Field Experience: Youth Studies
Overview
Subject area
EDU
Catalog Number
114
Course Title
Field Experience: Youth Studies
Department(s)
Description
The student will observe and participate in educational programs in schools, afterschool programs, YMCAs, and other youth serving agencies for a minimum of 8 hours per week for 120 hours. The student will also engage in biweekly discussions with the instructor and complete tasks as assigned. The class will meet for ten 1-hour and 15-minute sessions. Some of the activities will include: Journal activities, environmental assessments, focus groups, implementation of lessons. Overall the execution of these activities will support the student in meeting the eight youth worker core competencies, required by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD).
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Field Studies
Hours
45
Requisites
011422