2022-2023 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Badge in Civic Change Agent
A total of 15 credit hours is required for this badge: 12 hours of course work and three hours of project-based learning with a cocurricular and/or experiential focus.
- Upon declaring for the badge, the student will be assigned a faculty/staff badge advisor from the CLN advisory board for preassessment. The advisor and student will meet to determine a pathway to complete the badge.
Students will complete a total of 12 credit hours from a determined list of courses from a range of disciplines/units: political science, history, sociology, education, anthropology, area and global studies, communication studies, integrated studies, Meijer Honors College, and English.
- At least six credit hours must come from each of two different departments/programs.
- At least six credits must come at the 300-level or higher, not counting the final project.
- A project of 3 hours or the equivalent.
- Supervised by a GVSU faculty or staff member.
- Co-curricular and experiential learning-focused projects will be encouraged.
- Summarized in a formal presentation or paper that is kept on file with the history department for post-assessment.
Courses Under the 300-level
History and Group Social Studies
- HST 103 - Introduction to American Civilizations (3 credits)
- HST 202/GSI 202 - History of Global Change and Social Transformation (3 credits)
- HST 204 - World History since 1500 (3 credits)
- HST 205 - American History to 1877 (3 credits)
- HST 206 - American History since 1877 (3 credits)
- HST 208 - European Civilization since the Later Middle Ages (3 credits)
- HST 230 - Latin America in World History (3 credits)
- HST 241 - A History of East Asia since 1800 (3 credits)
Political Science
- PLS 102 - American Government and Politics (3 credits)
- PLS 103 - Issues in World Politics (3 credits)
- PLS 105/HRT 105 - Introduction to Human Rights (3 credits)
- PLS 202 - American Election Campaigns (3 credits)
- PLS 203 - State Politics (3 credits)
- PLS 206 - American Constitutional Foundations (3 credits)
- PLS 211 - International Relations (3 credits)
- PLS 212 - Great Decisions (3 credits)
- PLS 221 - Government and Politics of Western Europe (3 credits)
- PLS 231 - Classical Political Thought (3 credits)
- PLS 232 - Modern Political Thought (3 credits)
- PLS 283 - Chinese Politics and U.S.-China Relations (3 credits)
- PLS 284 - Latin American Politics (3 credits)
Area and Global Studies
- AAA 200 - Understanding Africa (3 credits)
- AAA 201 - Introduction to African American Studies (3 credits)
- EAS 201 - East Asia in the Contemporary World (3 credits)
- GSI 201 - (Dis)Order and (In)Justice: An Introduction to Global Studies (3 credits)
- GSI 215 - Global Migration (3 credits)
- LAS 210 - Exploring Latin America (3 credits)
- LAS 220 - Introduction to Latino/a Studies (3 credits)
- MES 201 - Introduction to the Middle East (3 credits)
- MES 202 - Arab Americans (3 credits)
Anthropology
- ANT 204 - Peoples and Cultures of the World (3 credits)
- ANT 215 - Origins of Civilization (3 credits)
Sociology
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 105 - Social Problems (3 credits)
- SOC 204 - Introduction to Social Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 251 - Criminology (3 credits)
Communication Studies
Integrative Studies
Honors College
- HNR 211/HNR 212, HNR 221/HNR 222 - The Worlds of Greece and Rome 4 Sequences
- HNR 213/HNR 214, HNR 223/HNR 224 - American Civilization 4 Sequences
- HNR 215/HNR 217, HNR 225/HNR 226 Sequences
- HNR 219 - The Middle East Beyond the Headlines 3 (3 credits)
- HNR 231 - The Holocaust (3 credits)
- HNR 254/HNR 255, HNR 274/HNR 275 - Africa Seen Through African Eyes 4 (3 credits) Sequences
- HNR 256/HNR 257, HNR 276/HNR 277 - East Asia and the World: Ideas, Inventions, and Power 4 (3 credits)
- HNR 263/HNR 265 - Theory and Practice of Rights 3 (3 credits)
Courses 300-level and above
History and Group Social Studies
- HST 302 - Revolutionary America (3 credits)
- HST 303 - Era of Sectional Conflict, Civil War, and Reconstruction (3 credits)
- HST 312 - History of American Women (3 credits)
- HST 314 - African American History (3 credits)
- HST 315 - Latinos: The Forging of Ethnic Identities (3 credits)
- HST 316 - U.S. Civil Rights Movement History (3 credits)
- HST 318 - History of Democracy in America (3 credits)
- HST 327 - History of United States Urban Society (3 credits)
- HST 329 - U.S. Intellectual History (3 credits)
- HST 331 - Modern Latin America (3 credits)
