COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: SOC/C&E SOC 140 , 210 , 211 , SOC 181 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2023 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how social science arguments related to community development are constructed and evaluated Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Assess data quality and whether particular data is appropriate to answer specific questions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Define general theories on basic social processes, especially those related to the relationships between society and the environment and the social organization of communities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply verbal and written communication skills to discuss complex issues in the social sciences Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize and evaluate scholarly social science literature related to community development Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain how social science arguments related to community development are constructed and evaluated Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Assess data quality and whether particular data is appropriate to answer specific questions Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Define general theories on basic social processes, especially those related to the relationships between society and the environment and the social organization of communities Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply verbal and written communication skills to discuss complex issues in the social sciences Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize and evaluate scholarly social science literature related to community development Audience: Graduate