Intensive study of a specialized topic in leadership studies. May be repeated under different subtitles.

This course will present the basics of teaching and learning within a community setting. Community learning and development, community-based education and community education will all be explored, as well as effective teaching methodologies outside of the classroom. Students will learn innovative, unique teaching techniques through hands on instruction in a variety of community settings.

One of the two senior capstone courses in Community and Leadership Development. Students will learn to integrate theories common to multiple social science contexts. Following critical analyses, students will learn to describe how these theories are applied within various situations. Presentations and applied research papers will be significant course components.

Topical seminar using readings, discussions, and papers to focus on current issues of significance to community communications and leadership development. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve credits under different subtitles.

Topical seminar using readings, discussions, and papers to focus on current issues of significance to community communications and leadership development. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve credits under different subtitles.

A senior capstone course for seniors in community and leadership development. This is a cooperative educational program between the CLD majors at the University of Kentucky and approved employers who furnish facilities and instruction that help students acquire the skills and knowledge required in their chosen field. Ultimately, this is a dually beneficial relationship; stakeholder relations are improved while students have an opportunity to build relationships/networks that could encourage future career development.

New scientific and technological innovations have tremendous potential in transforming the future of agriculture, food economies, rural communities, and natural resources and environment. This course is designed to examine sociocultural, political, economic, environmental, ethical, and moral issues surrounding new scientific and technological innovations in agriculture, food, and environment.

This course is designed as an advanced course exploring the dynamics involved in individual and group situations. Specifically, students will explore basic psychological and social psychological processes shaping human behavior and learn to apply the knowledge of these processes in educational, organizational and community settings. Topics to be explored include (but are not limited to): personal vs. professional identity, culture, socialization, individual vs. group decision making, conflict resolution and team building.

The purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of program evaluation processes, concepts, and theories and to develop expertise needed to design and conduct systematic evaluations of formal and non-formal programs. The material to be covered is applicable to a wide range of topics and disciplines, including social welfare, youth development, family studies, agriculture and the environment, community/economic development, and other formal and non-formal educational programs.

The purpose of this course is to develop an overview and basic understanding of descriptive and inferential statistics. As a result, students will be able to organize and summarize quantitative data; interpret data; make generalizations from sample data to populations or theory; and, read and understand research reports.