Community Development | Curriculum

Prerequisites

  • UNST 220 Understanding Community (4 credits)
  • SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology (4 credits)
  • ECON 201 Principles of Economics (4 credits)
  • PS 200 Introduction to Politics (4 credits)

The Community Development program begins with a three-term colloquium typically taken during the junior year:

  • USP 301 Theory and Philosophy of Community Development (4 credits)
  • USP 302 Methods of Community Development (4 credits)
  • USP 303 Community Development Field Seminar (4 credits)

The senior year culminates in community-based work either in the form of an individual internship (USP 409, 6 credits), or participation in an approved capstone.