Community-Based Youth Development - Minor

The minor in community-based youth development is a structured, interdisciplinary academic experience for all students that:

•Develops students’ knowledge, values and skills for meaningful interaction with youth.
•Prepares students to be active and informed citizens.
•Intentionally and coherently connects interdisciplinary academic coursework with students’ interests in youth and community-based youth development resources.

Required Courses

CYD 201 - Youth Development in Community Settings Credits: 3
CYD 480 - Community-Based Youth Development Capstone Credits: 3
CYD 483 - Community-Based Youth Development Internship Credits: 3

Additional Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students are required to take a variety of courses to make up the Minor in Youth Development to achieve the required 18 hours of a minor.

Take one course from:

PSY 352G - PII Multicultural Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 313G - PII Gender and Society Credits: 3
SOC 320 - Social Classes Credits: 3
SOC 410 - PII Race, Ethnicity & Society Credits: 3
SWK 300G - Social Work and Human Diversity Credits: 3

Take one course from:

PSY 221 - PII Development I: Infancy and Childhood Credits: 3
PSY 224 - PII Adolescence and Early Adulthood Credits: 3

One additional course

One course in the major that is approved by the director of the minor and the academic advisor or an elective approved by the director of the minor.

Internship

Community-based youth development internship approved by the director of the minor. 120-140 hours for one semester. (No summer internships will be provided) All college policies related to internships apply. Students must be at least a junior and have a 2.5 grade point average.

CYD 483 - Community-Based Youth Development Internship Credits: 3

Senior Experience

*To be taken after completion of CYD 201 and CYD 483.

This course is designed to strengthen the integration of theory and practice by drawing the connection between CYD 201, CYD 483, other required Liberal Studies courses and the students’ major area of study. Students are required to complete a final project that provides a needed service to the community.

CYD 480 - Community-Based Youth Development Capstone Credits: 3