Faculty. See the Department of Human and Community Development.
The Community and Regional Development major (formerly Applied Behavioral Sciences) is concerned with the study of communities and the people in them. The program focuses on community and organizational development, the role of culture and ethnicity in shaping community life, and the ways that knowledge can be used to solve social problems and improve the quality of life.
The Program. Principal subjects of study within the major are community and organizational development, social change processes, the role of culture and ethnicity in shaping community life, community research methodologies, the impacts of innovation and technology on community development, and the effects of social, economic and political systems on communities. The major is organized to allow students to develop fields of concentration that meet their career goals.
Internships and Career Alternatives. Community and Regional Development students are required to complete an internship in their field before graduation. Internships have been arranged with local, county, and state planning units, health departments, schools, housing offices, and community education programs. Community and Regional Development graduates are prepared for occupations in community development, social research, program evaluation, organizational and educational consulting, city and regional planning, and community health. The major also provides effective preparation for graduate or professional study in the social and behavioral sciences.
| UNITS | ||
|---|---|---|
| English Composition Requirement | 4-12 | |
| See College requirement | 0-8 | |
| English 101, 102, 104A, 104B, 104C, 104D, or 104E | 4 | |
| Preparatory Subject Matter | 22-25 | |
| Community and Regional Development 1 | 4 | |
| Agricultural Systems and Environment 21 or Computer Science Engineering 15 | 3-4 | |
| Economics 1A or 1B | 5 | |
| Community and Regional Development 2 | 4 | |
| Anthropology 2 or Sociology 1 | 4-5 | |
| Statistics 13 or 32 or Sociology 46B | 3-4 | |
| Breadth/General Education Requirement
Satisfaction of General Education requirement. | 24 | |
| Depth Subject Matter | 40 | |
| Community and Regional Development 151, 151L, 160, or 168 | 4 | |
| Community and Regional Development 142, 152, or 154 | 4 | |
| Two courses from Community and Regional Development 157, 158, 164, or 171 | 8 | |
| Two courses from Community and Regional Development 140, 141, 156, or 162 | 8 | |
| Community and Regional Development 172 or 176 | 4 | |
| Two courses from Community and Regional Development 118, 173, 175 or International Agricultural Development 103 | 8 | |
| Internship: Community and Regional Development 192 | 4 | |
| Areas of Specialization
Take 20 units from each of two options or 40 units from one option. The Areas of Specialization must include two Community and Regional Development courses. (Up to 4 units of variable-unit course work may be counted toward this requirement (e.g., Community and Regional Development 192). | ||
| Community Groups Option
Students must consult with a faculty adviser to identify an emphasis within the option and to select suitable courses.
| 40 | |
| Organization and Management Option
Students must consult with a faculty adviser to identify an emphasis within the option and to select suitable courses.
| 40 | |
| Policy and Planning Option
Students must consult with a faculty adviser to identify an emphasis within the option and to select suitable courses.
| 40 | |
| Social Services Option
Students must consult with a faculty adviser to identify an emphasis within the option and to select suitable courses.
| 40 | |
| Unrestricted Electives | 39-50 | |
| Total Units for the Degree | 180 | |
Major Adviser. M. Kenney
Advising Center for the major is located in 1303 Hart Hall (530) 752-2244.
The Community and Regional Development faculty offers the following minor program:
| UNITS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Development | 24 | ||
| Community and Regional Development 1, 151, 152, 164 | 16 | ||
| Two courses selected from the following:
Community and Regional Development 140, 157, 158, 162, 168, 171, 172, 173, 175, 176 | 8 | ||
Minor Adviser. M. Kenney.
Graduate Study. Refer to the Graduate Studies chapter of this catalog.
Related Courses. See Environmental Science and Policy 10, 101, 133.
| Upper Division Courses | Graduate Courses | Professional Courses |
*Course not offered this academic year.
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum = Arts and Humanities; SciEng = Science and Engineering; SocSci = Social Sciences; Div = Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt = Writing Experience. Select this link to information on the General Education requirement.
1. The Community (4) I. Tarallo; III. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Basic concepts of community analysis and planned social change. The dynamics of community change through case studies of com-munities including peasant, urban ghetto, suburban mainline, and California farm workers. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
2. Ethnicity and American Communities (4) II. Guarnizo; III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Historical and cultural survey of the role of various ethnic groups in the development of American communities. Examines ethnicity as a cultural factor, ethnicity as power and issues related to selected American ethnic groups. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
17. Population and Community (2) II. The Staff
Lecture--2 hours. Dynamics and challenges offered by demographic changes in California and the world community. Implications for individuals and communities. Special emphasis on the possible contributions each individual can make towards resolving global problems related to human ecology through local community action. (P/NP grading only.)
