2024-2025 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog

Community Engagement Minor

Requirements:

A minimum of 17 credits is required for the minor, distributed as follows:

Required Courses:

CEN 200Introduction to Community and Civic Engagement

3

CEN 201Practicum in Community and Civic Engagement

1

CEN 402Community Engagement Internship Seminar

4

ONE course from the following

PHIL 244Introduction to the Philosophy of Social Justice

3

CRM 245Diversity and Criminal Justice

3

SOC 212Race, Class, and Gender

3

ANTH 200/AFAM 200Dimensions of Diversity and Inequality

3

CEN 300/IS 300Global Community Engagement

3

At least 6 credits from any of the following

(in consultation  with CEN facilitator):

ANTH 170Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3

ART 465Studio Topics

1 TO 3

BIO 132Introductory Ecology

3

BIO 133Laboratory in Introductory Ecology

1

COMM 215Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

3

COMM 343Communication and Social Influence

3

COMM 451Environmental Communication

3

CRM 230Law Enforcement & Society

3

CRM 240Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice

3

ECON 200Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECON 321The Economics of Social Issues

3

WRT 370Creative Nonfiction I

3

AST 278The Night Sky

3

ENT 330/MGT 330Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation

3

GERO 101Introduction to Gerontology

3

HIST 302Introduction to Public History

3

JRN 200Introduction to Journalism

3

JRN 370Global News in Context

3

JRN 371Reporting Cultural Diversity

3

MGT 295Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior

3

MGT 340Ethical and Social Issues for the Manager

3

MUS 211Ethnomusicology

3

PHIL 144Moral Issues

3

PS 230American State and Local Government

3

PSY 125Environment & Behavior

3

PSY 250The Psychology of Community Service

3

PSY 420Cross-Cultural Psychology

3

PSY 430Intergroup Relations

3

PSY 380Psychology of Dying and Death

3

SOC 110Introductory Sociology

3

SOC 111Social Problems

3

RJ 200Studies in Racial Justice

3

ART 270Art in Community

3

TH 146Theatre for Social Change

3

EDEL 210Education & Teacher Leadership in Diverse Learning Communities

3

ART 465*, ECON 321*, ENT 301* HIST 403*, HIST 405*, JRN 370*, JRN 371*, MGT 403*, PSY 125*, PSY 250*, PSY 420*, PSY 430*, PSY 380*

 

* = Indicates prerequisite and/or permission required.

Total Credit Hours: 17

Other courses, as approved by the appropriate department chair and the Community Engagement Committee using the Community Engagement course rubric.

(Optional and upon invitation only): The 2-credit course CEN/FYE 301, which may be taken more than once. The course is open only to students with a GPA of 3.0 and higher, and a nomination from a CEN course instructor.