Minor in Community Organizing and Development
Become a community change agent. Build economically and socially just communities and work in unity with others to find solutions that empower citizens.
Through this program, you will learn about innovative means of alleviating and rectifying social problems and injustices, and develop essential skills you can transfer to many professional settings.
With expertise in organizing and developing communities, you will be prepared to collaborate with diverse partners to enhance capacity and well-being, frame social problems, co-produce solutions, navigate systems and effect sustainable change.
Ready to make change in society?
With a minor in community organizing and development, you will be well-positioned to work with others on community and neighborhood capacity-building efforts. Careers range from lead organizer and community outreach worker, to health care policy advocate, canvasser and labor organizer, as well as work in community-based nonprofits.
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Program Overview
- Open to: Undergraduate students from any major
- Course delivery: Seated
- Total credits: 18
- Required cumulative GPA: 2.0
Coursework
Social Work courses are also open to students outside of the minor.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Elective Courses (12 credits, must include four 300- or 400-level courses)
- SW 309 Developing Leadership in Communities
- SW 380 Negotiation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution
- SW 430 Grassroots Economic Development
- SW 460 Strategy and Practice in Organizing and Development
- COM 420 Conflict Theory
- PSY 332 Social Conflict and its Resolution
- SSC 317 Environmental Politics
- SSC 442 Environmental Movements
- SOC 341 Environment and Society
- SOC 385 Neighborhoods and Health
- CEP 412 Diversity and Human Relations
- GEO 460 Geography and Development
- PSC 413 Comparative Political Economy
- END 306 Community and Educational Development
- END 406 Housing and Community Development
- END 442 Central City Revitalization
- END 443 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- LAW 309 Introduction to Business Organizations and Business Law
- LAW 315 Introduction to International Climate Change Law
Application Requirements
To apply, submit the Major/Minor Change Request Form. You must be a current UB undergraduate student with a minimum overall GPA of 2.0. There are no prerequisite course requirements for the minor.
Contact
Filomena Critelli, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Email: fmc8@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-1250