Requirements for the Certificate in Civic and Global Leadership - Development and Human Capabilities Track

Courses in the development and human capabilities track expose students to such topics as the intersection of poverty and environmental protection, community mobilization, theories of development, political institutions and policies shaping poverty eradication, and economic models of development. Students learn about international, national, and local actors involved in development processes (e.g., states, the United Nations, microfinance organizations, non-governmental organizations, cultural groups) and explore issues affecting development and underdevelopment such as climate change, food production, human rights, and disease.

This certificate of curricular study requires successful completion of the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Course Requirements
CIVC 200	Introduction to Civic and Global Leadership	4
CIVC 400	Civic and Global Leadership Capstone	4
Select twelve semester hours representing a minimum of two disciplines from the following electives in Development and Human Capabilities (attribute CVDV):		12
ART 263	Intermediate Documentary Projects in Photography
ECON 310	Economic Development
ECON 311	Health and Development
ENST 101	Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENST 304	Community Development and Place in Rural Appalachia
FORS 212	Tropical Forest Ecology and Management
GLBL 200	Field Studies in Global Community Engagement: Food Systems in Costa Rica
POLS 210	The Politics of Poverty and Inequality
POLS 223	Introduction to Public Policy
POLS 280	The Politics of Development and Foreign Aid
POLS 319	Global Gender Issues
POLS 321	Global Health Governance
PSYC 417	Seminar in Developmental Psychology: Human Development in Context
Total Semester Hours		20

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Hours
Additional Requirements
Students must complete an approved practicum requiring sustained engagement on one specific social issue working in a specific community, with a community organization, or on a specific social issue in multiple sites. The practicum requires an extended commitment over the period of two semesters and a summer or its equivalent (500 hours total). The practicum is overseen jointly by a faculty member and a site supervisor.