Community Development
A minor in community development at North Dakota State University provides a program of study for students interested in complementing their major with community development skills. Any major can be complemented with community development training, particularly agricultural economics, agriculture, business administration, communication, economics, education, political science, psychology or sociology.
The Program
The community development minor is an applied, multidisciplinary minor consisting of 18 credits that expose students to both academic and experiential aspects of community and economic development. The minor includes a core of community development course work and elective course work in three areas related to community and economic development—economics, business administration and social science.
The Purpose
The purpose of the minor is to prepare students to (1) integrate community development concepts into their own occupations and academic majors; (2) recognize the relationships of social, economic and demographic change on community viability and sustainability; and (3) take a more active role in the affairs of their own communities.
Internship Program
Internships are recommended and may be arranged with Gary Goreham (Department of Sociology and Anthropology), Robert Hearne (Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics) or Joseph M. Jones (College of Business). Internships can be taken in a variety of settings, such as public community and economic development agencies at the state, county or local level; private for-profit development corporations; or non-profit organizations.
Community Development Minor Requirements
Required Courses | Credits | |
SOC 404 | Community Assessment | 3 |
SOC 405 | Community Development | 3 |
Economic Electives – Select at least one course from the following: (3 credits) | ||
AGEC 220 | World Agricultural Development | |
AGEC 350 | Agrisales | |
AGEC/BUSN 347 | Principles of Real Estate | |
AGEC/BUSN 474 | Cooperatives | |
ECON 341 | Intermediate Microeconomics | |
ECON 461 | Economic Development | |
ECON 470 | Public Economics | |
ECON 472 | International Trade | |
ECON 481 | Natural Resource Economics | |
Business Administration Electives – Select at least one course from the following: (3 credits) | ||
ACCT 102 | Fundamentals of Accounting | |
ACCT 200 | Elements of Accounting I | |
ACCT 201 | Elements of Accounting II | |
BUSN 430 | Legal and Social Environment of Business | |
BUSN 431 | Business Law I-Contracts, Property and Torts | |
BUSN 432 | Business Law II-Business Organization and Commercial Transactions | |
BUSN 487 | Managerial Economics | |
FIN 320 | Principles of Finance | |
FIN 410 | Investment Analysis and Management | |
FIN 430 | Management of Financial Institutions | |
MGMT 301 | Management for Non-Business Majors | |
MGMT 430 | Leadership in Organizations | |
MGMT 453 | Understanding and Managing Diversity in Organizations | |
MGMT 470 | Entrepreneurship/Small Business Management | |
MGMT 471 | Leading the Nonprofit Organization | |
MRKT 301 | Marketing for Non-Business Majors | |
MRKT 450 | Marketing Research | |
Social Science Electives – Select at least one course from the following: (3 credits) | ||
COMM 200 | Introduction to Media Writing | |
COMM 472 | Public Relations Campaigns | |
EMGT 101 | Emergencies, Disasters, and Catastrophes | |
EMGT 264 | Disaster Recovery | |
EMGT 461 | Business Continuity and Crisis Management | |
GEOG 455 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
POLS 360 | Principles of Public Administration | |
SOC 431 | Environmental Sociology | |
SOC 439 | Social Change | |
SOC 465 | Applied Demographics | |
SOC/BUSN/ ECON 196 | Field Experience (or 296, 396, 496; no more than 3 credits) | |
SOC/BUSN/ ECON 199 | Special Topics (or 299, 399, 499; no more than 3 credits) | |
Select one additional course from the above categories | 3 | |
Total Credits | 18 | |
View NDSU equivalencies of transfer courses at: www.ndsu.edu/transfer/equivalencies
Minard Hall
Room 428
Minard Hall is located on the south end of campus on Albrecht Boulevard. (Campus Map)
Contact Information
Sociology and Anthropology
NDSU Dept 2350,
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108 - 6050
DEPT PHONE: (701) 231-8657
DEPT WEBSITE: www.ndsu.edu/socanth/
Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics
North Dakota State University
Barry Hall 636
Dept #7610, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Tel: (701) 231-6494 / Fax: (701) 231-7400
Email: Robert.Hearne@ndsu.edu
Department of Business Administration
North Dakota State University
Barry Hall 320
Dept #2400, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108 - 6050
Tel. (701) 231-7690 / Fax: (701) 231-7508
Email: Joseph.Jones@ndsu.edu
Office of Admission
North Dakota State University
Ceres 114
Dept #5230, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Tel: (701) 231-8643 / Fax: (701) 231-8802
Email: NDSU.Admission@ndsu.edu
Web: www.ndsu.edu/admission/
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