(NEW!) Community and Civic Engagement Minor
Community and Civic Engagement Minor
What is a Community and Civic Engagement Minor?
The Community and Civic Engagement minor equips students with knowledge and skills useful for applying their disciplinary knowledge to contemporary issues in community settings. It is designed to be interdisciplinary and to draw students from diverse academic departments. As students advance through the disciplinary training of their major, the program offers a structured opportunity to participate in sustained community engagement related to their major, practice civic engagement skills, reflect on the relationship between applied and academic coursework, and become familiar with the opportunities and challenges of community-engaged work. It also provides an opportunity for cohorts of students to learn from the diverse disciplinary perspectives of their peers and appreciate the different perspectives disciplines bring to complex decision-making and problem-solving in communities..
The minor in Community and Civic Engagement is exciting to me because it supports students in developing skills and knowledge that will help them use what they're learning in their major to amplify strengths and respond to needs in the communities where they live. It also embodies the spirit of the liberal arts by encouraging students to make connections across a wide range of disciplines and their relevance to everyday public life.
What can I do with a minor in Community and Civic Engagement (CCE)?
The CCE minor is designed to support students in any major with developing knowledge and skills that will help them translate their academic interests into public-facing or community-engaged work.
Minor Requirements
- SOC/PSC/PSJ 2XX: Foundations of Community and Civic Engagement
- Four distribution courses across the following areas: Power and Inequality, Community and Identity, Civic Literacy, Civic Skills
- An intensive community-engaged summer experience
- Sustained community engagement totaling 4 experiences over at least 2 terms.
- GST 4XX: Synthesizing Seminar in Community and Civic Engagement (.25 credits)
To find the full requirements for the CCE minor: Berea College Course Catalog
How do I explore the Community and Civic Engagement (CCE)?
Students interested in exploring the CCE minor are advised to enroll in SOC/PSC/PSJ 212 and to consult with Minor Advisors and CELTS staff (see contact information below) about community and civic engagement opportunities.
