Community Organizing and Community Development
This course combines experiential learning with theories of community organization and development, exploring methods, strategies and key ideas of broad-based community organizing. Students will learn and practice the tools needed to organize as well as exhibit initial (foundational) competencies in social advocacy, community organizing and social change. IPS 635 is cross listed with SOWK 509: Community Intervention.
Outcomes: Increase understanding of approaches and methods of community organizing and community development; Become competent in evaluating resources available for the work of community organizing and development.
This course combines experiential learning with theories of community organization and development, exploring methods, strategies and key ideas of broad-based community organizing. Students will learn and practice the tools needed to organize as well as exhibit initial (foundational) competencies in social advocacy, community organizing and social change. IPS 635 is cross listed with SOWK 509: Community Intervention.
Outcomes: Increase understanding of approaches and methods of community organizing and community development; Become competent in evaluating resources available for the work of community organizing and development.
Restricted to Institute of Pastoral Studies students.
This class includes weekly online Zoom meetings. All undergraduate students must also participate in designated, in-person, engaged-learning sections of the class.
Class Details
Ivan Medina,
Michael Okinczyc-Cruz
Class Availability
Combined Section Capacity
Combined Section
SW Policy & Com. Intervention
SOWK 509 - 003 (3277)
Status: Open - Enrl
Seats Taken: 0
Wait List Total: 0
Comm Organiz&Comm Develop
IPS 635 - 001 (3623)
Status: Open - Non
Seats Taken: 0
Wait List Total: 0