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Twin Cities Campus
Youth Studies B.S.
School of Social Work
College of Education and Human Development
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Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2010.
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Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120.
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Required credits within the major: 62 to 65.
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Degree: Bachelor of Science.
Youth studies is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for practice and scholarship. Faculty conduct community-based action research and evaluation on youth issues, programs, policies, and services. The major emphasizes civic engagement for young people marginalized in their communities.
Coursework focuses on
¿ Everyday lives of young people
¿ Working with urban, marginalized, and other youth populations
¿ International/global perspectives and youth civic engagement
Youth studies courses move students into the community through regular site visits, program observations, service-learning placements, international exchanges, and internships. Students are supported by culturally competent academic advising and one-on-one student-elder partnerships with faculty, staff, or community leaders. Qualified graduates may pursue graduate study in social work, education, or public policy.
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Admission Requirements
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Students must complete 4 courses before admission to the program.
Freshmen and transfer students are usually admitted to pre-major status before admission to this major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions Web site.
Youth Studies: Preparatory Requirements
YOST requirement
YOST 1001 - Seeing Youth, Thinking Youth: Media, Popular Media, and Scholarship (3.0 cr)
or YOST 2002W - Introduction to Youth Studies: Understanding Youth, Young People, Youthood, and Youth Work, WI (4.0 cr)
Sociology requirement
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology, CD, SSCI (4.0 cr)
or PSTL 1211 - Multicultural Perspectives in Sociology , CD, SSCI (4.0 cr)
Statistics requirement
STAT 1001 - Introduction to the Ideas of Statistics, MATH (4.0 cr)
or PSTL 1004 - Statistics, MATH (4.0 cr)
or EPSY 3264 - Basic and Applied Statistics, MATH (3.0 cr)
Social science requirement
CPSY 2xxx
or POL 1xxx
or FSOS 1xxx
or GEOG 1301W - Our Globalizing World, IP, SSCI, WI (4.0 cr)
or psychology
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology, SSCI (4.0 cr)
or PSTL 1281 - Principles of Psychology, SSCI (4.0 cr)
or PSTL 1289 - Psychology and Self: Developing Identities , CD, SSCI (3.0 cr)
or anthropology
ANTH 1003W - Understanding Cultures, IP, SSCI, WI (4.0 cr)
or ANTH 1005W - Introduction to Cultural Diversity and the World System, CD, IP, WI (4.0 cr)
or PSTL 1285W {Inactive}
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General Requirements
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All students are required to complete general University and college
requirements including writing and liberal education courses.
For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
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Program Requirements
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Foundation Courses
YOST 2101 - Urban Youth and Youth Issues (4.0 cr)
YOST 2241 - Experiential Learning (4.0 cr)
YOST 3001 - Introduction to History & Philosophy of Youthwork (4.0 cr)
YOST 3032 - Adolescent and Youth Development for Youthworkers (4.0 cr)
FSOS 2105 - Methods in Family Research (3.0 cr)
or SOC 3801 - Sociological Research Methods (4.0 cr)
Professional Core
Take 10 or more credit(s) from the following:
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A: Understanding Youth and Youthwork in Contexts
Take 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
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YOST 3031 - International Youthwork (3.0 cr)
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YOST 3234 - Youth Agencies, Organizations, and Youth Service Systems (3.0 cr)
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YOST 4315 - Youthwork in Schools (4.0 cr)
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YOST 4317 - Youthwork in Contested Spaces (3.0 cr)
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YOST 4319 - Understanding Youth Subcultures (3.0 cr)
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YOST 4401W - Young People's Spirituality and Youthwork: An Introduction, WI (4.0 cr)
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YOST 4402 - Youth Policy: Enhancing Healthy Development in Everyday Life (4.0 cr)
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YOST 4403 - Indirect Youthwork: Working on Behalf of Young People (4.0 cr)
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B: Doing Youthwork in Contexts
Take 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
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YOST 3101 - Introduction to Youthwork (4.0 cr)
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YOST 3235 - Community Building, Civic Engagement, and Civic Youthwork (4.0 cr)
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YOST 4301 - Communicating With Adolescents About Sexuality (3.0 cr)
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YOST 4314 - Theater Activities in Youthwork and Education (2.0 cr)
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YOST 4316 - Media and Youth: Learning, Teaching, and Doing (2.0 cr)
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YOST 4321 - Work with Youth: Individual (2.0 cr)
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YOST 4322 - Work with Youth: Families (2.0 cr)
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YOST 4323 - Work with Youth: Groups (2.0 cr)
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YOST 4324 - Peer Helping: The Theory and Practice of Youth Helping Youth (2.0 cr)
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YOST 4325 - Improving Everyday Youthwork: Practical Program Evaluation (2.0 cr)
Advanced/Applied Skills
9 credits minimum, to be completed during final year of study.
YOST 4196 - Youthwork Internship (4.0 cr)
YOST 4411 - Youth Research and Youth Program Evaluation (5.0 cr)
College Communication Courses
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking (3.0 cr)
or PSTL 1461 - Multicultural Perspectives in Public Speaking, C/PE (3.0 cr)
ENGL 3027W - The Essay, WI (4.0 cr)
or ENGL 3029W - Professional Writing, WI (3.0 cr)
or WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing, WI (4.0 cr)
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Program Sub-plans
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A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements in addition to degree program requirements. For any course required in a degree program, UHP students must register for the honors version if one is offered. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
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