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1 PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MARYLAND CITIZENSHIP EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP Public Leadership Minor Approved Courses The Public Leadership Minor is sponsored by the School of Public Policy. Please contact plminor@umd.edu for more information. Course Description CR Prerequisites CORE Gen Ed Notes PUAF201 * PUAF288P* PUAF02 * PUAF202 Leadership for the Common Good Special Topics in Public Policy; Introduction to Public Policy Leadership: Philosophy, Policy, and Praxis Contemporary Issues in Leadership and Public Policy CORE COURSES Corequisite CPSP118 (only for those in the College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program) PUAF202 (only for those in the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program) SIGNATURE COURSES 1 IE DSHS or DSPP, SCIS PUAF11 Women in Leadership Formerly PUAF59W, BSOS59W PUAF12 Leading to Get Results Formerly PUAF59J PUAF1 PUAF14/PUAF59I PUAF15 PUAF48 PUAF49 PUAF59T PUAF59Y Advocacy in the American Political System The Art and Science of Philanthropy Intelligence as a National Security Instrument, the US Experience Academic Seminar for Interns: State and Local Internship in Political Institutions: State and Local Human Rights, Security, and Development in Morocco Engaging and Exploring the Complexities of Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Formerly PUAF59C, BSOS59C DSSP, SCIS Restricted to students in the College Park Scholars Public Leadership Program Formerly PUAF88I -6 BSOS49 Credit towards the minor only granted for PUAF14 or PUAF59Y PUAF86 Experiential Learning -6 BSOS86 PUAF88 PUAF88D Special Topics in Public Policy- Innovation and

2 PUAF88G PUAF88K HONR49I AASP101 AASP14 AAST222 AMST202 AMST212 CPSP88P GVPT260 HESI217 HESI15 HESI18 HESI418 LASC24 LASC25 Social Change: Do Good Now; Global Perspectives on Leading and Investing in Social Change; Global Leadership in Public Policy Honors Colloquium; Leading and Investing in Social Change: Redefining and Experimenting with Philanthropy Public Policy and the Black Community The Civil Rights Movement Immigration and Ethnicity in America Cultures of Everyday Life in America Diversity in American Culture Leadership and Social Change State and Local Government Introduction to Student Leadership Leadership in Groups and Organizations Applied Contextual Leadership Series Leadership and Identity Series Issues in Latin American Studies I Issues in Latin American Studies II Restricted to Honors students ELECTIVE COURSES SB DSHS Formerly AASP00 AASP100 or HIST157 SH, D DSHS, DVUP Formerly AAST298A, HIST222. Credit only granted for AAST222, AAST298A, HIST219L, or HIST222 SH DSHS Elective credit only granted for AMST202 or AMST207 GVPT170 Formerly EDCP217, Credit granted for HESI217, EDCP217 or EDCP17 Formerly EDCP15; Recommended: EDCP217 Formerly EDCP18 Formerly EDCP418 HO, D DSHS or DSHU, DVUP HO, D DSHS or DSHU, DVUP PSYC221 Social Psychology PSYC100 SB DSHS or DSSP PSYC289E The Psychology of Evil SB DSHS or DSSP, SCIS PSYC62 Introduction to Negotiation PSYC221 or PSYC61 SPAN24, PORT24; Credit only granted for LASC24, SPAN24, or PORT24 SPAN25, PORT25; Credit only granted for LASC25, SPAN25, or PORT25 Formerly PSYC09F; Restricted to PSYC majors during preregistration

