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Learn how the world works and what questions to ask with the minor in Politics and Society!
This minor is meant for any student who wants to ask difficult questions and understand how systems help shape our laws, power, and people’s lives. You’ll gain the tools to take action and make changes. While this minor pairs particularly well with our Criminal Justice, Social Work, History, and Legal Studies programs, anyone can benefit from learning about their role as a citizen. This minor helps you think critically and act confidently in today’s complex world.
You’ll learn about the ways politics and society shape each other while exploring things like civil rights, voting systems, global economics, and political theory. Courses will show you how decisions get made, and who those decisions really affect. You’ll go beyond learning about the United States and also explore European and Asian political systems. Along the way, you’ll connect ideas from history, math, and economics to get a deeper understanding of the world around you.
This minor will help students planning to study law or to enter politics at the local, regional, or national level learn how to raise their voices and take action. At the same time, this minor can help every student become a more informed citizen, no matter what career path they choose.
"This minor focuses on political questions in American society and across the globe. Through class discussions and hands-on assignments, you'll discuss how issues of law, fairness, democracy, identity, policy, and economics leave us wondering how our country is constructed. What kind of power do the people have, and in what ways can our voices be heard?"
- Martha Easton, Associate Professor of Sociology, Social and Behavioral Sciences Chair
