Youth and Community Engagement Minor

Program Description:

Youth, through service, engagement, and advocacy are crucial to building a dynamic, inclusive, and forward looking urban environment. Students minoring in Youth and Community Engagement will understand the social, economic, political, and cultural aspects of urban communities including the experiences and challenges of families and youth. Students in the minor will actively engage in servicelearning experiences with K-12 schools and community organizations in diverse urban contexts. Through their own service-learning experiences, students will learn about the potential and challenges of the pedagogy of civic engagement while they develop the organizational and leadership skills to address issues facing urban youth, schools, and communities.

Students seeking the minor must successfully complete 9 hours of elective courses selected with the approval of an advisor, along with 9 semester hours of core courses. Other courses, including transfer courses, that address youth and families, urban issues, or urban education may be substituted for electives with the approval of an advisor.

Admission Requirements:

Available to all Wright State students

Application Process:

Current Wright State Students:

Submit Major/Minor Change Request form online in WINGS Express.

(From the “Student and Financial Aid” tab, select “Registration and Records” from the menu and then select the “Major/Minor Change Request” option)

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Program Requirements:

Required Courses: 9 Hours

URS 4450 - Community Development: Principles and Practice Credit Hour(s): 3
ED 3250 - Urban Youth Credit Hour(s): 3 or
URS 3250 - Urban Youth Credit Hour(s): 3
ED 4950 - Youth Voices Credit Hour(s): 3 or
URS 4940 - Youth and Community Engagement Credit Hour(s): 3

Electives (pick 3): 9 Hours

ATH 4030 - Urban Anthropology Credit Hour(s): 3
ECE 3500 - Families, Communities, and Schools Credit Hour(s): 3
ED 2100 - Education in a Democracy Credit Hour(s): 3
ED 3100 - The African American Experience in Education Credit Hour(s): 3
GEO 3400 - Urban Geography Credit Hour(s): 3
HST 4870 - Special Topics in History Credit Hour(s): 3
PSY 2510 - Stereotyping and Prejudice Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 3620 - Race and Ethnicity Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 4310 - Urban Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 4320 - Neighborhoods and Communities Credit Hour(s): 3
SRV 2000 - Engaged Citizenship Credit Hour(s): 3
SW 2720 - Multicultural Competence in a Diverse World Credit Hour(s): 3
URS 3000 - Foundations of Urban Affairs Credit Hour(s): 3
URS 3210 - City Politics Credit Hour(s): 3