Community Development - B.S.
Purpose
The Community Development major is designed to prepare women and men for service in a wide range of church, parachurch, and non-profit ministries. Students choose a specialization and gain skills necessary for service in national and international relief and development agencies as well as in local church-based and community development organizations. The major includes the School of Theology and Ministry ministerial core. Specializations in Pastoral Counseling and Care or Youth Ministry can be combined with the Pastoral Ministries second major to meet ordination requirements in the Wesleyan Church and advanced standing requirements for ministerial master’s programs.
General Education Requirements
Students in this major meet the general education requirements when taking REL-240. Other general education requirements may be met depending on the student’s specialization. Students should consult with an academic advisor for further information.
Requirements (48 credits)
Ministry Core (15 credits)
Major Coursed (21 credits)
| BIL-252 | Biblical Theology of Social Justice | 3 |
| REL-307 | Race, Class, and Gender: Church and Society | 3 |
| REL-240 | Ministry in Context | 3 |
| CDV-350 | Transformational Development Principles | 3 |
| CDV-352 | Non-Profit Funding | 3 |
| CDV-354 | Missional Innovation | 3 |
| CDV-368 | Non-Profit Leadership and Administration | 3 |
Specializations (12 credits)
Choose one 12 hour specialization
Child Advocacy
Criminal Justice
Design for Social Impact
| ART-101 | Ideation/Interpretation 1 | 3 |
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| DES-101 | Design Fundamentals | 3 |
| DES-151 | Human Centered Design | 3 |
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| Choose 2 of the following courses | |
| DES-254 | Placemaking Design | 3 |
| DES-352 | Non-Profit Funding | 3 |
| DES-353 | Sustainable Design | 3 |
Economics and Public Policy
| POL-200 | State and Local Government and Politics | 3 |
| MAT-305 | Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 |
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| Choose 2 of the following courses | |
| ECO-212 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO-213 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO-315 | Urban Economics and Policy | 3 |
Environmental Studies
| BIO-206 | Principles of Environmental Science | 4 |
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| Choose 2 of the following courses | |
| BIO-202 | Plant Biology | 4 |
| BIO-220 | Field Biology and Natural History | 3 |
| BIO-317 | Advanced Crops and Society | 4 |
Human Trafficking Studies
| CDV-320 | Issues in Human Trafficking | 3 |
| REL-312 | Hope and Suffering | 3 |
| IPE-421 | Trauma Informed Approaches | 3 |
| IPE-422 | Ethics and Advocacy in Human Trafficking | 3 |
*IPE courses are online and open to all students.
Pastoral Counseling and Care
| THE-233 | Systematic Theology | 3 |
| REL-370 | Priciples of Pastoral Counseling and Care | 2 |
| YTH-471 | Pastoral Counseling and Care: Children and Youth | 2 |
| REL-472 | Pastoral Counseling and Care: Adults And Familes | 2 |
| REL-312 | Hope and Suffering | 3 |
Public Health
| PHE-362 | Nutrition for Health | 3 |
| PHE-365 | Public and Community Health | 3 |
| PHE-366 | Alcohol and Drug Education | 3 |
| PHE-413 | Health Promotion and Wellness Management | 3 |
TESOL
| ENG-170 | Introduction to Language | 3 |
| TSL-203 | Foundations of TESOL | 3 |
| TSL-305 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| EDU-382 | Methods of Teaching Senior High/ Junior High/Middle School Subjects | 3 |
*Students pursuing TESOL certification will need a different CDV specialization.
Youth and Family Ministries
| CED-340 | Methods for Teaching the Bible | 3 |
| REL-370 | Priciples of Pastoral Counseling and Care | 2 |
| YTH-472 | Pastoral Care and Counseling II: Through the Aging Process | 2 |
| YTH-325 | Programming Youth and Family Ministries | 3 |
| YTH-380 | Advanced Studies in Youth and Culture | 2 |
