Community-Based Youth Development – Minor
(Director of the Minor: Dr. MarieWatkins)
The minor in Community-Based Youth Development is a structured, interdisciplinary academic experience for all students that:
1.Develops students' theoretical knowledge, values and skills for meaningful interaction with youth
2.Prepares students to be active and informed citizens
3.Intentionally and coherently connects interdisciplinary academic coursework with students' interests in youth and community-based youth development resources;
4.Engages students withincommunity-based youth development internship activities.
Required Courses
- CYD 201 –Youth Development in Community Settings Credits: 3
- CYD 483 - Community-based Youth Development Internship Credits: 3
- CYD 480 - Community-based Youth Development Capstone Seminar Credits: 3
Additional Courses
Take one course from:
- PSY 240G - PII Multicultural Psychology Credits: 3
- SOC 313G - PII Gender and Society Credits: 3
- SOC 320 - Social Classes Credits: 3
- SOC 410 - PII Racial and Cultural Minorities Credits: 3
- SWK 300G - Social Work and Human Diversity Credits: 3
- OR a course in the major that addresses issues of diversity, social environment, gender(s), multiple styles of learning, inclusion
Take one course from:
- PSY 221 - PII Development I: Childhood and Adolescence Credits: 3
- PSY 224 - PII Adolescence and Early Adulthood Credits: 3
One course in the major that is approved by the director of the minor; or one course that is an elective approved by the director of the minor.
Internship
Community-based youth development internship approved by the director of the minor.132 hours for one semester. (No summer internships will be provided) All college policies related to internships apply. Students must be at least a junior and have a 2.5 grade point average.
- CYD 483 - Community-based Youth Development Internship Credits: 3
Senior Experience
CYD 480 is a capstone seminar that integrates the youth development premises, principles and practices learned in CYD 201 and CYD with other liberal arts theories. Students complete an interdisciplinary action research project that integrates students’ major area of study with an area of interest of a youth development setting.
*Pre-requisites: CYD 201 and CYD 483.
- CYD 480 - Community-based Youth Development Capstone Seminar Credits: 3
Interdisciplinary and Interconnected
Minor in Community-based Youth Development
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is community-based youth development? Youth development is a set of premises (beliefs), principles (conceptualizations and theories) and practices which promote the enhancement of assets of young people to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become “fully prepared” and actively engaged adults. Community-based youth development incorporates an understanding of the protective and risk factors, as well as contributing factors such as resiliency, connectedness, social competencies which may or may not exist within youth’s family, neighborhoods and communities. Basically, positive youth development states that young people need everyday opportunities to enhance their sense of “belonging, usefulness, power and influence.”
What are the goals of the minor? The Minor in Community-based Youth Development is designed to enrich students’ ability to connect their liberal arts and sciences coursework with interdisciplinary curricular experiences to advance students’ critical thinking related to the social, psychological and healthy development of young people. In addition, the minor is designed to provide experiences to increase a sense of community-based social and civic responsiveness necessary for effective youth work practice.
Where is the minor “housed”? The Minor in Community-based Youth Development is an interdisciplinary minor that is “housed” in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students receive 15 liberal arts credits for the minor: this includes (3 credits) CYD 201: Youth Development in Community Settings, (3 credits) CYD 480: Capstone and 9 credits for an array of liberal arts courses designated as appropriate for the minor. Students will take a 3 credit internship that does not provide liberal arts credits. Already existing college internships requirements will be followed and adhered in collaboration with Al Cabral.
What are the requirements for a course in the major—or an elective-- to be determined appropriate for the minor? Courses in the major or an elective course must demonstrate inclusion of the some of the following: Content related to theories or practices that enhance students understanding of: child/ adolescent development across cultures, throughout history, from different religious, philosophical or anthropological perspectives; the impact of family and or community upon the development of youth; understanding the impact of the intersection of race, class, gender, sexual/affectional orientation upon the development of youth; an understanding of the different approaches to youth development, be it through art, science, music, communication sciences, math , history, etc.
How will students be advised? Students’ advisors in their academic majors will provide primary advisement. In addition, students will be required to attend individual and group advisement by the director of the minor (Dr. Marie Watkins) each semester.
How is the community involved in the minor? The minor’s Advisory Council includes two faculty members from CAS, a faculty member from the School of Education, a faculty member from HHS and a faculty member from the School of Management (serving in a technical assistant role) and community representatives from Charles Settlement House, Edgerton Community Center, Urban League of Rochester, Community Place of Greater Rochester, Metro Council on Teen Potential, Rochester/ Monroe County Youth Bureau and University of Rochester’ Pediatric Medicine Department. Two members of the council are Nazareth alumni. Advisory Council members serve as adjunct faculty members in the CYD 201 course and as site supervisors for the internships.