Civics Honors (BA)
Program Requirements
120 total semester credit hours are required.†
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CIV 301 | Perennial Problems in Civic Thought | 3 |
| CIV 302 | Truth and Persuasion | 3 |
| CIV 303J | Origins of American Institutions | 3 |
| CIV 303K | Democracy and Capitalism | 3 |
| CIV 304 | Foundations of Research Methods for Civics 020 | 3 |
| CIV 305 | Excellence of Character: The Virtues | 3 |
| ECO 304K | Introduction to Microeconomics 080 | 3 |
| GOV/CIV 312P | Constitutional Principles: Core Texts 070 | 3 |
| Foreign Language (Proficiency in a language other than English) | 12 | |
| 18 hours chosen from Areas A, B, and C, with at least 6 hours of CIV courses in each area. | ||
| Area A: Constitutionalism | 6 | |
| Topics in Constitutional History and Principles Research | ||
| Constitutionalism: Ancient and Modern | ||
| Economics and Constitutionalism | ||
| Topics in Rights, Freedoms, and the Rule of Law Research | ||
| Advanced Topics in Constitutional History and Principles | ||
| Advanced Topics in Rights, Freedoms, and the Rule of Law | ||
| Topics in Independent Research in Constitutionalism | ||
| Area B: Western Civilization | 6 | |
| Topics in Western Civilization Research | ||
| The Quest for Community | ||
| Politics and the Transcendent | ||
| Topics in Civic Thought and Culture Research | ||
| Advanced Topics in Civic Thought and Culture | ||
| Advanced Topics in Western Civilization | ||
| Topics in Independent Research in Western Civilization | ||
| Area C: Civic Leadership | 6 | |
| Topics in Ethics and Leadership Research | ||
| Ethical Analysis for Civic Leaders | ||
| Economic Analysis for Civic Leaders | ||
| Topics in Strategy and Statecraft Research | ||
| Policy Research Lab | ||
| Advanced Topics in Ethics and Leadership | ||
| Advanced Topics in Strategy and Statecraft | ||
| Topics in Independent Research in Civic Leadership | ||
| 12 elective hours chosen from any of the following areas: | 12 | |
| Area A Civic Leadership | ||
| Topics in Constitutional History and Principles Research | ||
| Topics in Rights, Freedoms, and the Rule of Law Research | ||
| Constitutionalism: Ancient and Modern | ||
| Economics and Constitutionalism | ||
| Advanced Topics in Constitutional History and Principles | ||
| Advanced Topics in Rights, Freedoms, and the Rule of Law | ||
| Topics in Independent Research in Constitutionalism | ||
| United States Constitutional Development: Structures | ||
| United States Constitutional Development: Rights | ||
| Intellectual World of the American Founders | ||
| Constitutional Interpretation | ||
| Civil Liberties | ||
| Constitutional Structure of Power | ||
| Structure of Individual Liberties | ||
| Topics in United States History (Topic 13: Origins of American Revolution) | ||
| Topics in United States History (Topic 15: Establishing America, 1565-1815) | ||
| United States Constitutional History | ||
| Philosophy of Law | ||
| Topics in Major Seminar (Topic 4: Philosophy of the First Amendment) | ||
| Area B: Western Civilization | ||
| Topics in Western Civilization Research | ||
| The Quest for Community | ||
| Politics and the Transcendent | ||
| Topics in Civic Thought and Culture Research | ||
| Advanced Topics in Civic Thought and Culture | ||
| Advanced Topics in Western Civilization | ||
| Topics in Independent Research in Western Civilization | ||
| Classics of Social and Political Thought | ||
| Natural Law Theory | ||
| The Classical Quest for Justice | ||
| The Theoretical Foundations of Modern Politics | ||
| Critics of Modern Liberalism | ||
| Might and Right among Nations | ||
| Morality and Politics | ||
| Jerusalem and Athens | ||
| Four Modern Political Theories | ||
| Contemporary Christian Philosophy | ||
| History of Christian Philosophy | ||
| History of Ancient Philosophy | ||
| Topics in Political Philosophy | ||
| History of Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy | ||
| Plato and His Philosophy | ||
| Topics in World Religions: Traditions and Texts (Topic 1) | ||
or R S 315C | The Bible and Its Interpreters | |
| Area C: Civic Leadership | ||
| Topics in Ethics and Leadership Research | ||
| Ethical Analysis for Civic Leaders | ||
| Economic Analysis for Civic Leaders | ||
| Topics in Strategy and Statecraft Research | ||
| Policy Research Lab | ||
| Advanced Topics in Ethics and Leadership | ||
| Advanced Topics in Strategy and Statecraft | ||
| Topics in Independent Research in Civic Leadership | ||
| Experimental Economics | ||
| Topics in United States History (Topic 15: United States Military History) | ||
| United States Foreign Relations, 1776-1914 | ||
| United States Foreign Relations, 1914 to the Present | ||
| Foundations of Business Law and Ethics | ||
| Foundations of Management and Organizational Behavior | ||
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship | ||
| History of Ethics | ||
| Ethical Theories | ||
| Organizational Ethics | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | ||
| Foundations of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics | ||
| Capstone Course | ||
3 hours chosen from P A international security policy courses | ||
3 hours chosen from P A issues in governance, leadership, and politics course | ||
| CIV 375 | Internship | 3 |
| or CIV 175J | Internship: Career Planning | |
| or CIV 175K | Internship: Leadership Development | |
| or CIV 175L | Internship: Reflection and Analysis | |
| CIV 379J & CIV 379K | Thesis I and Thesis II | 6 |
| Core Curriculum (42 hours) | ||
| UGS 302 | First-Year Signature Course 090 | 3 |
| or UGS 303 | First-Year Signature Course | |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing 010 | 3 |
| Communication Course 010 | 3 | |
| HIS 315K | The United States, 1492-1865 060 | 3 |
| HIS 315L | The United States since 1865 060 | 3 |
| GOV 310L | American and Texas Government 070 | 3 |
| E 316L | British Literature 040 | 3 |
| or E 316M | American Literature | |
| or E 316N | World Literature | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I 030 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I 030 | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II 093 | 3 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts 050 | 3 | |
| The following specific program requirements also simultaneously satisfy core curriculum requirements: | ||
| Foundations of Research Methods for Civics 020 | ||
| Introduction to Microeconomics 080 | ||
| Constitutional Principles: Core Texts 070 | ||
| Free Electives | 12 | |
Additional coursework to fulfill all degree requirements and reach a total of 120 semester hours. | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Core Component Areas: 010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II
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