2 courses with the subject PACON, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PACON 180Public Affairs I: Foundational Debates
This course examines American ideals and the tensions among them, ideals such as freedom, community, equality, democracy, justice, responsibility, and authority. The course analyzes the political, economic, moral, and religious dimensions of the debates and decisions that continue to shape American society. It considers classic founding documents, ideas that influenced the founders, and the major thinkers and events relevant to understanding the diverse range of models for government, markets, and society. Offered annually in the fall semester. OLE Core Requirement: First-Year Experience: First Year Seminar.
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- PACON
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- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Source
- catalog.stolaf.edu
PACON 181Public Affairs II: Contemporary Controversies
This contemporary public affairs course examines normative commitments and empirical evidence relevant to the workings of government, markets, and society as applied to contemporary issues. Possible topics include immigration, abortion, education, sexuality, medical care, foreign policy, income inequality and poverty, affirmative action, and responses to climate change. Offered annually in the spring semester. Prerequisite: PACON 180. OLE Core Requirement: First-Year Experience: Writing and Rhetoric.
- Subject
- PACON
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Catalog
- Source
- catalog.stolaf.edu
Source: St Olaf College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
