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The certificate in Community Engagement provides a theoretical understanding of community engagement and an opportunity to explore the practical application of current best practices of community engagement. The certificate has been designed to develop skills, knowledge, and understanding of actively engaging communities in order to secure resources, provide human and social services, and/or evoke change. The certificate in Community Engagement is open to all students within all Colleges, regardless of major, as well as those from the community wishing to begin their academic journey.
Today’s professionals working in the nonprofit sector, acting as change agents or who are leaders of their communities, are faced with greater competition for resources within an increasingly interconnected community. This requires developing the ability to systematically design and implement processes to actively engage their communities in order to meet the needs of their stakeholders and achieve organizational objectives. This certificate emphasizes the practical applications and theoretical underpinnings of community engagement. These skills are helpful to those working in a variety of settings, including nonprofits, human services agencies, educational institutions, and/or government programs.
Students completing this certificate will meet the following goals in the 4 core courses:
Goal A: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the practical application of community engagement.
Goal B: Students will understand the theory related to community engagement.
Goal C: Students will learn to develop an effective community engagement plan.
Goal D: Students will analyze ethical considerations of community engagement.
Goal E: Students will demonstrate professional oral communication skills.
Goal F: Students will demonstrate competency in writing and formatting papers in a professional style.
Community Engagement consists of 18 undergraduate credits. Twelve (12) credits make up the core of the certificate program, and students may choose six (6) credits from a menu of approved electives.
Note: Students are held to all prerequisite requirements; some students may require more than 6 courses to complete this certificate.
Contemporary Social Problems
Community Health & Social Issues
Community Organizing & Advocacy
Ethnic Groups and Minorities
Urban Sociology
Marriage and the Family
Poverty and Welfare
Social Change
Society and Technology
Law & Practice in Human Services
Sociology of Disaster
Disaster and the Media
Crisis Communications
Environmental Sociology
Human Trafficking
Social Deviance
Child Abuse: Recognition and Investigation
Sociological Perspectives of Delinquency
Working in the Helping Professions
Case Management
Social Psychology
Interpersonal Communication Skills
Community Psychology
Group Dynamics
Disability Issues
Crisis Intervention
Families and Crisis
Addictive Behavior
Psychology of Leadership
Introduction to Conflict Management
Mediation Skills
Corrections and Rehabilitation
Juvenile Justice
Women and Crime
Correctional Rehabilitation: Problems/Alternatives
Criminal Profiling
Community Corrections
Organized Crime
Domestic Violence
Terrorism
Hostage Takers
Victims of Crime
Community Policing
Topics in CRJ: Elder Abuse
Italian American Heritage and Culture: A Local Perspective
Irish American Heritage and Culture: A Local Perspective
African American Heritage and Culture: A Local Perspective
The Black Woman
Hispanic Culture and Enrichment
Native Americans
Public Policy and Social Issues
Criminal Justice Policy
Education Policy
Energy and Environmental Policy
Health Care Policy
Intro to Nonprofit Agencies
Management of the Nonprofit Organization
Foundations of Fiscal Management for Nonprofit
Advocacy and Public Policy
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2024-2025 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2023 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
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