PSY 630 - Community Organizing, Advocacy, Activism

Institution:

Chatham University

Subject:

Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to a variety of principles and skills needed to pursue activism and advocacy in community settings and within community organizations. The course will focus on how individual and collective actions that focus on specific issues are effective ways of bringing about social change. Understanding the role, history, and effectiveness of activism and advocacy and its emphasis in direct action in support of or opposition to one side of a contoversial issue will be covered.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Corequisites:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

PSY630

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.chatham.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 365-1100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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