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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Community Youth Development - Major


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The Bachelor of Arts in Community Youth Development rigorously prepares students to provide services to children and youth and/or to enter graduate studies in a comparable field. The program fosters high quality “on the spot” and “in the moment” critical thinking that demonstrates a deep appreciation of the risk and protective factors which impact the social, psychological, cognitive, and spiritual lives of young people. This unique program develops students’ sense of social and civic responsiveness, which are vital for effective youth services.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Increase the CYD graduates’ sense of confidence, competency, competitiveness, and credentialed status for employment, professional advancement, and graduate studies in child and youth services.
  2. Enrich students’ ability to integrate knowledge gained from their liberal arts and sciences education with an intentional application to their pre-professional experiences to evolve their ethos of learning, working, and serving children and youth.
  3. Facilitate students’ exploration of their civic responsibilities as a citizen of the local and regional communities through active participation in youth development experiences within the local community.
  4. Enhance students’ competencies to be responsive to critical community and youth issues to address child and youth needs by moving beyond deficit and problem-based interventions toward personal and professional beliefs, principles and practices that will honor the resiliencies, strengths, and leadership capabilities of youth.
  5. Guide students in the enhancement of introspection and reflective skills as they explore personal values, ethics, and subjective understandings related to service delivery with diverse populations of children and youth.

Core Curriculum Requirements


All Nazareth students complete Core Curriculum coursework as part of their degree requirements. The Core provides a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences while guiding students to pose and explore their own intellectual questions. See Academic Policies and Procedures  for specific core curriculum requirements. 

CYD Foundation and Core Courses


Foreign Languages Requirement


Completion of two semesters of a foreign language is required for a Bachelor of Arts in Community Youth Development. However, foreign language is not required for students who are double majoring in a B.S. degree program combined with the Community Youth Development major.

CYD Concentrations (choose one)


Youth Service Administration Concentration


Choose three  courses (additional options available)

Community Youth Development Sample Program


Freshman Year


Junior Year


Note - Students who double major in Social Work and Community Youth Development will follow a schedule different than the sample program outlined below (SWK 384 replaces CYD 483, and SWK 452 replaces CYD 484). Students who are SWK/CYD double majors will receive specific advisement about the unique aspects and opportunities related to these programs.

Note - Students who are double majors with CYD (for example, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or Legal Studies) will receive specific advisement about the unique aspects and opportunities related to these programs.

Junior Year Sample Program for CYD Majors:

  • IS #2 Credits: 3
  • IS #3 Credits: 3
  • Core Milestone Experience Credits: 0
  • CYD Concentration Course #1 Credits: 3
  • CYD Concentration Course #2 Credits: 3
  • Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 6

Senior Year


Note - Students who double major in Social Work and Community Youth Development will follow a schedule different than the sample program outlined below (SWK 384 replaces CYD 483, and SWK 452 replaces CYD 484).

Students who double major with CYD (for example, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work or Legal Studies) will receive advisement about the unique aspects and opportunities related to these programs.

Senior Year Sample Program for CYD Majors:

  • Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 21
  • CYD Concentration Course #3 Credits: 3

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