What is Community-Based Youth Development?

CYD is an interdisciplinary minor that focuses on the premises (beliefs), principles (conceptualizations and theories) and practices of youth development. Being "community-based," the minor incorporates a variety of opportunities for students to learn about the protective and risk factors that may or may not exist within youth's families, neighborhoods, and communities.

The Community-Based Youth Development minor is designed to:

• Enrich students' ability to connect their liberal arts and sciences coursework with interdisciplinary curricular experiences
• Advance students' critical thinking related to the social, psychological, and healthy development of young people
• Provide experiences to increase a sense of community-based social and civic responsiveness necessary for effective youth work practice.

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