Youth
development leadership curriculum
Core course sequence
See also The program in-depth
[.pdf].
Alert: Course designators,
numbers, and names in the following list changed, effective January
2005. Previous course designators and numbers are listed in
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CI 5952—The Everyday Lives of Youth - 3 credits
[credit will not be granted if credit received
for WCFE 5411]
Michael Baizerman,
Ph.D., teaches this course first in the sequence. The everyday lived
experiences of young people are used as a reality base from which to
understand the range of ideas, social institutions, and organizations
that reflect the ways societies and cultures seek to know and influence
youth.
CI 5954—Experiential Learning: Theory & Practice - 3 credits
[credit will not be granted if credit received
for WCFE 5412]
Lisa Kimball, Ph.D., teaches this second course in the sequence. The course
covers principles and practices of experiential learning; analysis of
students' own learning processes; and exploration of how experience is
used in educational settings.
CI 5956—Organizational Approaches to Youth Development - 3 credits
[credit will not be granted if credit received
for WCFE 5413]
Ross Velure Roholt, Ph.D., teaches this third course in the sequence. Within the framework of healthy youth development, students learn about
the history, philosophy, and tradition of formal and non-formal systems
responsible for youth programs and policy.
CI 5958—Community: Context for Youth Development
Leadership
- 3 credits [credit will not be granted if credit
received for WCFE 5414]
Jerry Stein, Ph.D., or Rob Shumer, Ph.D., teaches this fourth course in
the sequence. An examination of current issues and policies related to
the role of the work place, the family, and the community in the healthy
development of youth.
CI 5960—Seminar in Youth Development
- 4 credits taken in
one credit increments [credit will not be granted
if credit received for WCFE 5451]
Faculty and cohort members join in self-designed small groups and
occasional large group sessions to discuss issues of leadership and
practice. Seminars are intentionally designed to achieve clear goals,
are contract-based, and require group members to report on earning and
experiences. They may be initiated by students or faculty.
CI 5962—Field Experience:
Youth Development - 4 credits [credit
will not be granted if credit received for WCFE 5496]
The field experience is your opportunity for learning, documenting, and
contributing to youth and the community. The purpose of the field
experience is for you to provide yourself with opportunities for
professional mastery and for personal development.
Field Experience Proposal form
[.doc]
Elective courses - 10 credits
Interdisciplinary work based upon professional interest. These may be
selected from any department in the University.
The portfolio
The portfolio is a demonstration and personal assessment of individual
learning and leadership in youth development work and in the YDL
program. Upon completion of the field experience and all course work, a
student schedules a meeting with a minimum of three faculty members.
Successful completion of the portfolio presentation is the final
requirement of the YDL program.
Program total = 30 semester credits minimum
Revised November 2007
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