Youth studies
Youth studies and youth development programs are concerned with cultivating young people’s unique
abilities so that they can become happy, healthy adults. The emphasis is on empowerment, engagement, and encouragement of
young people. This field offers a wide variety of career opportunities,
including work in program administration, policy development, and grassroots
activism.
Careers in this
field may be based in community organizations such as scouting, YM-YWCAs,
Boys and Girls Clubs, church-based organizations, park-recreation programs,
family education programs, juvenile justice, social service, grassroots
initiatives, public health, and schools.
B.S. in youth studies
Youth studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that can prepare
graduates for work in community youth development and human service fields,
with a focus on serving urban and marginalized young people.
M.Ed. in youth development leadership
Our M.Ed./professional studies programs are for licensed teachers and
other professionals interested in gaining
advanced knowledge and skills in specific emphasis in their current
field or a new field.
Sample College courses
CI 5952 Everyday Lives of Youth
CPSY 4334 Children, Youth in Society
EDPA 5381 The Search for Children and Youth Policy in the U.S.
EDPA 5052 Ethnic Groups and Communities: Families, Children, and
Youth
EPSY 5604 Transition From School to Work and Community Living for
Persons With Special Needs
KIN 5375 Competitive Sport for Children and Youth
YOST 2002W Introduction to Youth Studies: Understanding Youth,
Young People, Youthood, and Youth Work
See other programs involving youth
Undergraduate (B.S.) degree in sport management
The youth services and development track within
this major appeals to those interested in working with children and
youth through recreational, governmental, or community-based sport
organizations and groups.
Program details
Undergraduate
minor in youth studies
This program is holistic
and cross-disciplinary in its treatment of theory and practice (e.g.
including the developmental, the family,
the school, faith and sports; young person as patient and as
consumer, for example).
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details
Global youth policy and leadership
This graduate program focusing on youth policy
and youth futures in a global context is a program concentration
within comparative international development education (CIDE).
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Certificate (graduate-level) in community and learning
The program is designed for individuals involved
in community life. Examples include public health worker, youth
worker, youth program leader, youth program evaluator, community
program developer, community activist, community organizer,
community educator, community program evaluator, environmental
educator, civic engagement educator, political organizer, and
teacher.
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Ph.D. in education, curriculum and
instruction with a track in family, youth, and community: youth
Program details
May 2007
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