AFR 377 Field Education in Community Organizing and Practice

3 hours

Field Education in Community Organizing & Practice I is an applied field work experience in community practice and community-based approaches to justice. This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to develop a practical understanding of community organizing; community planning; community and non-profit organizations; community advocacy; and community-based economic development. Students draw connections between theory and practice, and actively participate and support efforts to assist individuals and programs that address community action and wellbeing. The practicum experience heightens student awareness of the skills required of an effective human service provider and/or community advocate and affords them the opportunity to determine their appropriateness for the profession. Students will provide 10-12 hours per week (150 hours total) of fieldwork, attend classes, and attend assigned supervision meetings throughout the semester. Assigned readings, fieldwork logs and reflections, and a culminating research paper/project will be required.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENG 201, AFR 227, CHS 310, and permission of the instructor/department

Notes

Regarding internships:

Human Services and Community Justice majors must get permission from the HSCJ adviser AND need an approved internship before class starts. HSCJ Majors should contact the field education specialist:  Ingrid Camacho, Field Education Specialist.

Other students need to complete the Center for Career and Professional Development internship process to register. Contact: [e-mail] or visit: http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/career-services/internships.

For students in the Africana Studies minors, please contact Africana Studies Academic Advising Director Rulisa Galloway-Perry ([e-mail]) or Program Coordinator Omari Joseph ([e-mail]).