americas 3
NSCI 1050 Science and Critical Thinking 3
PHHB 1500 Foundation Public Health 3
PHIL 1010 Introduction to Philosophy: Meaning of Life 3
PHIL 1020 Contemporary Moral Problems 3
PHIL 1030 Introduction to Philosophy: Brains, Minds, and Machines 3
PHIL 1040 Introductions to Philosophy: Law, Politics, and Society 3
PHIL 1050 Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy, Technology, and Science Fiction 3
PHIL 1210 Critical Reasoning 3
PHIL 2030 Introduction to Ethics 3
PHIL 3170 Ethics in Business 3
PSCI 1000 Introduction to Political Science 3
PSCI 1100 Introduction to American National Government 3
PSCI 2110 Introduction to Public Policy 3
PSCI 2120 Introduction to Leadership 3
PSCI 2180 Introduction to Law 3
PSCI 2310 Introduction to Political Thought 3
PSCI 3100 LGBT Politics 3
PSCI 3130 Women and Politics 3
PSCI 3140 Latino/-a Politics 3
PSCI 3230 Gender and Global Politics 3
PSCI 3410 Law and the Black Community 3
PSCI 4130 Brown v. Board of Education 3
PSYC 4150 African American Psychology 3
RELI 2020 Religion and Human Rights 3
SOC 2100 Social Problems 3
SOC 3700 Introduction to LGBTQ Studies 3
SOC 3900 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S. 3
SOWK 2120 Race, Class, and Gender in the United States 3
UBNS 2500 Cities: Planning, Policies & Contemporary Issues 3
WLL 1000 Linguistic Diversity in US Media 3
WGST 3100 LGBT Politics 3
WGST 3130 Women and Politics 3
WGST 3230 Gender and Global Politics 3
WGST 3390 Women, Crime, And Justice 3

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If you have questions about general education, please contact us at unogened@unomaha.edu. 

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