Community Development and Advocacy Internship

6 credits · Undergraduate

(Apprenticeship/Internship/Practicum with variable meeting hours) Learn about community development and advocacy through practical experience in an inner city organization. Students spend six hours per week at a community organization, working on assignments directed by organization staff and supported by the course instructor. Students put into practice the theory they have learned in prerequisite and other courses in their degree. They complete written and oral assignments that emphasize reflection and integration of learning. Monthly in-class seminars focus on debriefing, support, and self-reflection, as well as on topics like ethical decision making and self- and community- care. Restrictions: Instructor Permission Required. Students may not hold credit for this course and UIC-3220. Requisite Courses: UIC-2210, or UIC-1001 and one other core course in UIC [prerequisite(s)]. UIC-3002 (3 or 6) Directed Readings in Urban and Inner City Studies (3 hrs Lecture) This course provides students with the opportunity to identify a topic of interest in Urban and Inner-City Studies and to examine the topic in depth under the supervision of a professor who has expertise in that area. This course may be taken more than once for credit if the topics vary. Note: Students may take a maximum of 12 credit hours in directed readings courses at the 3000 and 4000 level. Permission of the instructor is required. Restrictions: Department Permission Required.