Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) (BA)
Offered by the Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, the Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) (BA) is designed for students who want a breadth of background necessary to participate effectively in decision making for public affairs and the practical training necessary to deal with social problems as public issues.
,Admission to the Program
New freshmen and transfer students are admitted through the university's Admissions Office. Students currently enrolled in the university who wish to transfer into the Department of Government or develop a double major or minor should have a grade point average of 2.50 or higher and the approval of the undergraduate academic advisor.
- 120 credit hours with minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 2)
- Completion of all requirements for a major (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 9)
AU Core Requirements
- Completion of AU Core foundation requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.2-8.6)
- Completion of AU Core Habits of Mind requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.7)
- Completion of AU Core integrative course requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.8-8.11)
For additional information, see AU Core Curriculum.
Major Requirements
- 57 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 18 credit hours at or above 300-level
Course Requirements
Required (27 credit hours)
- COMM-200 Writing for Communication (3)
- COMM-310 Public Speaking (3)
- ECON-100 Macroeconomics FA4 (3)
- ECON-200 Microeconomics FA4 (3)
- GOVT-110 Politics in the United States FA4 (3-4)
- GOVT-210 Political Power and American Public Policy FA4 (3)
- GOVT-391 Internship (1-6) (3 credit hours required)
- GOVT-489 CLEG Seminar (3)
- SPA-189 Introduction to Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG) (3)
Individual and State (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following:
Law and Justice (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following:
Research (3 credit hours)
Complete 3 credit hours from the following:
CLEG Core (21 credit hours)
Complete 21 additional credit hours, including at least 12 credit hours at or above 300-level, with one course selected from each of the four categories (communication, legal institutions, economics, and government) and an additional three courses approved by the Department of Government. Courses may not be taken to satisfy multiple core requirements. The list of approved courses is also available in the Department of Government office.
Communication
- COMM-327 The PR Presidency (3)
- COMM-359 Decisive Moments in Communication (3)
- COMM-401 Communication Law (3)
- COMM-439 Political Communication (3)
- COMM-443 Foreign Policy and the Press (3)
- COMM-449 International Strategic Communication (3)
- COMM-509 Politics and the Media (3)
- COMM-514 Censorship and Media (3)
- GOVT-441 The Politics of Mass Communication (3)
- GOVT-443 Applied Political Writing (3)
- GOVT-444 Political Speechwriting (3)
- GOVT-461 Politics in the Television Age (3)
- GOVT-464 Politics and Policy in the Digital Age (3)
- GOVT-469 Media and Political Intervention: Vietnam to Iraq (3)
Legal Institutions
- GOVT-226 The Constitution, Presidential Power, and the War on Terror (3)
- GOVT-352 Law and the Political System (3)
- GOVT-455 Equal Protection (3)
- JLC-103 Critical Issues in Justice (3)
- JLC-308 Justice, Morality, and the Law (3)
- JLC-309 Justice and Public Policy (3)
- JLC-313 Organized Crime (3)
- JLC-332 Corrections and the Constitution (3)
- JLC-402 Comparative Systems of Law and Justice (3)
- JLC-431 The Prison Community (3)
- JLC-454 Violence, Justice and the Law (3)
- MGMT-201 Global Corporate Citizenship FA3 (3)
- SPA-220 The American Constitution FA4 (3)
- SPA-350 Constitutional Law I: Powers and Federalism (3)
Economics
- ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics (3)
- ECON-301 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3)
- ECON-317 Political Economy (3)
- ECON-318 Economic History (3)
- ECON-319 United States Economic History (3)
- ECON-322 Applied Econometrics I (3)
- ECON-341 Public Economics (3)
- ECON-346 Competition, Regulation, and Business Strategies (3)
- ECON-351 Comparative Economic Systems (3)
- ECON-361 Economic Development (3)
- ECON-370 International Economics (3)
- ECON-373 Labor Economics (3)
- ECON-374 Gender Roles in the Economy (3)
- ECON-379 Economics of Environmental Policy (3)
Government
- GOVT-226 The Constitution, Presidential Power, and the War on Terror (3)
- GOVT-231 Politics in the Developing World (3)
- GOVT-232 Politics of State and Society (3)
- GOVT-240 Metropolitan Politics (3)
- GOVT-320 The Presidency (3)
- GOVT-321 Congress and Legislative Behavior (3)
- GOVT-322 American Political Parties (3)
- GOVT-323 Interest Group Politics (3)
- GOVT-405 Modern Political Thought (3)
- GOVT-423 Advanced Studies in Public Policy (3)
- GOVT-427 Government Regulation and Deregulation (3)
- GOVT-441 The Politics of Mass Communication (3)
- GOVT-445 Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Lobbying (3)
- GOVT-455 Equal Protection (3)
- GOVT-461 Politics in the Television Age (3)
- GOVT-464 Politics and Policy in the Digital Age (3)
- GOVT-482 Women and Politics (3)
- GOVT-483 Women, Politics, and Public Policy (3)
- GOVT-484 Women and Political Leadership (3)
- GOVT-486 Feminist Political Theory (3)
- GOVT-520 Advanced Studies in Campaign Management (4)
- GOVT-523 The Art and Craft of Lobbying (3-4)
- PUAD-260 Administrative Politics (3)
- SPA-370 American Environmental Policy and Politics (3)
Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees
American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor's/master's programs. See Admission to a Combined Bachelor's / Master's Program and Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees for more information.