47. Orientation to Community Resources (2) III.The Staff
Field work--40 hours (4-day field trip); seminar--three 2-hour sessions. (Course given between quarters.) Intensive field course in either San Francisco or the California Central Valley. Students interact with agencies and individuals who address the range of human service, educational and social needs in the city. Advance reservations required. (P/NP grading only.)
92. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Supervised internship, off and on campus, in community and institutional settings. (P/NP grading only).
98. Directed Group Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)
99. Special Study for Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
118. Technology and Society (4) I. Kenney
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 18 or consent of instructor. Impact of technology on labor relations, employment, industrial development and international relations. The internal relations of technology development and deployment. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
140. Dynamics of Regional Development (4) II. Kenney
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: one undergraduate social science course or consent of instructor. Political economy of domestic regional development. Technology, labor relations and interfirm linkages. California and other regions as case studies. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
141. Organization of Economic Space (4) II. Momsen
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1. The globalization of economic activity focusing on new spatial patterns of production and circulation and their implications for particular countries and regions.
142. Rural Change in the Industrialized World (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1. Geography of rural environment with special emphasis on rural restructuring. The regional focus is on the developed world and comparisons are drawn between Europe (Eastern and Western) and North America.
151. Community Field Research: Theory and Analysis (3) II. Smith
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 151L must be taken concurrently; course 1 and any upper division Community and Regional Development course are recommended. Design and analysis of research at the community level with a focus on the relationship between practice and theory. Focus will be on conducting community research using structural analysis, elite interviewing, ethnographic research, and other qualitative research methods. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
151L. Laboratory in Community Research and Analysis: Field Experience (1-3) II. Smith
Fieldwork--3-9 hours. Prerequisite: course 151 concurrently. Field research focused on community or organizational issues and their resolution. Includes assignment with local agencies or community-based organizations. The focus will be conducting community research using such methods as structural analysis, elite interviewing, ethnographic research, and comparative community studies.
152. Community Development (4) I. Bradshaw
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or 151, Sociology 2, Anthropology 2, Asian American Studies 100, Chicano Studies 132, Geography 5, or African American Studies 101. Introduction to principles and strategies of community organizing and development. Examination of different citizen participation movements and the role of change agents in the development process. Students work in teams and conduct fieldwork in local communities. GE credit: SocSci, Wrt.
153. International Community Development (4) Summer. Fujimoto
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, Anthropology 2, International Agricultural Development 10. Examination of community development efforts worldwide. Analysis of impact of global forces on community development in different settings. Alternative strategies with emphasis on self-reliance and locally controlled development.
154. Social Theory and Community Change (4) I. Hirtz
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1, Sociology 1, or Anthropology 2. A comparative overview of the dominant social science paradigms for the study of community development and change. Among the paradigms discussed are functionalism, conflict theory/Marxism, structuralism, and methodological individualism. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
156. Community Economic Development (4) III. Bradshaw
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or a lower division course in Sociology, Political Science, or Economics; course 152 recommended. How government and community organizations help firms grow and create jobs through local economic development corporations, small business centers, revolving loan funds, incubators, and many other programs. Techniques to analyze community economic potential and identification of appropriate intervention tools.
157. Politics and Community Development (4) III. Smith
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: prior course work in sociology or political science recommended. Analyzes political, economic and sociocultural forces shaping the form and function of local communities in the U.S. Considers theories of the state, the community and social change and case studies of actual community development in comparative historical perspective. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
*158. Small Community Governance (4) II. Sokolow
Lecture/discussion--3 hours; fieldwork--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 151 or 160 or Political Science 100. Governing institutions and political processes in rural and small urban places. Local government organization, community autonomy, leadership, political change, policy development, and select policy issues including public finance. Field research on political processes or policy issues in select communities. Offered in alternate years.
160. Research Design and Method in Community Studies (4) I. Goldman
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1; Statistics 13 or the equivalent. Application of behavioral science research methodology to multidisciplinary problems confronting communities and community organizations. Focuses on design, sampling, measurement and analysis.
