Youth and Community Engagement Minor Coming in Fall 2012!
The mission of the Youth and Community Engagement Minor is to offer undergraduate students opportunities to both theorize about the the meaning and value of service and community engaged learning and to gain experience in work with young people on community change, civic engagement, and social justice within schools and community organizations. Young people want to change the world; through this minor Wright State University students will learn to shape opportunities where youth will work with people of all ages to meet challenges and solve problems. University students, faculty, youth, and community partners will learn from each other the meaning of citizenship and democracy.
“The most important lessons of democracy come from doing public work and finding ways to cooperate with people who are different and may disagree. We learn from each other when we solve problems together. This is the kind of politics that everyone can do, not just politicians.” Public Achievement
The Youth and Community Engagement Minor is open to students in all majors and colleges. We envision courses where students work with faculty and community partners, draw upon theory and practice, and embrace community based learning experiences.
REQUIREMENTS
The Youth and Community Engagement Minor requires 3 core courses (9 credits) and 9 credits of elective courses.
Core Courses
ED/URS 3250 Urban Youth SRVI*
Christa Agiro, Fall 2012
Explores diverse experiences of urban youth and examines the effect of urban experiences on students, teachers, schools, and communities. Facilitates examination of issues concerning urban youth and methods for providing resource access to all.
URS 4450 Community Development: Principles and Practice SRVI
Marjorie McLellan, Spring 2013
Evolution of community development theory and practice in the U.S and the process of community building and asset-based community development in a service learning format. Develops understanding of how to help community members define community needs and identify community assets and learn how to analyze and present qualitative data.
ED 4950/URS 4940 Youth and Community Engagement SRVI
Fall 2013
The capstone seminar examines the pedagogies that encourage youth in developing the capacity to participate responsibly and effectively in the civic life of their communities. The seminar is centered on a field-based learning experience.
*SRV and SRVI denote Service Learning and Service Learning Intensive courses.
Elective Courses
- ATH 030 Urban Anthropology
- ECE 3500 Serving Cultural Diverse Families and Children
- ED 2100 Education in a Democracy
- ED 3100 African American Experience in Education
- GEO 3400 Urban Geography
- HST 4870 Special Topics in History: The American City
- PSY 2510 Stereotyping and Prejudice
- SOC 3620 Race and Ethnicity
- SOC 4310 Urban Society
- SOC 4320 Neighborhoods and Communities
- SRV 2000 Engaged Citizenship
- SW 2720 Multicultural Competence in a Diverse World
- URS 300 Foundations of Urban Affairs
- URS 3210 Metropolitan Politics
Students may use up to 9 credits from the approved course list that are taken for either their major or another minor or certificate towards the Youth and Community Engagement Minor. Other electives may be chosen with the approval of the advisor.
