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Curriculum
The Ford Institute program is set up as a "Concentration" at Albion College. A Concentration has fewer required courses than a Major, more courses
than a Minor, and requires an internship. You will be required to choose
a Major as well sometime before your Junior year at Albion. Often
times course requirements for the Ford Institute overlap with your major
courses or other requirements of the college. The concentration includes:
- course work in government, politics, economics, ethics and public policy which
develop and enhance analytical and decision making skills while increasing
your understanding of the political process
- attendance at special interest lectures sponsored by the
Institute
- community service each semester
- an off-campus internship that provides practical public service
experience and can bring focus to the intern's career objective
Required Units
Each course at Albion College is called a
unit. Your Ford
Institute Concentration requires 5.5 units to complete, plus one unit of internship.
- Public Service 101 - Introduction to Public Service:
This is course is open ONLY to Ford Institute members and is
taken in the fall of freshman year.
- Political Science 101 - The Politics of American Democracy
- Political Science 216 - Public Policy Analysis
- General (one of the following):
Speech 241 - Public Speaking
Speech 245 - Argumentation and Advocacy
English 203 - Advanced Expository Writing
English 205 - Introductory Creative Writing
English 207 - News and Feature Writing
Economics & Management 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
(for those entering Ford in the fall of 2008 or later)
One semester of a modern language at the 200 level or
above
- Philosophy (one of the following):
Philosophy 201
- Ethics
Philosophy 202 - Social Philosophy
Philosophy 206 - Contemporary Moral Problems
Philosophy 301 - Environmental Ethics
Philosophy 302 - Leadership Ethics
Philosophy 303 - Business Ethics
Philosophy 304 - Ethics and Public Policy
Philosophy 308 - Biomedical Ethics
Religion 242 - Contemporary Moral Issues
Religion 242 - Christian Ethics
- Public Service 397 - Senior Colloquium (This is
a .5 unit course): This course is open ONLY to Ford
Institute students and is taken in the spring of senior year.
- Two Options to Fulfill Internship Credit:
1. Internship: A full-time (150-200 working hours)
internship for at least one unit of academic credit in an area
of public policy and public service. Typically completed in the
junior year or over the summer break. It can be done
locally while taking a full load of courses at Albion, or a
student may concentrate only on the internship either locally or
off campus.
2.
Off Campus Programs:
There are many work/study programs that help arrange an internship in the field of public policy and public service for
one to two units of academic credit in conjunction with two to three units
of academic course work that are transferable to Albion College. Programs such as the Washington Center,
Washington Semester, Chicago Center of Urban Studies, Philadelphia Center, and
programs abroad in London, Germany, France, Spain, Australia and other countries are available
to our students.
Note: Internships can also be self-made with the approval of
the Ford Director.
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