Civic and Community Engagement
Introduction
Community Engaged Learning and Research in University College offers an 18 credit hour Civic and Community Engagement undergraduate minor. This program is designed to provide students with the skills and creativity to solve problems within their own communities and to develop students’ own sense of self in collective efficacy and activism. The Civic and Community Engagement program integrates classroom learning with experiential and community-engaged learning opportunities, including service-learning, extended field study, and civic engagement at the local, national, and global levels.
The Civic and Community Engagement undergraduate minor is ideal for students seeking academic and hands-on opportunities to make a measurable difference in improving the quality of life for citizens throughout the local and global communities.
Minor Study Requirements
| Credit Hours |
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| CELR 175 | Introduction to Civic and Community Engagement | 3 |
| CELR 176 | Practicum in Civic and Community Engagement | 3 |
| CELR 350 | Community-Engaged Research I: Design | 3 |
| CELR 351 | Community-Engaged Research II: Implementation | 3 |
| CELR 391 -or- CELR 392 |
Topics in Service-Learning Leadership Topics in Global Service-Learning Leadership |
3 |
| CELR 499 | Community Engaged Learning and Research Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Courses
CELR 175. Introduction to Civic and Community Engagement. (3)
CELR 176. Practicum in Civic and Community Engagement. (1-3 [3])
CELR 375. Lobo Mentoring and Tutoring Leadership Development I. (1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
CELR 376. Lobo Mentoring and Tutoring Leadership Development II. (1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
CELR 391. Topics in Service-Learning Leadership. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
CELR 392. Topics in Global Service-Learning Leadership. (3 to a maximum of 9 Δ)
CELR *410. Topics in Lobo Gardens Community-Based Research. (3, may be repeated once Δ)
CELR *430. Advanced Research Service-Learning Field School. (1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)
CELR *498. Independent Study in Research Service-Learning. (1-6, may be repeated once Δ)
CELR 499. Community Engaged Learning and Research Capstone Seminar. (3)
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