Degree Requirements
*as of JULY 2009, PACE courses are tentative pending submission & approval.
Please contact the program, pace 
indiana.edu, or call 812-856-1747 to make an appointment for consultation ASAP. This is important in order to guide you in putting together the curriculum choices that best suits your interests and goals.
Core Courses (6 credits, two courses)
Take these as a freshman or sophomore.
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PACE-C 210* (3 cr.) Public Leadership (S&H) [sub = LESA-L 105 fall 09] Interdisciplinary introduction to the role of leadership and individual action in political and civic life in the United States, from local communities to the nation’s capital. Students will research, compare, and analyze different leadership styles and individual leaders as well as begin to develop their own leadership skills and interests.
PACE-C 211* (3 cr.) Public Decision Making (S&H) Interdisciplinary introduction to public decision making in the United States, from local communities to the nation’s capital. Students will also be introduced to the primary skills of effective engagement in political and civic discussion, deliberation, advocacy, and action.We suggest that students consider participating in the Issue Forum, C400, while taking C211.
Electives (12 credits -- 4 courses required)**
See complete list. Contact pace indiana.edu with any questions on future course offerings.
** Restrictions: No more than 2 courses may be chosen from one prefix, and at least 6 credits must be taken at the 300-400 level.
Experiential Exercise in collective decision-making (1 credit)
PACE-C 400* (1 cr. graded A-F) Issues Forum This one-day forum is held on a Saturday in February on a topic chose by the student organizers.Any interested student is welcome to enroll for credit or to participate without adding credit. A panel, small group dialogue, and large group deliberation are components of the structured activities. Refreshments are served. Previous topics were healthcare (2010) and immigration (2011). A preparation assignment and a post-forum paper are required to earn this credit. The experience is appropriate for any student interested in practicing community decision-making.
Internship Experience (3 credits) PR: completion of core courses and two electives.
PACE-C 410* (3 cr., S/F) Internship PACE staff can help with placement. Students will choose an experience in political and civic action and/or policy-making, in a public agency, governmental branch, or non-governmental organization. A PACE academic mentor will supervise the student, partnering with the internship site supervisor, resulting in academic and professional development measured by program guidelines built into e-portfolio or a similar tool.
Capstone Seminar (3 credits)
PACE-C 450* (3 cr.) Capstone seminar [PR: completion of core courses, electives, and internship]
This course is designed to draw together the students’ academic study, experiential learning, and co-curricular activities. Students will analyze and integrate their political and civic engagement and development. The primary task will be to produce a project that demonstrates and documents their understanding of American political and civic life and their individual learning—for example, a specific policy proposal or issue briefing or digital presentation that brings together their research and experiential work in all the components of the program.
PACE Electives
CHOOSE FOUR COURSES
- RESTRICTIONS:
No more than 2 courses may be chosen from one prefix.
At least 6 credits must be taken at the 300-400 level. - The current list illustrates the topical and disciplinary range of course offerings from which PACE students will construct their individual academic programs.
- The list will be modified as offerings change. Contact pace indiana.edu with questions.
- We will send out a list of ‘COURSES THAT COUNT’ before registration for each semester. If you are not on our distribution list, please contact us with that request.
AAAD-A 205 Black Electoral Politics S&H
AAAD-A 400 Topics in Afro-American Studies*
AAAD-A 408 Race, Gender and Class in Cross-Cultural Perspectives CASE S&H
AAAD-A 415 Political Impact of Black Religion CASE S&H
AAAD-A 420 Transforming Divided Communities & Societies CASE S&H
AAAD-A 481 Racism and the Law CASE S&H
AAST-A 300 Topics in Asian American Studies*
AMST-A 201 US Movements and Institutions* S&H
BUS-G 406 Business Enterprise and Public Policy+
BUS-L 250 Law and the Arts+
BUS-L 409 Law and the Environment+
BUS-Z 404 Effective Negotiations (P: Z302)+
BUS-Z 447 Leadership, Teamwork, and Diversity (P: Z302)+
CJUS-P 340 Law and Society CASE S&H
CJUS-P 370 Legal Aspects of C-JUS System
