Youth and Community Studies Minor

Youth and Community Studies Minor Requirements: 5 courses, 20 credits

Core Requirements (2 courses, 8 credits)

Choose two of the following:

CJU-210	Juvenile Justice	4
EDUC-408	Youth Programming	4
EDUC-H408	Honors Youth Programming	4
SOC-209	Youth in American Society	4
SOC-223	Families in Contemporary Society	4

Students in the Honors Program have the option of completing the Honors version of a course.

Electives (3 courses, 12 credits)

Choose three of the following, with no more than one from any subject area:

CJU-210	Juvenile Justice	4
CJU-230	Bad Girls?	4
CJU-232	Group Violence and Gangs	4
CJU-237	School to Prison Pipeline	4
CJU-332	Restorative Justice	4
EDUC-110	Introduction to Critical Issues in Education	4
EDUC-205	Service Learning-Community Tutoring Project	4
EDUC-214	Service Learning-Introduction to Teaching	4
EDUC-310	Culturally Sustaining Practices	4
EDUC-408	Youth Programming	4
ENG-155	Young Adult Literature	4
ENG-156	Immigrant Stories	4
ENG-160	School Stories: Narratives of Power and Class	4
ENG-H160	Honors School Stories: Narratives of Power and Class	4
PSYCH-222	Human Sexuality	4
PSYCH-H222	Honors Human Sexuality	4
PSYCH-233	Child Development	4
PSYCH-H233	Honors Child Development	4
PSYCH-334	Adolescent Development	4
PSYCH-350	Psychology Internship	4
SOC-209	Youth in American Society	4
SOC-223	Families in Contemporary Society	4
SOC-344	Community Organizing	4
SOC-348	Urban Sociology	4
SOC-406	The Immigrant Experience	4
SOC-483	Internship in Sociology I	4

Note:

• Students may only count one internship course towards the minor. Internship work must be completed in a youth-related field.

• Some of the courses listed may require the completion of prerequisites.

Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.

Minor Programs Policy: A student declaring a minor may use no more than two courses from a major or double major combination to fulfill the requirements for the minor. No more than one course from one minor may count toward the fulfillment of a second minor. Students may not minor in a subject in which they are also completing a major. For more information, see the Minor Programs section of the CAS Degree Requirements page.

About the Youth and Community Studies Minor

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