Why a Civic & Community Engagement Minor?
A Lifetime of Involvement Begins with
Penn State’s
Minor in Civic and Community Engagement
- Apply classroom, laboratory, and studio theory and practice to issues of community consequence
- Place the values that shape the world about us and our work at Penn State into a meaningful context
- Discover paths to bring knowledge and talent to bear on social justice, public health, education, and the good work of democratic community
The Minor in Civic and Community Engagement, established in 2005, is an 18 credit program available at Penn State Delaware County, Erie, Greater Allegheny, Schuylkill, and University Park.
Engage in a meaningful curriculum that includes Foundations of Civic & Community Engagement (CAS 297/YFE 211); 3 to 6 credits of fieldwork; 3 to 6 credits focused on public issues and democracy; 3 to 6 credits selected in consultation with public scholarship faculty; and a 3 credit capstone.
Stop by The Laboratory for Public Scholarship and Democracy, 212 Boucke and talk with Dr. Mary Lou Zimmerman Munn about the CIVCOM Minor, or contact Dr. Munn at mzm10@psu.edu. For more information and an application visit CIVCOM Minor on this website.