Community Development
The community development concentration will require the student to complete the business core curriculum while also completing a significant number of courses from the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences. A student completing the requirements for this degree will have many opportunities in both the non-profit and traditional business sectors. The primary focus of this degree is to allow a student to use his/her business background to improve the lives of families in communities around the world.
Community Development Sites of Interest:
- Center for Nonprofit Management: http://www.cnm.org
- Christian Community Development Association: http://www.ccda.org
- International Association for Community Development: http://www.iacdglobal.org
- Social Enterprise Alliance: https://www.se-alliance.org
- Society for Nonprofit Organizations: http://www.snpo.org
In addition to the required General Education courses, students choosing the community development concentration as their program of study will complete the following courses:
Business Administration Core Courses
| ACT | 2210 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ACT | 2220 | Principles of Accounting II | 3 |
| BUS | 3020 | Statistics for Business I | 3 |
| BUS | 3030 | Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BUS | 4030 | Business Finance | 3 |
| BUS | 4040 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS | 4110 | Business Policies | 3 |
| ECO | 2000 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECO | 2010 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO | 3070 | Global Economy | 3 |
| MKT | 3100 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
Community Development Concentration Courses
| BUS | 4510 | Career Internship in Business Administration | 3 |
| SJS | 3010 | Introduction to Community Development | 3 |
| SOC | 3300 | Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SWK | 1200 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 |
| SWK | 2250 | Introduction to Community Service | 3 |
| SWK | 4200 | Working with Communities & Organizations | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | ||
| SJS | 4010 | Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship | |
| SJS | 4020 | Principles of Nonprofit Administration & Management | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | ||
| ECO | 3500 | Economics of Poverty & Public Policy | |
| SWK | 3500 | Social Welfare Policy | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | ||
| SOC | 3200 | Social Problems | |
| ECO | 3300 | Economic Development | |
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | ||
| SOC | 3350 | U.S. Cultural & Ethnic Diversity (3) OR | |
| COM | 2020 | Principles of Intercultural Communication (2) AND | |
| COM | 2030 | Practicum in Intercultural Literacy (1) | |
| Choose one of the following: | 2 or 3 | ||
| ITI | 1900 | Business Information Technology (2) OR | |
| ITI | 2020 | Spreadsheets and Databases (3) |