Apr 24, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Community and Leadership Development, B.S.

Community and Leadership Development is an interdisciplinary social science major. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to integrate communications, sociology, journalism, and community development theories and apply them to real-world situations involving local communities and agricultural organizations.

The major focuses on such skills as written and oral communication; strategic problem solving; critical thinking; understanding of group, organizational, and community dynamics; and ethical decision making.

Graduation Requirements

To earn the Bachelor of Science in Community and Leadership Development, the student must have a minimum of 120 credit hours with at least a 2.0 grade-point average. A minimum of 45 credit hours must be from upper division courses (300 level and above). Remedial courses may not be counted toward the total hours required for the degree.

Students must complete the following:

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

The UK Core courses listed below are recommended by the College to fulfill each area.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

Choose one of the following:

A-S 245 - INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN Credit(s): 3
A-S 280 - INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHIC LITERACY Credit(s): 3
LA 111 - LIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN Credit(s): 3

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

Choose one of the following:

EGR 201 - LITERATURE, TECHNOLOGY, & CULTURE Credit(s): 3
ENG 230 - INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE: (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
ENG 264 INTRODUCTION TO BLACK WRITERS
GWS 201 - GENDER AND POPULAR CULTURE Credit(s): 3
HIS 112 - THE MAKING OF MODERN KENTUCKY Credit(s): 3
MCL 100 - THE WORLD OF LANGUAGE Credit(s): 3

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

CLD 102 - THE DYNAMICS OF RURAL SOCIAL LIFE Credit(s): 3

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

Choose one of the following:

PLS 104 - PLANTS, SOILS, & PEOPLE: A SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
ANT 230 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Credit(s): 3
BIO 102 - HUMAN ECOLOGY Credit(s): 3
GEO 130 - EARTH’S PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3
GEO 135 - GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE Credit(s): 3
EES 120 - SUSTAINABLE PLANET: THE GEOLOGY OF NATURAL RESOURCES Credit(s): 3

UK Core hours: 30-36

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

CLD 305 - RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
CLD 497 - SENIOR CAPSTONE PRACTICUM IN COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 6

Major Core Requirements

Thematic Core

CLD 260 - COMMUNITY PORTRAITS Credit(s): 3
CLD 320 - CCOMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION: EXPLORING THEIR INTERSECTIONS Credit(s): 3
CLD 370 - LEARNING IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
CLD 430 - LEADING IN COMMUNITIES: VISION, ACTION, AND CHANGE Credit(s): 3

Common Core

CLD 305 - RESEARCH METHODS IN COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
CLD 362 - FIELD EXPERIENCE IN CLD Credit(s): 3
CLD 490 - SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3
CLD 497 - SENIOR CAPSTONE PRACTICUM IN COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Credit(s): 3 - 6 (Variable)

Subtotal: Major Core Requirements: 24

Major Electives

Students must choose 12 hours of additional CLD courses in consultation with their advisor. Up to 3 credits as CLD 395 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN COMMUNITY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT or CLD 399 - EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN COMMUNITY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT may be counted as part of these 12 credits.

Subtotal: Major Electives: 12

Specialty Support

Depending on the student’s area of interest and subject to his/her academic advisor’s approval, he/she will complete 30 hours in related areas at the 200 level or higher.

Subtotal: Specialty Support: 30

Electives

Electives should be selected by the student to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation

Community and Leadership Development, B.S.

Graduation Requirements

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics

UK Core hours: 30-36

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 6

Major Core Requirements

Thematic Core

Common Core

Subtotal: Major Core Requirements: 24

Major Electives

Subtotal: Major Electives: 12

Specialty Support

Subtotal: Specialty Support: 30

Electives

Subtotal: Electives: 24

Total Minimum Hours for Program: 120