- HST 332 - Emergence of Modern India and South Asia (3 credits)
- HST 333 - Modern China (3 credits)
- HST 336 - Africa After 1870 (3 credits)
- HST 338 - Modern Middle East (3 credits)
- HST 343 - History of South Africa (3 credits)
- HST 350 - Ancient Greece (3 credits)
- HST 372 - From Slavery to Freedom (3 credits)
- HST 374 - Revolution in the Americas (3 credits)
- HST 375 - History of Mexico (3 credits)
- HST 386 - 20th Century Europe (3 credits)
- HST 387 - Modern Germany (3 credits)
- SST 495 - Education in Plural Societies (Capstone) (3 credits)
Political Science
- PLS 301 - Poverty, Inequality, and U.S. Public Policy (3 credits)
- PLS 302/WGS 302 - Women, Politics, and Public Policy (3 credits)
- PLS 303/ENS 303 - Introduction to U.S. Environmental Policy (3 credits)
- PLS 304 - Political Parties and Interest Groups (3 credits)
- PLS 305 - Congress and the Presidency (3 credits)
- PLS 306 - American Constitutional Law I (3 credits)
- PLS 307 - American Constitutional Law II (3 credits)
- PLS 311 - International Conflict and Conflict Resolution (3 credits)
- PLS 312 - U.S. Foreign Policy (3 credits)
- PLS 313 - International Organization (3 credits)
- PLS 314 - International Law (3 credits)
- PLS 315 - International Political Economy (3 credits)
- PLS 316/HRT 316 - Human Rights in International Politics (3 credits)
- PLS 319/AAA 319 - African Politics (3 credits)
- PLS 320 - Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 credits)
- PLS 325 - Human Rights and Democracy in Russia and the Post-Communist World (3 credits)
- PLS 327 - Politics of Developing Countries (3 credits)
- PLS 333 - Contemporary Political Thought (3 credits)
- PLS 335/HRT 335 - Theory of Human Rights (3 credits)
- PLS 337 - U.S. Political Thought (3 credits)
- PLS 338 - Citizenship (3 credits)
- PLS 339 - Democracy and the Authoritarian Challenge (3 credits)
- PLS 340 - Mass Media and American Politics (3 credits)
- PLS 350 - Comparative Public Opinion (3 credits)
Area and Global Studies
- AAA 300 - U.S. - Africa Relations (3 credits)
- AAA 315 - Field to Factory: African American Migration (3 credits)
- AAA 319 - African Politics (3 credits)
- AAA 352 - Black Women's Culture and Communities (3 credits)
- AAA 355 - History of Underground Railroad (3 credits)
- LAS 325 - Human Rights in Latin America (3 credits)
- LAS 373 - Latinos/as in West Michigan (3 credits)
- MES 370 - Contemporary Issues in the Middle East: The Model Arab League (3 credits)
Anthropology
- ANT 330 - Anthropology of Selected World Areas (3 credits)
- ANT 340 - Culture and Environment (3 credits)
- ANT 345 - Perspectives on Globalization (3 credits)
- ANT 421 - Anthropology of Social Movements (3 credits)
Sociology
- SOC 306 - The Sociology of Human Rights (3 credits)
- SOC 313 - Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)
- SOC 315 - Social Class Inequality (3 credits)
- SOC 317 - Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
- SOC 318 - Sociology of Sexuality (3 credits)
- SOC 319 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 321 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 322 - Sociology of Community (3 credits)
- SOC 333 - Sociology of the Civil Rights Movement (3 credits)
- SOC 345 - Cultural Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 350 - Family and Gender in the Developing World (3 credits)
- SOC 351 - Urban Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 355 - Sociology of Work and Employment (3 credits)
- SOC 360 - Social Psychology: Sociology's View (3 credits)
- SOC 366 - American Society and Media (3 credits)
- SOC 377 - Globalization: Structures and Movements (3 credits)
- SOC 381 - Class, Race, Gender, and Sexuality (3 credits)
- SOC 392 - Social Deviance and Social Control (3 credits)
- SOC 490 - Practicum: Career-Service (1 to 9 credits)
Communication Studies
- COM 371 - Media and Society (3 credits)
- COM 372 - Global Communications (3 credits)
- COM 376 - Communications Policy and Law (3 credits)
- COM 378 - Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
- COM 438 - Communication Ethics (3 credits)
Integrative Studies
- INT 320/HRT 320 - Voices of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States (3 credits)
- INT 325 - LGBTQ Identities (3 credits)
- INT 326/WGS 326 - Sexuality, Justice, and Advocacy (3 credits)
- INT 341 - Leadership for Social Change (3 credits)
- INT 350 - The Immigrant Experience in the U.S. (3 credits)
- INT 400 - Global Visionary Leadership (3 credits)
- INT 401 - American Visionary Leadership (3 credits)
- INT 402/WGS 402 - Feminist Visionary Thinkers (3 credits)
Education