Community Change and Development

Catalog description

This course surveys the field of community development within the context of community collaboration and civic leadership. Topics include social capital, asset-based community development, sustainable community programs, economic development programs, private/public partnerships, and the shared role of the private, public, nonprofit sectors and everyday citizens in community development. Thematic Thread(s): Cultural Literacy & Community Building, Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Transfer Thread Completion Course Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.