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Youth Services Minor

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Rex R. Campbell
Rural Sociology Department
226 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-882-6358
 
Minor Curriculum
Youth Development
Required Course:
  • Human Development and Family Studies 2430: Adolescence and Young Adulthood (3)
Optional Courses:
  • Social Work 4360: Working with Minority Youth (3)
  • Social Work 4390: Helping Strategies with Children and Adolescents (3)
Equity, Access and Opportunity
Required Courses (choose one):
  • Sociology 3255: Youth in Today's World (3)
  • Rural Sociology 1101: Topics in Rural Sociology (3) Youth Around the World
  • Human Development and Family Studies 2300: Multicultural Study of Families and Children (3)
  • Social Work 4380: Social Work Practice with Minorities: African American Emphasis (same as Black Studies 4380) (3)
Optional Course:
  • Human Development and Family Studies 4700: Children and Family in Poverty (3)
Partnerships
Required Courses (choose one):
  • Social Work 4740: Introduction to Community and Organizational processes (3)
  • Rural Sociology 4341: Building Communities from the Grassroots (3)
Optional Course:
  • Social Work 4320: Rural Human Services (3)
Youth Program Development
Required Course:
  • Parks, Recreation and Tourism 3215: Program Development in Leisure Services (3)
Optional Course:
  • Educational, School and Counseling Psychology 2400: Learning and Instruction (2)
Voltuneerism
Required Course:
  • Rural Sociology: Volunteerism and Organizational Structure (3)
  • Multidisciplinary Capstone Course
Organizational Systems
Optional Courses:
  • Rural Sociology 4325: American Community Studies (3)
  • Human Development and Family Studies 4720: Child and Family Advocacy. (3)
  • Parks, Recreation and Tourism 4208: Administration of Leisure Services (3)
  • Human Development and Family Studies 4510: Administration of Programs for Children and Families (3)
 

In the United States, there is a growing demand for people trained to work with youth. As the proportion of single-parent and dual-employment households grows, parents are looking for increased assistance. Many communities also are creating programs for assistance with at-risk youth.

Youth Services

If you have an interest in youth education outside of the formal classrooms of the education system, then consider earning a minor in youth services.

Housed in CAFNR's Division of Applied Social Sciences, the multidisciplinary program combines coursework from across the MU campus, including classes in education and counseling psychology; human development and family studies; parks, recreation and tourism; rural sociology; social work; and sociology. Students must complete 15 hours of coursework across five areas of study to earn the minor.

A minor in youth services will prepare you for careers with organizations such as 4-H, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; non-profit agencies such as Big Bothers/Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Clubs and YMCAs; and many public organizations such as city governments, state and national parks, and many others.

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