3 PSYC424 Communication and Persuasion SOCY42 Social Movements SOCY425/WMST425 Gender Roles and Social Institutions * Additional CORE course will count as a Signature course. PSYC221 and PSYC200 DSSP By permission only PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MARYLAND CITIZENSHIP EMPOWERMENT LEADERSHIP Public Leadership Minor Approved Course Descriptions CORE COURSES PUAF201: Leadership for the Common Good: This course is designed to provide undergraduate students an introduction to leadership theory and civic studies and a chance to practice a core set of practical skills relevant to various kinds of leadership, such as transformational and collaborative leadership. PUAF288P: Special Topics in Public Policy; Introduction to Public Policy: There is much more to public policy than who wins and who loses. This course will provide a broad understanding of the policy making process, and the tools for analyzing and managing successful policies and briefly considers various policy arenas, including education policy, and economic/fiscal policy. There will be optional visits to external institutions involved in the practice of public policy. PUAF02: Leadership: Philosophy, Policy, and Praxis: Leadership as a search for meaning, identity, and purpose are explored. Also introduces major philosophical traditions, from the ancient world to the modern one, and encourages students to ground their leadership interests and aspirations in a disciplined process of self-reflection, critical thinking, and inquiry. SIGNATURE COURSES PUAF202: Contemporary Issues in Leadership and Public Policy: This course, designed for participants in the Rawlings Undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program, exposes students to a variety of public policy issues and introduces them to the skills necessary to becoming competent public leaders. This course is structured as a 15- week lecture series where you will hear from local elected officials, leaders of non-profit organizations, members of state and county agencies, and faculty from the School of Public Policy. PUAF11: Women and Politics: This course examines the role of women in the political process including the participation of women as activists, voters, advocates, public leaders as agents of change through various avenues including, among others, public service, the media, community service, political organizations, and the nonprofit sector. Students will explore the unique perspectives and approaches women bring to politics and public policy as well as the changes they have made in setting public policy priorities. PUAF12: Leading to Get Results: This course provides an opportunity for students to use a collaborative leadership, result-oriented framework to take actions that will make a measurable difference on an issue impacting the university community. This course will give students hands-on leadership experience to help them understand how to lead and work collaboratively in multi-sector, diverse communities. PUAF1: Advocacy in the American Political System: This course will introduce students to the law and the legislative process with a special focus on the Maryland General Assembly. While tracking legislative issues of importance, we will identify specific legislative initiative worthy of our interest and advocacy. Such interest may take the form of meeting with legislators, testifying before legislative committees, organizing grassroots campaigns, assisting organizations, or meeting with members of the press.

4 PUAF14/PUAF59I - The Art and Science of Philanthropy: This course will define philanthropy as an exploration of how one develops a vision of the public good and then deploys resources (including donations, volunteers, and voluntary associations) to achieve an impact. We will go through the challenging and exciting process of ultimately granting thousands of dollars to achieve a beneficial impact in our local community. Giving money away is an incredible responsibility that requires a wide variety of skills. Indeed, our grant deliberations and decisions will ultimately lead us to confront, question, and sharpen our values, decisions, and leadership skills. PUAF15 - Intelligence as a National Security Instrument, the US Experience: This course is intended as an introduction to intelligence s an instrument of national security policy and operations, including issues arising from intelligence in a homeland or domestic security context. The course will discuss central concepts of the intelligence process -- collection, processing, and analysis -- and the structure that has evolved in the US for conducting intelligence, along with legal and constitutional issues that mark American intelligence. The course will conclude with a review of some of the major issues confronting intelligence establishments in the 21st century operation environment. PUAF48: Academic Seminar for Interns: State and Local: Students will read, discuss, analyze, and write about topics in political and public policy leadership, and leadership studies. PUAF49 Internship in Political Institutions: State and Local: Offers students supervised internship placements in state and local political or public policy organizations. PUAF59T: Human Rights, Security, and Development in Morocco: Students will be exposed to Morocco and its important and unique role in North Africa, focusing on leadership to advance human rights, security, and development in a changing environment. PUAF59Y Engaging and Exploring the Complexities of Global Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership: Students will explore the role philanthropy plays within a multitude of issues and sociopolitical spaces both in Israel and Jordon. PUAF86: Experiential Learning: Through the internship experience you will gain practical work experience, while developing leadership skills in your chosen area of public leadership. You will be supervised and mentored by individuals within the organization and are expected to meet the objectives outlined in your learning contract. PUAF88D: Special Topics in Public Policy: Innovation and Social Change: Do Good Now PUAF88G: Special Topics in Public Policy: Global Perspectives on Leading and Investing in Social Change: Poverty, climate change, gender equity, human trafficking, refugee and humanitarian emergencies, public health crises... how do we tackle the world's most pressing issues? Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are working across borders and in the most desperate circumstances to alleviate suffering and solve problems. This course will discuss the role of NGOs both here and abroad while analyzing the trends and issues related to giving and fundraising for international issues. PUAF88K: Special Topics in Public Policy: Global Leadership in Public Policy HONR49I - Honors Colloquium; Leading and Investing in Social Change: Redefining and Experimenting with Philanthropy: In this innovative course you will learn the strategies of effective public leaders and then set up and run a philanthropic fund, including developing your mission, authoring a request for proposals, reviewing applications, and interviewing the leadership of and visiting potential grantees. You will ultimately invest thousands of dollars with an organization(s) working to achieve a beneficial change. ELECTIVE COURSES AASP101: Public Policy and the Black Community: The impact of public policies on the black community and the role of the policy process in affecting the social, economic, and political well-being of minorities. Particular attention given to the post-1960 to present era.

