Contact: Jenni Holsinger
Semester Hours: 18
Admission Requirement: This minor does not have an admission 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, D.C.
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 D.C. 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)
WCSC 387 Race, Space, and Inequality (3)
SOC 375 Community Development (3)
SOC 385 Community Organizing and Development Internship (3)
SOC 470 Community Organizing and Nonviolent Mobilization for Social Change (3)
WCSC 387 Race, Space, and Inequality (3)
Note: SOC 375, SOC 385 and WCSC 387 , and SOC 385 are only offered in Washington, D.C., through the Washington Community Scholars' Center (WCSC). Completion of this minor requires a semester at WCSC.
Electives (6 SH)
Choose two courses from this list:
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