Program Overview

Community Development Major

The Community Development Major is a comprehensive program that equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and address the complex issues surrounding community development.

Requirements for the Major

To complete the Community Development Major, students must fulfill the following requirements:

• ECON-001 Principles of Economics I (3 credits)
• ECON-002 Principles of Economics II (3 credits)
• ECON-138 Seminar in Community Development (3 credits, offered only in the fall)
• ECON-188 The Economics of Black Community Development (3 credits)
  • Prerequisites:
    • Undergraduate level ECON 001 with a minimum grade of C or T
    • Undergraduate level ECON 002 with a minimum grade of C or T
• ECON-180 Statistics for Business and Economics (3 credits)
• SOCI-111 Sociological Methods (3 credits)
• SOCI 140 Urban Sociology (3 credits, offered in the fall)
• POLS-007 Introduction to Black Politics (3 credits)
• POLS 150 Internship or SOCI 079 Internship or ECON 095 Internship (6 credits)

Additional Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also complete one of the following courses:

• Allied Health NUTR 183, Community Nutrition (offered in the fall and spring)
  • Prerequisites:
    • Undergraduate level NUTR 160 with a minimum grade of C
    • Undergraduate level NUTR 161 with a minimum grade of C
• ECON 199, Intro to Urban Economics (offered in the fall and spring)
  • Prerequisites:
    • Undergraduate level ECON 001 with a minimum grade of C or T
    • Undergraduate level ECON 002 with a minimum grade of C or T
• SOC 151, Sociology of Poverty (offered in the fall and spring)
• SOC 061, Problems of the Black Community
• Management 301, Management and Organizational Behavior (offered in the spring)
  • Prerequisites:
    • Undergraduate level ECON 001 with a minimum grade of D or T
    • Undergraduate level ECON 002 with a minimum grade of D or T
    • Undergraduate level ACCT 202 with a minimum grade of C or T
    • Undergraduate level MATH 026 with a minimum grade of C or T, or Undergraduate level MATH 156 with a minimum grade of C or T
• Management 350, Management of Small Businesses (offered in the spring)
  • Must be enrolled in the School of Business
  • Must be a junior or senior
  • Prerequisites:
    • Undergraduate level MGMT 301 with a minimum grade of C or T
• Management 351, Entrepreneurship (offered in the spring)
  • Must be enrolled in the School of Business
  • Must be a junior or senior
  • Prerequisites:
    • Undergraduate level FINA 311 with a minimum grade of D or T, or Undergraduate level FINA 312 with a minimum grade of D or T
    • Undergraduate level MGMT 301 with a minimum grade of D or T
    • Undergraduate level MKTG 301 with a minimum grade of D or T
    • Undergraduate level MATH 026 with a minimum grade of C or T, or Undergraduate level MATH 156 with a minimum grade of C or T

Comprehensive Exam

To graduate, students must also pass a comprehensive exam as a junior or senior.