Faculty Profile

Catherine Borck

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Political Science
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Notre Dame, 2010. 
Major: Political Science
Degree Specialization: Political Theory
Dissertation Title: Becoming Friends in Speech and Deed: Socratic Friendship in the Platonic Dialogues
MA, University of Notre Dame, 2001. 
Major: Political Science
Degree Specialization: Political Theory
BA, Oglethorpe University, 1999. 
Major: English
Degree Specialization: Social Thought
Dissertation Title: with Honors





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PSCI 2306.903, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Summer 2024 
PSCI 2316.001, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 4360.001, International Ethics, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 2306.801, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2024 Syllabus
PSCI 2305.130, US Political Behavior and Policy, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PSCI 3310.001, Political Theory: Quest for Justice, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3320.001, Political Theory: The State and its Critics, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.006, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.701, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall SDC 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.901, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall SDC 2023  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.903, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2316.001, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3320.003, Political Theory: The State and its Critics, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.003, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.701, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring SDC 2023  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 4320.001, American Political Theory, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2315.002, Honors US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 5900.004, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    PSCI 2305.206, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.551, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall SDC 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.701, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall SDC 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.702, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 8W2 2022  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.201, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2316.001, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 4360.001, International Ethics, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.010, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.201, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 8W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.701, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring SDC 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2315.001, Honors US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3310.001, Political Theory: Quest for Justice, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.007, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.700, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 8W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.701, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall SDC 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.750, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 8W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.801, US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.001, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 4951.008, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    PSCI 2316.001, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2316.004, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2316.005, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 5900.729, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    PSCI 4330.002, Topics in Political Theory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.010, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.020, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 8W2 2021  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.111, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.801, US Political Behavior and Policy, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 4320.001, American Political Theory, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 4320.002, American Political Theory, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2316.001, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2316.004, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.007, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.009, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2020 
                    

                    PSCI 2306.700, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 8W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.701, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 8W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.001, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.801, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2316.001, Honors US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 1100.001, The Good Society, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 2306.010, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 2306.801, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 2306.811, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    PSCI 2315.001, Honors US Political Behavior and Policy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 3310.002, Political Theory: Socrates to the Eighteenth Century, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.007, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.001, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.801, US Political Behavior and Policy, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 4330.002, Topics in Political Theory, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.010, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.801, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Spring 2019 
                    

                    PSCI 2305.011, US Political Behavior and Policy, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2305.801, US Political Behavior and Policy, Spring 2019 
                    

                    UCRS 3000.001, Legal Studies Survey, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.007, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PSCI 2306.801, US and Texas Constitutions and Institutions, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Review
Borck, C. A. (2015). Review of Aristotle on the Nature of Community by Adrien M. Trott.. Review of Politics. 77, . 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Service   
Borck, C. A. (Co-Principal), Duff, A. S. (Co-Principal), "American Civic Tradition Professionalization Seminar with the Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum," Sponsored by Jack Miller Center, National, $26000 Funded. (March 2022 – August 2022).
Borck, C. A. (Co-Principal), Duff, A. S. (Co-Principal), Ruderman, R. (Co-Principal), Major, R. (Co-Principal), "Constitutionalism and Democracy Forum," Sponsored by Jack Miller Foundation, National, $10000 Funded. (August 2021 – May 2022).
Grant - Teaching   
Duff, A. S., Borck, C. A., "American Civic Tradition - Summer sessions for teachers," Sponsored by Jack Miller Center, National, $26000 Funded. (June 30, 2023 – July 31, 2023).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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