161. Ethnographic Research in America (4) III. The Staff
Lecture--3 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: completion of 8 units of course work in Anthropology, Sociology, or Community and Regional Development. Methodologies, ethics and goals of qualitative research. Emphasis on analyzing and conducting ethnographic research in American communities; problem formulation, analytic modes, data correction and interpretation. Offered in alternate years.
162. People, Work and Technology (4) I. Wells
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course work in the social sciences (e.g., Sociology 1, 3, Anthropology 137, Economics 1A, 1B) or labor history. Relationship between work, technology, and people's lives. Such topics as industrialization, bureaucratization, automation, the structure of work-linked communities, education and the labor market, work and the economic system and the future of work.
164. Theories in Organizational Change (4) III. Hirtz
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or 2. Development of approaches to planned change including normative re-educative, applied systems, and developmental strategies.
168. Program Evaluation and the Management of Organizations (4) II. Goldman
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: courses 160, 161. Role of program evaluation in organizational and program management. Impact of internal evaluation in program planning, improvement, and accountability.
171. Housing and Social Policy (4) II. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Social impact, economics, and politics of housing in the United States. Special attention given to alternative policy strategies at the national and local levels.
172. Social Inequality: Issues and Innovations (4) III. Wells
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing; 8 units of sociology or anthropology or combination. Study of the phenomenon of inequality in the U.S. Various approaches to inequality examined, including structural and historical explanations, prejudice and discrimination, the "culture of poverty," and arguments concerning race, sex, and genetic potential.
173. The Continuing Learner (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing. Theories of adult learning and teaching emphasizing the role of adult education in the community. Designing of adult education programs.
*174. Communication for Community Change (4) I. The Staff
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1. Communication as a mechanism and method for creating change in communities. Theories and practices; impact of message on attitudes and behavior; ethics of change induced through communication. Offered in alternate years.
176. Comparative Ethnicity (4) I. Guarnizo
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: upper division standing, 8 units of sociology or anthropology or combination. Exploration of the role of ethnicity in shaping social systems and interaction. Examination of analytical approaches to and issues arising from the study of ethnicity, through utilization of data from a range of different societies. GE credit: SocSci, Div, Wrt.
192. Internship (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of 84 units and consent of instructor. Supervised internship, off and on campus, in community and institutional settings. (P/NP grading only.)
198. Directed Group Study (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(P/NP grading only.)
240. Community Development Theory (4) I. Bradshaw
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Introduction to theories of community development and different concepts of community, poverty, and development. Emphasis on building theory, linking applied development techniques to theory, evaluating development policy, and examining case studies of community development organizations and projects.
241. The Economics of Community Development (4) II. Kenney
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 240. Economic theories and methods of planning for communities. Human resources, community services and infrastructure, industrialization and technological change, and regional growth. The community's role in the greater economy.
242. Community Development: Program Management (4) III. Hirtz
Seminar--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 241. Planning, organization, financing and administration of social change projects or programs at the community or city level.
245. The Political Economy of Urban and Regional Development (4) III. Smith
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 157, 244, or the equivalent. How global, political and economic restructuring and national and state policies are mediatd by community politics; social production of urban form; role of the state in uneven development; dynamics of urban growth and decline; regional development in California.
246. The Political Economy of Transnational Migration (4) II. Guarnizo
Lecture--4 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Theoretical perspectives and empirical research on social, cultural, political, and economic processes of transnational migration to the U.S. Discussion of conventional theories will precede contemporary comparative perspectives on class, race, ethnicity, citizenship, and the ethnic economy.
247. Transformation of Work (4) I. Wells
Lecture/discussion--4 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing in history or social science degree program or consent of instructor. Exploration of the ways that the experience, organization, and systems of work are being reconfigured in the late twentieth century. The impacts of economic restructuring on local communities and workers.
290. Seminar (1) I, II, III. Wright
Seminar--1 hour. Analysis of research in applied behavioral sciences. (S/U grading only.)
292. Graduate Internship
(1-12) I, II, III. Staff
Internship--3-36 hours. Individually designed supervised internship, off campus, in community or institutional setting. Developed with advice of faculty mentor. (S/U grading only.)
298. Group Study (1-5) II. Guarnizo
299. Research (1-12) I, II, III. The Staff (Chairperson in charge)
(S/U grading only.)
440. Professional Skills for Community Development (4) III. Bradshaw
Seminar--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 240. The intersection of theory and case studies to develop practical skills needed to work as a professional community developer, program administrator, and/or policy consultant.
UC Davis 1999-2000 Online General Catalog. Posted July 30, 1999.
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