5 AASP14: The Civil Rights Movement: Survey of the twentieth century civil rights movement from the desegregation of UM Law School through the National Black Political Congress in Gary in Major themes include leadership, legal and constitutional challenges, non-violence, Black Power, and Pan-Africanism. AAST222: Immigration and Ethnicity in America: The history of immigration and the development of diverse populations in the United States are examined. Topics include related political controversies, the social experience of immigrants, ethnicity, generations, migration, inter-group relations, race, and diversity in American culture. AMST202: Cultures of Everyday Life in America: Examine the structures and patterns of everyday life in America, utilizing methods such as ethnography, oral history, survey research, and textual, visual, and material cultural analysis. AMST212: Diversity in American Culture: This class will serve as an exploration of the role of diversity in the shaping of American culture. Special emphasis will be placed on the multicultural origins of American popular and material culture, such as food ways and entertainment, and on the experience of "Americanization". CPSP88P: Leadership and Social Change: An assessment of different kinds of leadership and citizenship for social change through encountering the careers of such leaders as Lincoln, Mandela, Aun San Suu Kyi, and Jobs. GVPT260: State and Local Government: This class will serve as a study of the functioning and problems of state and local government in the United States, with illustrations from Maryland jurisdictions. HESI217: Introduction to Student Leadership: Introduction to leadership theories, concepts, and skills. HESI15: Student Leadership in Groups and Organizations: Acquiring and integrating leadership knowledge within group and organizational contexts so that students can navigate organizational environments and apply leadership in diverse communities of practice and career contexts HESI18: Applied Contextual Leadership: Three hours of lecture and five ours of laboratory per week. Course will utilize experiential learning opportunities to develop and apply the knowledge and skills of leadership into specific contexts of leadership practice. HESI418: Special Topics in Leadership: The special topics and leadership course will address a single topic related to leadership through the semester. In-depth study and analysis on the topic will be the basis for the course. Topics include gender and leadership, ethics and leadership, and culture and leadership. Leadership will serve as the foundation in the course. LASC24: Issues in Latin American Studies I: This class serves as an interdisciplinary study of major issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Latin America's cultural mosaic, migration and urbanization, democratization, and the role of religions. LASC25: Issues in Latin American Studies II: This class will study major issues shaping Latin American and Caribbean societies including the changing constructions of race, ethnicity, gender, and class as well as expression of popular cultures and revolutionary practices. Taught in English PSYC221: Social Psychology: The influence of social factors on the individual and on interpersonal behavior. Includes topics such as conformity, attitude change, person perception, interpersonal attraction, and group behavior. PSYC289E: The Psychology of Evil: Why is there evil in the world? Are some born evil, or do social, environmental, and cultural forces create evil? What makes otherwise 'good' people do evil things? The scientific study of evil epitomizes the fundamental challenge that psychology faces in dissecting the role of biology (nature) and the social context (nurture). To engage the field requires no only an integrated understanding of psychological theories and research findings, but also reflection on our own personal vulnerabilities to becoming a victim or a perpetrator. PSYC62: Introduction to Negotiation: Overview of the field of negotiation and the social, psychological and contextual factors that facilitate and inhibit successful negotiation agreements, students will engage in a variety of negotiation exercises individually and as a team.

6 PYSC424: Communication and Persuasion: This class studies the effect of social communication upon behavior and attitudes. Theory and research concerning attitude change and social influence. SOCY42: Social Movements: This class studies movements that seek change in the social and political structure of society, and their origins, tactics, organization, recruitment, and success. Case studies come from such movements as labor, civil rights, student, feminist, environmental, neighborhood, and gay rights. WMST425: Gender Roles and Social Institutions: This class will explore the relationship between gender roles and the structure of one or more social institutions (e.g. the economy, the family, the political system, religion, education). The incorporation of gender roles into social institutions; perpetuation or transformation of sex roles by social institutions; how changing gender roles affect social institutions.