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BA 主要

社区发展

Explore how you can make a faithful and positive impact in whatever place you are called

We are called to serve our neighbors. Learning how to make a long-term and transformational impact on a community requires you to understand how communities and people change. Geneva's 程序 is uniquely positioned to equip you with the tools and understanding to "Go and do likewise."

Geneva prepares you to make a meaningful impact in your career, community and life.

社区聘用教授

Learn from those active role in the Beaver Falls community

服务社区

in organizations like Tiger Pause, TRAILS, and Neighborhood North

运用课堂学习

to real-life problems through public scholarship opportunities

主要课程

城市社会学 & 轧机的城镇

Discover the effects a city has on its people and culture and examine the qualities of thriving

贫困和不平等

讨论美国经济衰退的原因.S.’s wealth gap and the ways families, jobs, schools, and communities have been impacted

恢复的地方

What does it mean to truly love where you live? Learn to care for the community and the theme of place within the context of Beaver Falls.

基督徒 & 这个城市

Ground yourself in the theological basis of community development as you examine the Bible’s definition of a city and 基督徒’ calling to engage with community

有经验的 & 完成教师

 基思·马特尔
Professor of Higher Education, 社会学, & 人文学科
 温迪Whelpley
Executive Director of the Beaver Falls 社区发展 Corporation and the Director of Geneva’s City House
 亨利Suhr
Part-time Instructor of 社会学
Marc Dejeu
兼职讲师

The goals of the 社区发展 major are:

  1. To develop students who understand the uniqueness of the human person created in the image of God as the starting point for community development.
  2. To produce professionally excellent people to work various of public, non-profit or faith-based agencies or organizations.
  3. To root students in foundational theory as a basis for their personal philosophy and approach to community development. 
  4. To contribute to the ongoing revitalization of the region within which 新濠天地app大学 is located.

The 社区发展 major has a direct connection to the flourishing Beaver Falls 社区发展 Corporation to accomplish these goals.

The learning objectives of the 社区发展 程序 are:

  1. Students will explore the nature of power in the social structure and understand how it can affect both individuals and communities.
  2. Students will commit to an approach that sees health as a long-term investment in a community as a way of nurturing their own well-being.
  3. Students will be able to appreciate the wide array of people and cultures that make communities rich in assets. 
  4. Students will address both the nature of the built environment and the centrality of social structures as foundational to the healthy functioning of a community.
  5. Students will be challenged to see communities differently as being places of assets and abundance and will celebrate and build from the richness present in the community. 

职业生涯的结果

研究生s who aspire to have an impact in their communities and their careers through a Geneva Education gain expertise in this field enhanced by academics rooted in Christian values and ethics in Geneva’s 程序.

17%

The BLS expects jobs for social and human service professionals to increase by 17% in the next ten years, faster than the average profession

$63,000

is the national average salary for 社区发展 Workers (Indeed.com).

Be prepared for careers such as...

  • 儿童保育员
  • 社区发展 Specialist
  • 社会提倡
  • 青年工作者
  • 公共政策专业

扩大你的影响力...

  • Serve the community from within the local government
  • Become certified in Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
  • Start an organization to serve within your community

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参观新濠天地app

Visiting our campus is a great way to get to know 新濠天地app大学 better. We offer two types of visits that provide a very personal look into life at Geneva.

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社区发展 特色的故事

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5 Ways a 社区发展 Degree Can Help You Enhance Your Community

When you’ve decided to make a difference in your community, a community development degree could be the ideal educational path for you. This type of degree teaches you the skills you’ll be using to help improve your community. You’ll also learn how to go about making these changes or improvements effectively. No matter what changes you have in mind for making your community a better place, a community development degree can help you succeed. With this degree 程序, you’ll learn what it takes to enhance your community in these ways:

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