Minor in American Constitutional Democracy
The minor in American Constitutional Democracy is designed for those students who wish to delve more deeply into the philosophical roots and complex history of self-government by exploring the intellectual, political, historical, and cultural forces that contributed to the development of both the American republic and constitutional democracy around the globe. The minor is appropriate for students in many majors, particularly political science, economics, history, and journalism.
In addition to a wide-ranging interdisciplinary curriculum, the minor contains a required “experiential” component that allows students to consider constitutional issues in practice and/or in comparative perspective.
Requirements
A minimum of fifteen (15) credits are required for the minor. Students in the minor must maintain a B average (3.0 GPA) for courses in the minor.
A minimum of twelve (12) credits must come from the courses below. At least nine (9) hours must be completed at MU.
Additionally, a minimum of three (3) credits must come from an experiential component. The experiential component may be satisfied through participation in either an internship or study abroad program associated with the minor or approved by the director of the minor.
The minor must be completed with courses from at least two (2) subject areas.
- A minor must be completed and awarded at the same time as the MU undergraduate degree
- Once an A&S minor is awarded, a student cannot return to MU to complete a major in the same department
- Minor coursework cannot also be used for Foreign Language Alternative
| AMS 3100 | The Age of Pericles | 3 |
| AMS 4800 | Political Thought in Classical and Christian Antiquity | 3 |
| BL_STU 2425 | Race and the American Story | 3 |
| or CNST_DEM 2425 | Race and the American Story | |
| or POL_SC 2425 | Race and the American Story | |
| BL_STU 2804 | Black Political Thought | 3 |
| CNST_DEM 2100 | The Revolutionary Transformation of Early America | 3 |
| or HIST 2100 | The Revolutionary Transformation of America | |
| or CNST_DEM 2100H | The Revolutionary Transformation of Early America - Honors | |
| or HIST 2100H | The Revolutionary Transformation of America - Honors | |
| CNST_DEM 2120 | The Young Republic | 3 |
| or HIST 2120 | The Young Republic | |
| or CNST_DEM 2120H | The Young Republic - Honors | |
| or HIST 2120H | The Young Republic - Honors | |
| CNST_DEM 2450 | The Intellectual World of the American Founders | 3 |
| or POL_SC 2450 | The Intellectual World of the American Founders | |
| or CNST_DEM 2450H | The Intellectual World of the American Founders - Honors | |
| or POL_SC 2450H | The Intellectual World of the American Founders - Honors | |
| CNST_DEM 2455 | Constitutional Debates | 3 |
| or POL_SC 2455 | Constitutional Debates | |
| or CNST_DEM 2455H | Constitutional Debates - Honors | |
| or POL_SC 2455H | Constitutional Debates - Honors | |
| CNST_DEM 4231 | Constitutional Litigation | 3 |
| CNST_DEM 4900 | Beltway History and Politics: American Constitutional Democracy in Theory and Practice | 3 |
| or HIST 4900 | Beltway History: American Constitutional Democracy in Theory and Practice | |
| or POL_SC 4900 | Beltway History and Politics: American Constitutional Democracy in Theory and Practice | |
| CNST_DEM 4975 | Journal on Constitutional Democracy | 1-3 |
| or HIST 4975 | Journal on Constitutional Democracy | |
| or POL_SC 4975 | Journal on Constitutional Democracy | |
| CNST_DEM 4400 | History of American Law | 3 |
| or HIST 4400 | History of American Law | |
| ECONOM 3367 | Law and Economics | 3 |
| or ECONOM 3367W | Law and Economics - Writing Intensive | |
| ECONOM 4320 | History of Economic Thought | 3 |
| HIST 2150 | The American Civil War: A Global History | 3 |
| HIST 2210 | Twentieth Century America | 3 |
| HIST 2440 | History of Missouri | 3 |
| HIST 2570 | The First World War and its Aftermath | 3 |
| HIST 2820 | Taiwan: The First Chinese Democracy | 3 |
| HIST 3000 | History of Religion in America to the Civil War | 3 |
| HIST 3200 | Black Freedom Movement, 1955-1973 | 3 |
| HIST 3210 | History of Religion in Post-Civil War America | 3 |
| HIST 3220 | U.S. Women's Political History, 1880-Present | 3 |
