Semester Hours: 18
Admission Requirement: This minor does not have an admissions requirement. However, completion of the minor requires successful admission to and completion of a semester with the Washington Community Scholars' Center (emu.edu/wcsc/) in Washington, DC.
The minor in Community Organizing and Development orients students to basic theories, strategies, and spheres of practice in community organizing and community development and culminates in an internship at an organization in or around DC through the Washington Community Scholars’ Center. Students with interests in community-based work, social and racial justice, activism, and/or a career in the nonprofit and social services sector will benefit from this minor.
Required Courses (12 SH)
- SOC 270 Community Organizing and Social Action - 33
- SOC 375 Community Development - 33
- CCSSC 387 Race, Space, and Inequality - 33
- SOC 385 Community Organizing and Development Internship - 33
Note: SOC 375, CCSSC 387, and SOC 385 are only offered in Washington, DC, through the Washington Community Scholars' Center (WCSC). Completion of this minor requires a semester at WCSC.
Electives (6 SH)
Choose two of the following courses.
SOC 210 Social StratificationStratification
SOC 255 Social MovementsMovements
SOC 350 Urban SociologySociology
SOC 430 Environmental JusticeJustice
- SOWK 220 History and Philosophy of Social WelfareWelfare
SOWK 360 Race and GenderGender
- PXD 225 Theories of Social ChangeChange
PXD 365 Social and Political EconomyEconomy
PXD 451 Program EvaluationEvaluation
PXD 485 Global DevelopmentDevelopment
- THEO 412 Liberation TheologiesTheologies
- ECON 212 Principles of MacroeconomicsMacroeconomics
- BUAD 221 Principles of ManagementManagement
BUAD 465 Project Management and GrantwritingGrantwriting
BUAD 471 Topics: Nonprofit ManagementManagement