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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Community Youth Development - Minor

The minor in Community 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.

Total credits required: 18

Required Community Youth Development Courses

CYD 201 - Youth Development in Community Settings Credits: 3
CYD 301 - Guidance and Engagement Techniques with Youth: Real Strategies Credits: 3
CYD 401 - Trauma-Informed Youth Development: Historical and Cultural Impacts Credits: 3

Internship Requirement

CYD 483 - Community-Based Youth Development Internship Credits: 1.5
(two semesters required for a total of 3 credits)
CYD 484 - Community-Based Youth Development Internship Credits: 3
Note - students who are majoring in Social Work with a minor in Community Youth Development will meet the internship requirement through completion of SWK 384 and SWK 352, and therefore do not have to complete CYD 483 or CYD 484

Senior Experience

CYD 480 is the senior experience, to be taken after completion of CYD 201, 301 and Internship (CYD 483 or CYD 484).

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

Additional Requirement

In addition to the courses listed above, students must take one of the following psychology courses:

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