Courses

Required Introductory Course:

• CVS 0020/PHIL 0020/PS 0020: Introduction to Civic Studies (Erin Kelly, Peter Levine)

 
Thinking about Justice:

• ANTH 140: Food Justice: Fair Food Activism and Social Movements (Alex Blanchette)
• CVS 190/PHIL 192: Seminar: Political Philosophy of MLK, Jr
• ECON 62: Economics of International Migration (Anna Hardman)
• ENG 160 : Environmental Justice and World Literature (Ammons)
• HIST 10: Colonialism in Global Perspective (Kris Manjapra)
• MUSIC 132: Music and Ethics (Melinda Latour)
• PHIL 195: Contemporary Political Philosophy (Lionel McPherson)
• PHIL 25: Food Ethics (Sigrun Svavarsdottir)
• PHIL 28: Feminist Philosophy (staff)
• PS 151: Seminar: The Political Philosophy of Hobbes (Ioannis Evrigenis)
• REL 08: Law, Religion and International Relations (Joseph Walser)
• SOC 103-01: Sociological Theory (Freeden Blume Oeur)
• SOC 94: Health, Policy, and Inequality (Brett Nava-Coulter)

 
Social Conflict, Inequality, and Violence:

• CH 0188: Health and Human Rights (Fernando Ona)
• HIST 173: Black and Native New England (Kendra Field and Kerri Greenidge)
• PS 108: Public Opinion and U.S. Democracy (Brian Schaffner)
• PS 138: Democracy and Its Alternatives (David Art)
• REL 10-02: (Re-)Inventing Africa: Religion, Race, and Colonialism in the Making of the Africana World (Elana Jefferson-Tatum)
• SOC 120 Sociology of War and Peace (Paul Joseph)
• SOC 181 Seminar: War/Peace/State/Society (Paul Joseph)
• SOC 188 Seminar: Intimate Violence (Anjuli Fahlberg)

 
Civic Action and Social Movements:

• CSHD 0034: Children, Nature, & the Ecology Movement (George Scarlett)
• EC 117: Economics of Social Interactions and Social Networks (Yannis M. Ioannides)
• FMS 22: Media Literacy (Julie Dobrow)
• MUS 197: Social Justice, Advocacy and Music (Jeffrey A. Summit)
• PS 108: Public Opinion and U.S. Democracy (Brian Schaffner)
• PS 113: Nonprofits and Civil Society (Jeffrey Berry)
• PS 118-03: Organizing for Social Change (Daniel LeBlanc & Ken Galdston)
• PS 188-05: The Howard School of International Affairs (Pearl Robinson)
• PSY 13: Social Psychology (Keith Maddox)
• SOC 106: Political Sociology (Anjuli Fahlberg)
• SOC 111: Making Social Change Happen (Margaret McGladrey)
• UEP 0261-01 Community Development, Planning and Politics (Lorlene Hoyt)
• UEP 278: Environmental Justice, Security, and Sustainability (Penn Loh)

 
Civic Skills:

• ANTH 133: Anthropology of Journalism (Amahl Bishara)
• CH 182: Community-Based Participatory Research Fieldwork (Shalini Tendulkar)
• CH 0188: Health and Human Rights (Fernando Ona)
• CHEM 0094: Science and the Human Experience (Jonathan Garlick)
• CSHD 004: Topics in Child Development: Identity, Community, and Voice (Jayanthi Mistry)
• CVS 150-01: The President Has Tweeted: Official Government Communications in the Age of Trump (Nanda Chitre)
• CVS 150-02: Project Citizen: Promoting Civic Engagement (Sherri Sklarwitz)
• ED 15: Social-Emotional & Civic Learning in Schools (Deborah Donahue-Keegan)
• ELS 109: Societal Aspects of Design: Integration, Innovation, and Impact (Ron Lasser)
• ENG 311: Tufts 1+4 Foundation: Communicating for Change (Grace Talusan)
• ENV 120: Introduction to Environmental Fieldwork (John de la Parra)
• ENV 150: Environment, Communication, and Culture (Ninian Stein)
• ENV 152: Seminar in Environmental Negotiations (Ninian Stein)
• FMS 94-04 : Creating Children's Media (Julie Dobrow)
• NUTR 234: Basics of U.S. Public Policy (Jerold Mande)
• PHIL 24: Introduction to Ethics (Monica Link)
• PHIL 92-01: Special Topics: Philosophy for Children (Susan Russinoff)
• PS 118-02: Massachusetts State House Internships - Learning While Doing (State Sen. Ben Downing)
• UEP 225-01: Community Engagement (Christine Cousineau)
• UEP 293-02: Community Practice Theory and Methods (Penn Loh)
• UEP 294-02: Communications and Media for Policy and Planning (Penn Loh)
• UEP 294: Teaching Democracy (Penn Loh)
• VISC 002: Sculpture in Site: Land Art, Installation Art, & Public Art Since 1960 (Silvia Bottinelli)

 
Internship Seminar:

• CVS 099: A required internship. This includes a weekly 2.5 hour class with graded assignments and a final project.

 
Capstone Seminar:

• CVS 190/PHIL 192: Seminar: Political Philosophy of MLK, Jr. (Erin Kelly)