Community Organizing and Development Minor
Why a minor in Community Organizing and Development?The Community Organizing and Development minor is ideal course of study for students interested in organizing, developing and sustaining community, and institutional and social change. The minor provides a holistic overview of community organizing and development. Students in the minor will:Develop foundational skills for community organizing and development;Explore approaches to community empowerment and social justice; andUnderstand how public policy reflects community values and distributes power, status, and resources unequally among social groups.What will I do in the Minor?Students in the minor will combine the academic study of community organizing and development with practical skill building. Students will learn core concepts and practices in the fields of community organizing and community development. The coursework in the minor is meant to prepare students to work in community and create social and political change. Students have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of social change theories and practices through the upper-division electives in the minor.