CJUS-P 375 American Juvenile Justice System CASE S&H
CLLC-L 120 Collins Seminar* S&H
CLLC-L 320 Pain, Death, & Law CASE S&H
CMCL-C 222 Democratic Deliberation CASE A&H
CMCL-C 228 Argumentation & Public Advocacy A&H
CMCL-C 304 Communication & Social Conflict CASE A&H
CMCL-C 308 Democratic Dissent in Wartime CASE A&H
CMCL-C 334 Current Topics in CMCL*
CMCL-C 340 Rhetoric of Social Movements CASE A&H
CMCL-C 342 Rhetoric and Race
CMCL-C 346 Ethnicity, Class & Model US Citizen
CMCL-C 406 Study of Public Advocacy
CMCL-C 417 Power & Violence: Political Systems in Ethnographic Perspective CASE S&H
CMCL-C 427 Cross-Cultural Communication
CMCL-C 445 Media, Culture, & Politics*
CMCL-C 446 Cultures of Democracy
COLL-E 104 Topics in Social & Hist Studies*
COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches* CASE S&H
COLL-T 200 Exploring Themester*
ENG-W 350 Advanced Expository Writing*
HIST-A 200 Issues in US History* S&H
HIST-A 222 Law in America CASE S&H
HIST-A 379 Issues in Modern US History*
HIST-W 300 Issues in World History*
HON-H 204 Interdepartmental Colloquia*
HON-H 237 Law and Society CASE S&H
HON-H 238 Politics and Communication CASE S&H
HON-H304 American Tradition of Philanthropy*
HON-BM 299 Approved Topic*
INTL-I 204 Human Rights & Social Movts, Intl Persp (for INTL majors/minors) S&H
JOUR-J 375 Race, Gender, and the Media
JOUR-J 460 Community Journalism
LSTU-L 230 Labor & the Economy S&H
LSTU-L 385 Class, Race, Gender & Work
PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics* A&H
PHIL-P 345 Contemp Prob in Soc & Pol Phil* CASE A&H
PHIL-P 393 Bioethics
POLS-Y 100 American Political Controversies S&H
POLS-Y 103 Intro to American Politics S&H
POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Problems*
POLS-Y 202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age S&H
POLS-Y 210 Honors Seminar*
POLS-Y 212 Making Democracy Work CASE A&H
POLS-Y 249 Religion, Politics & Public Policy S&H
POLS-Y 301 Political Parties & Interest Groups CASE S&H
POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights & Liberties CASE S&H
POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the US CASE S&H
POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Gov & Politics CASE S&H
POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics CASE S&H
POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy CASE S&H
POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency CASE S&H
POLS-Y 319 The US Congress CASE S&H
POLS-Y 320 Judicial Politics CASE S&H
POLS-Y 325 African American Politics (may only get elective credit for either Y325 or Y386) CASE S&H
POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy CASE S&H
POLS-Y 353 Politics of Gender and Sexuality CASE S&H
POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy CASE A&H
POLS-Y 383 Foundtns of Amer Polit Thought CASE A&H
POLS-Y 384 Devel in American Polit Thought CASE A&H
POLS-Y 386 African American Polit Thought CASE S&H
(may only get elective credit for either Y325 or Y386)
POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Polit Sci
(for POLS majors; if topic approved & taken before PACE capstone)
REL-C 202 Issues in Religion in the Americas* CASE A&H
REL-C 220 American Religion and Politics S&H
REL-D 202 Issues, Theory, Ethics, & Comp* CASE A&H
REL-D 250 Religion, Ecology, and the Self A&H
REL-D 340 Religion & Bioethics CASE A&H
REL-D 350 Religion, Ethics, and the Environment CASE A&H
REL-R 170 Religion, Ethics, and Public Life A&H
REL-R 202 Topics in Religious Studies * CASE A&H
REL-R 300 Studies in Religion * CASE A&H
SOC-S 215 Social Change S&H
SOC-S 217 Social Inequality S&H
SOC-S 311 Politics and Society CASE S&H
SOC-S 312 Education and Society CASE S&H
SOC-S 326 Law and Society CASE S&H
SOC-S 335 Race and Ethnic Relations CASE S&H
SOC-S 359 Community-Based Research CASE S&H
SOC-S 360 Topics in Social Policy CASE S&H
SOC-S 431 Topics in Social Psychology (Class, Race, & Gender) CASE S&H
SPEA-V 160 National & International Policy S&H
SPEA-V 161 Urban Problems and Solutions S&H
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy
SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Mgmt and Leadership
SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the US
(through Wash Leadership Program)
SPEA-V 405 Public Law & Legislative Processes
SPEA-V 406 Public Law & Electoral Processes
SPEA-V 435 Negot & Altern Dispute Resolution
SPEA-V 473 Mgmt, Leadership and Policy
SWK-S 100 Understanding Diversity in Pluralistic Society
SWK-S 251 Emergence of Social Welfare Services
SWK-S 300 Selected Topics in Social Work*
SWK-S 352 Social Welfare Delivery Systems
TEL-T 312 Politics & the Media CASE S&H
TEL-T 414 Public Communication Campaigns CASE S&H
TEL-T 424 Telecomm & the Constitution CASE S&H
