Innovative Learning

 

Community Studies will prepare students to be more effective in working in communities. The competency based curriculum takes students through course-based and on-hand practical experiences leading to a broader and deeper knowledge of characteristics and dynamics of human communities, to new abilities in assessing community problems and resources, and to concrete skills in conducting successful community interventions.

 

Grounded in the rich conceptual and philosophical literature about human communities, the major will engage students in experiential learning in community settings through directed service learning projects where students will be able to test their conceptual knowledge with field study. The programs also includes a comparative approach that will familiarize students with the characteristics and dynamics of communities in other areas of the country and internationally.