Faculty with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service will be offering these four courses for Spring 2023.
New! IDS4930: Public Service Management and Leadership
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The goal of this course is to expose students to the broad set of management and leadership skills necessary in the public and non-profit sectors. Through lecture, guest speakers, case studies, small-group discussions, and a semester-long group project, the course provides students with introductory tools needed to lead impactful public service entities. Students will also learn how to diagnose and solve organizational challenges, anticipate opportunities, and influence the actions of individuals and stakeholders. Emphasis is placed on organizations operating in the public sector sphere. The course is ideal for undergraduate students who aspire to careers in government, nonprofit, and community organizations.
New! IDS 4930/PUP3233: Women and Politics
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Women represent approximately half of the world’s population, yet they are underrepresented in government institutions, such as legislature, party leadership, and national executives. What explains this phenomenon? In this course we will explore how descriptive representation translates to substantive representation, which electoral laws and systems favor the election of women, and how women behave once in elected office. We will also explore the changing role of women in the electorate, including women’s voting behavior and preferences. This course will take a comparative approach and we will investigate women and their relationship to politics cross-nationally, across all the regions of the globe. This course is cross-listed with the department of Political Science.
AMH2020: US History Since 1877
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AMH 2020 examines the major social, economic, and political developments that have shaped America from l877 to the present, with special attention on those front-line agents of change who led the struggle for freedom and democracy in the U.S. after the Civil War. AMH 2020 is an introductory course designed to expose students to important themes, interpretations, events, and primary sources in U.S. history. The course will involve lectures, engaging primary historical sources, and in-class & Canvas-based discussions. Generally, Tuesdays will involve instructor-led lectures and discussions of topics appearing in the main course text, The American Yawp. A portion of class on Thursdays will include discussions of the assigned readings, in The American Yawp Reader, and other historical sources including Emancipation Betrayed.
INS3004: Perspectives in International Studies
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This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of International Studies. Readings and discussions will cover all regions of the world and engage with contemporary global problems through an interdisciplinary lens that draws from political science, anthropology, economics, sociology, environmental studies, and geography. Topics include globalization, political and economic change, poverty and development, migration and refugees, nationalism, human-environment interactions, human rights, and religion. The course will pinpoint connections between these themes and give students the analytical tools to understand and address the challenges facing human communities at the global and local levels.
IDS4911: Civic Scholars Research
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The Civic Scholars program offers undergraduates an opportunity to engage in a semester of entry-level research. This is a departmentally controlled course. Applicants will be enrolled in the course upon approval. Students will gain an introductory understanding of quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The Spring 2022 Scholars will design a research approach around the topics of civic engagement, public opinion and public policy. They will generate a series of research reports to be disseminated on the Barometer Florida portal, a data visualization tool on the Bob Graham Center website that helps the public track progress on topical challenges facing our state. Upon completion of all program requirements, each student will receive a $500 stipend–along with an important undergraduate research experience.