MAPL COURSES

Summer 2014 Classes

MAPL 5400 - Political Organizing and Advocacy in the Digital Age (online)

Internships (Arranged with Instructor)

MAPL 6008--3 credit organizing internship (135 hours)
MAPL 6009--2 credit policy internship (90 hours)

MAPL Course Descritions

MAPL 5400 - Political Organizing and Advocacy in the Digital Age
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Grad student or #; A-F or Aud, spring, even years)
Focus on digital technologies for advocacy and organizing and the challenges for democracy in a digital age. Student will (1) consider the opportunities and risks of social media for connected activism and public-policy making, (2) explore issues relating to digital justice and regulatory and policy issues affecting digital networks, (3) use existing software and application to find the data and research needed to build communities and make informed policy.

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MAPL 6008 - Advocacy Internship I
(3.0 cr; Prereq-MAPL student or #, no Grad School cr; S-N or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Internship experiences will be offered in the advocacy and political leadership program. Students will have supervised direct experience with an individual or organizational sponsor in advocacy.

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MAPL 6009 - Advocacy Internship
(2.0 cr [max 4.0 cr]; Prereq-MAPL or #, no Grad School cr; S-N or Aud, fall, spring, summer, every year)
Internship experiences will be offered in the advocacy and political leadership program. Students will have supervised direct experience with an individual or organizational sponsor in advocacy.

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