Community Development Major and Minor


Requirements for Major in Community Development

The core and distribution requirements for a major in community development are those listed for baccalaureate degrees, with the exception that a course in finance, psychology or sociology is required to fulfill the social science distribution requirement.

The department takes an interdisciplinary approach that combines training in the liberal arts, in development theory and practice, and in sector-specific development strategies. The faculty teaching in the major have expertise in Adult Education, Bible and Missions, Urban or Rural Development, Economics, History, Sociology, and in various sectors pertaining to development work (e.g. health, education, environment).

 

Core requirements
58
Electives
17

 

Requirements for Major in Community Development with a Concentration in Economic Development

Major and Supporting Course Requirements

CDV 210. Theory of Community Development
3
CDV 275. Quantitative Research for Field Settings, or
STA 251. Elementary Statistical Methods
4
CDV 300. Living and Working in a Multicultural Context
3
CDV 310. Community Development Principles and Issues
3
CDV 460. Cross-Cultural Soc. Sci. Research Methods ‘W’
4
CDV 490. Senior Seminar in Comm. Dev. ‘S’
3
CDV 492. Senior Integ. Paper in Comm. Dev.
3
ECO 201. Principles of Macroeconomics
3
ECO 202. Principles of Microeconomics
4
MIS 202. Theology of Missions, or
MIS 203. Missionary Methods and Problems
3

One of the following:
ACC 201. Principles of Accounting I, or
BUS 250. Principles of Management or
BUS 330. Entrepreneurship, or
BUS 333. Small Business Management, or
ECO 301. Intermediate Macroeconomics or
ECO 443. U.S. Microeconomic Development Methods,* or
ECO 448. International Microenterprise Development*
3

*Students in Domestic Economic Development may not take ECO 443. as one of these and students in International Economic Development may not take ECO 448. as one of these.


Economic Development Tracks

All students in the Economic Development concentration must choose either the domestic or international tracks below.


Domestic Economic Development Track
CDV 480. U.S. Research Intern. in Comm. Dev.
3
ECO 420. U.S. Urban Poverty
3
ECO 443. U.S. Microeconomic Development Methods
3
HIS 349. American Urban History
3

One of the following:
HIS 352. African American History Since 1865
3
HIS 398. North American Indians and American History
3
SOC 229. Cultural Anthropology
3
SOC 250. Introduction to Social Work
3

 

International Economic Development Track
CDV 481. Int'l. Research Intern. in Comm. Dev.
3
ECO 410.Third World Economic Development
3
ECO 448. International Microenterprise Development
3
HIS 328. Developing World Since 1945
3
One of the following:
BIB 303. History and Expansion of Christianity II, or
HIS 322. History of Modern China and Japan, or
HIS 327. History of South Africa, or
HIS 332. Modern Middle East, or
HIS 372. Modern Africa, or
MIS 302. World Religion, or
SOC 229. Cultural Anthropology
3

Total hours for the major
51
Total degree hours
126

 

Requirements for Major in Community Development with a Concentration in Child and Family Development

The core and distribution requirements for a major in community development are those listed for baccalaureate degrees, with the exception that a course in finance, psychology or sociology is required to fulfill the social science distribution requirement.

 

Core requirements
58
Electives
17

 

Major and Supporting Course Requirements

CDV 210. Theory of Community Development
3
CDV 275. Quantitative Research for Field Settings, or
STA 251. Elementary Statistical Methods
4
CDV 300. Living and Working in a Multicultural Context
3
CDV 310. Community Development Principles and Issues
3
CDV 460. Cross-Cultural Social Science Res. Methods ‘W’
4
CDV 490. Senior Seminar in Community Development ‘S’
3
CDV 492. Senior Integration Paper in Comm. Dev.
3
ECO 202. Principles of Microeconomics
4
MIS 202. Theology of Missions, or
MIS 203. Missionary Methods and Problems
3
PSY 303. Developmental Psychology
4
SOC 250. Introduction to Social Work
3

One of the following:
EDU 222. Educational Psychology, or
PSY 347/SOC 347. Relational Counseling, or
SOC 341. The Family
3

 

Child and Family Development Tracks

All students in the Child and Family concentration must choose either the domestic or international tracks below.

Domestic Child and Family Development Track
CDV 480. U.S. Research Intern. in Comm. Dev.
3
ECO 420. U.S. Urban Poverty
3
HIS 349. American Urban History
3

One of the following:
HIS 352. African American History Since 1865, or
HIS 398. North American Indians & American History, or
SOC 229. Cultural Anthropology, or
SOC 250. Introduction to Social Work
3

International Child and Family Development Track
CDV 481. Int'l. Research Internship in Comm. Dev.
3
ECO 410.Third World Economic Development
3
HIS 328. Developing World Since 1945
3

One of the following:
BIB 303. History and Expansion of Christianity II, or
HIS 322. History of Modern China and Japan, or
HIS 327. History of South Africa, or
HIS 332. Modern Middle East, or
HIS 372. Modern Africa, or
MIS 302. World Religion, or
SOC 229. Cultural Anthropology
3

Total hours for the major
52
Total degree hours
126

 

Research Internships Process

All community development students are required to complete a research internship in the concentration they have chosen. This internship normally takes place after the student’s junior year, during the summer and/or the first semester of the senior year. Department faculty work with students and partner organizations in the field to design, support, and evaluate these research internships, some of which take place in cooperation with the Chalmers Center for Economic Development, a research and educational center housed at the College. Internships may be taken for 3-6 credits for a 12-week internship and 3-12 credits for a 24-week internship, but only three credits may be used towards meeting the requirements for the major, any additional credits serving as electives towards graduation.


CDV students are required to apply for and be accepted into the internship class (CDV 480-481) at least 12 months before the internship begins. This application will include recommendations from the Priesthill Center, Student Development, faculty, and pastor regarding students’ behavioral, emotional, spiritual, social, academic, and physical readiness for an intensive cross-cultural internship. Students will also be reassessed immediately prior to the internship. Additionally, the department can determine the student is not suitable for the internship at any time in this process. Students should be aware that some internship hosts require minimum institutional GPAs of 2.75.

 

Requirements for Minor in Community Development

CDV 210. Theory of Community Development
3
CDV 300. Living and Working in a Multicultural Context
3
CDV 310. Community Development Principles and Issues
3
CDV 460. Cross-Cultural Social Science Research Methods
4
MIS 202. Theology of Missions, or
MIS 203. Missionary Methods and Problems
3

 

Total hours for the minor
16

 

 

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