Community Action and Social Change (Minor)
The Community Action and Social Change (CASC) minor provides a structure for working with people in the community to bring about a more sustainable, equitable, and just world. Bridging theory and action, the minor aims to address social and environmental issues, develop community-engaged knowledge and skills, and better prepare students for 21st century challenges and careers that contribute to the public good. The minor is designed to guide students to cultivate civic responsibility, take part in collective action, and gain valuable mentorship from community experts. Intended to complement many of our majors, the CASC minor provides students across academic majors a sustained and developmental path towards deeper and more meaningful engagement in the community.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the minor will:
- Reflect critically on their identity as a person, a professional, and a community member.
- Analyze the relationship between agency and structures that produce inequity in diverse communities.
- Articulate the links between well-being and social justice on multiple levels (personal, local, national, global).
- Act creatively and collaboratively in diverse community contexts to promote social justice and address inequities.
Community Action and Social Change Minor Requirements
Core Course Requirements:
Learning Community Course Requirements:
CASC 3451-3454: select two 1 unit Learning Community courses
Elective Requirements:
Select 12 units from the following courses: (12 units)
NURL 4150: 3 units count for minor
ART 1030, ART 3010, ART 3119, ENGL 1004, ENGL 3200, ENGL 3450, PHIL 1108/3108, PHIL 1109/3109, PHIL 1110/3110, PHIL 3520, RLGN 1055/3055, RLGN 1086/3186, RLGN 3318, RLGN/PHIL 1077/3177, SPAN 3201: To apply these electives to the CASC Minor, courses must include Service-Learning.
Total Credit Hours: 20