Syllabus Repository: Issues of Civic and Democratic Concern

Many colleges and universities offer courses that address civic and political issues and build students' knowledge and skills for democratic engagement. Below, organized by topic, we link to syllabi for courses that faculty members have agreed to share with us.

Government

• Massachusetts Government Internships: Learning While Doing (Spring 2018); Syllabus & Course by Ben Downing (Tufts University)

Media and Politics

• Race to the White House in a Modern Media Environment (Fall 2016); Syllabus & Course by Julie Dobrow and David Gregory (Tufts University)
• Learning from TV's "The West Wing" (Fall 2016); Syllabus & Course by Jamie Neikrie and Lily Hartzell (Tufts University)

Historical Contexts for Modern Political Study

• Hamilton: In Context (Spring 2018); Syllabus & Course by Mary Pat McMahon & Miguel Rodriguez Santos (Tufts University)

Social Entrepreneurship

• Innovative Social Enterprises (Spring 2018); Syllabus & Course by Julianne Zimmerman (Tufts University)
• Social Entrepreneurship, Policy, & Systems Change (Spring 2018); Syllabus & Course by Scott Warren (CEO, Generation Citizen; Offered at Tufts University)

Communities & Organizing

• Topics in American Politics: Organizing for Social Change (Spring 2018) -- Additional assignment information here; Syllabus & Course (Offered at Tufts University) by Danny LeBlanc (CEO, Somerville Community Corporation) & Kenneth Galdston (Director, InterValley Project)
• Community Development and Civic Engagement (Spring 2017) -- Additional readings here; Syllabus & Course by Mike Spranger (University of Florida)