Community Development Major

Community Development Major Courses

Requirements for the Major:

ECON-001 Principles of Economics I 3

ECON-002 Principles of Economics II 3

ECON-138 Seminar in Community Development 3  (only given in the fall)

ECON-188 The Economics of Black Community Development 3

ECON-180 Statistics for Business and Economics 3

SOCI-111 Sociological Methods 3

SOCI 140 Urban Sociology 3 (fall)

POLS-007 Introduction to Black Politics 3

POLS 150 Internship Or SOCI 079 Internship 6 Or ECON 095 Internship

Plus 1 of the following:

  • Allied Health NUTR 183, Community Nutrition, given fall and spring,
    • Prerequisites: Undergraduate level NUTR 160 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level NUTR 161 Minimum Grade of C
  • Econ 199, Intro to urban econ, given fall and spring
    • Prerequisites: Undergraduate level ECON 001 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level ECON 001 Minimum Grade of T and Undergraduate level ECON 002 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level ECON 002 Minimum Grade of T
  • Soc 151, sociology of poverty, given fall, spring
  • Soc 061, problems of the Black Community
  • Management 301, management and organizational behavior, given spring
    • Prerequisites: (Undergraduate level ECON 001 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ECON 001 Minimum Grade of T) and (Undergraduate level ECON 002 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level ECON 002 Minimum Grade of T) and (Undergraduate level ACCT 202 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level ACCT 202 Minimum Grade of T) and (Undergraduate level MATH 026 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level MATH 026 Minimum Grade of T or Undergraduate level MATH 156 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level MATH 156 Minimum Grade of T)
  • Management 350, management of small businesses, given spring
    • Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:    
      • School of Business
    • Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications:    
      • Junior
      • Senior
    • Prerequisites: Undergraduate level MGMT 301 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level MGMT 301 Minimum Grade of T
  • Management 351, Entrepreneurship, given spring
    • Must be enrolled in one of the following Colleges:    
      • School of Business
    • Must be enrolled in one of the following Classifications:    
      • Junior
      • Senior
    • Prerequisites: Undergraduate level FINA 311 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level FINA 311 Minimum Grade of T or Undergraduate level FINA 312 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level FINA 312 Minimum Grade of T and Undergraduate level MGMT 301 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level MGMT 301 Minimum Grade of T and Undergraduate level MKTG 301 Minimum Grade of D or Undergraduate level MKTG 301 Minimum Grade of T and Undergraduate level MATH 026 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level MATH 026 Minimum Grade of T or Undergraduate level MATH 156 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level MATH 156 Minimum Grade of T

In order to graduate, students must also pass a COMPREHENSIVE EXAM as a junior or senior.