Friday, December 4, 2009

New PACE course in spring

Interested in learning and developing skills for effective citizenship? Here’s a great opportunity to take a new class designed to use innovative methods of engaged learning (academic and experiential). Prof. Mike Grossberg (History and Law, director of the new PACE certificate program) and Dr. Lisa Marie Napoli have prepared an exciting agenda to kick off the new program in Political And Civic Engagement. http://pace.indiana.edu Enrollment in PACE-C 211 is now open to any student.

PACE-C 211 Public Decision Making in America (3 cr.) S & H. Interdisciplinary introduction to public decision making in America from local communities to national policies. The course will cover both theories and real-life examples of the wide array of issues, people, institutions, and organizations involved in creating effective democratic decisions. Students will gain an understanding of American political and civic culture while being introduced to skills of participatory decision making, representative democracy, and citizen education and engagement.

You may contact pace@indiana.edu with any questions.