| HIST 3485 | The United States and the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 3545 | World War II | 3 |
| HIST 3620 | Britain and the Sea | 3 |
| HIST 3860 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 4040 | Slavery and the Crisis of the Union: The American Civil War Era | 3 |
| HIST 4070 | Indians and Europeans in Early America | 3 |
| HIST 4075 | Global History in Oxford | 4 |
| or CNST_DEM 4075 | Global History in Oxford | |
| HIST 4260 | The Age of Ascendancy: U.S. Foreign Relations, 1945 - Present | 3 |
| HIST 4270 | African-Americans in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HIST 4280 | America in the Reagan Years | 3 |
| HIST 4580 | The "Making" of Modern Europe: Identity, Culture, Empire | 3 |
| HIST 4615 | Empire's Crossroads: Britain and the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 4620 | Modern England | 3 |
| HIST 4650 | Revolutionary France, 1789-1815 | 3 |
| HIST 4800 | Modern China and Japan: War, Imperialism and Memory | 3 |
| HIST 4821 | Constitutionalism in the Americas | 3 |
| or HIST 4821W | Constitutionalism in the Americas - Writing Intensive | |
| HIST 4910 | History in the Public: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Public History | 3 |
| or HIST 4910W | History in the Public An Introduction to the Theory & Practice of Public History - Writing Intensive | |
| HIST 4940 | Internship in History | 3 |
| PHIL 4600 | Political and Social Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4610 | Philosophy of Law | 3 |
| POL_SC 2200 | The Judicial Process | 3 |
| POL_SC 2250 | Missouri Politics | 3 |
| POL_SC 2445 | American Constitutional Democracy | 3 |
| POL_SC 2450 | The Intellectual World of the American Founders | 3 |
| or POL_SC 2450H | The Intellectual World of the American Founders - Honors | |
| POL_SC 2455 | Constitutional Debates | 3 |
| or POL_SC 2455H | Constitutional Debates - Honors | |
| POL_SC 2800 | Liberty, Justice and the Common Good | 3 |
| POL_SC 2860 | American Political Thought | 3 |
| POL_SC 4130 | African-American Politics | 3 |
| POL_SC 4140 | Congress and Legislative Policy | 3 |
| POL_SC 4141 | The History of American Legislatures | 3 |
| POL_SC 4150 | The American Presidency | 3 |
| POL_SC 4170 | Politics of the American South | 3 |
| POL_SC 4190 | Elections and Democracy in the United States | 3 |
| POL_SC 4200 | The American Constitution | 3 |
| POL_SC 4210 | Constitutional Rights | 3 |
| POL_SC 4220 | The United States Supreme Court | 3 |
| POL_SC 4230 | Constitution and Civil Liberties | 3 |
| POL_SC 4370 | Law, Policy, and Regulation | 3 |
| POL_SC 4380 | Politics of Criminal Justice | 3 |
| POL_SC 4390 | United States Health Politics and Policy | 3 |
| POL_SC 4420 | Politics of International Economic Relations | 3 |
| POL_SC 4435 | Nationalism and Democracy | 3 |
| POL_SC 4440 | International Organization | 3 |
| POL_SC 4540 | American Foreign Policies | 3 |
| POL_SC 4550 | Environmental Conflict | 3 |
| POL_SC 4700 | America's Wars in Asia/War and Peace in Asia | 3 |
| POL_SC 4750 | Power and Money | 3 |
| POL_SC 4800 | Classical Political Theory | 3 |
| POL_SC 4810 | Modern Political Theory | 3 |
| POL_SC 4830 | Democracy in America (and Elsewhere) | 3 |
| POL_SC 4840 | Developing Dynamics of Democracy | 3 |
| POL_SC 4940 | Political Science Internship | 3-6 |
Note: Students may petition the director of the minor to have a maximum of three (3) hours from a related course not on the list above apply toward the degree. This can include Honors Tutorials associated with the Kinder Institute (GN_HON 2010H courses). Outside courses may have additional prerequisites.
The following courses have been approved to qualify for the Minor's experiential requirement: CNST_DEM 4231, CNST_DEM 4900/HIST 4900/POL_SC 4900, CNST_DEM 4975/HIST 4975/POL_SC 4975, HIST 4075/CNST_DEM 4075, HIST 4910/HIST 4910W,HIST 4940* POL_SC 4840, POL_SC 4940*
*HIST 4940 and POL_SC 4940 can only apply as experiential courses. All others listed above can apply toward either the general coursework or experiential requirement.
Contact
For general questions about the minor, contact:
Justin Dyer, Program Director
(573) 882-3777
dyerjb@missouri.edu
Thomas Kane
(573) 882-3330
kanetc@missouri.edu