Community Engagement

(CCMEG)

The Graduate Certificate in Community Engagement is available to students enrolled at LSU and to non-traditional students desiring additional training in working with community organizations. The 18 credit hour curriculum is comprised of three core (required) courses and three elective courses. The objective of this proposed program is to promote informed, skilled public service to community organizations. Traditional and non-traditional students will enhance their career opportunities in non-profit organizations, governmental relations, and administration of public entities, their grant-writing activities and funding, and their development of applied research agendas by earning an applied academic credential focused on community engagement. The program emphasizes understanding how community and social organizations operate, are administered, and can be helped to thrive especially in regards to their structures, communication and social media, and economic development or revitalization.

Required Courses

• SOCL 7201 Fundamental Statistics in Sociology (3)   
• MC 7042 Foundations of Strategic Communication (3)  
• CFS 4052 Families: Policy and Law (3)  

Elective Courses

• SOCL 4331 Social Stratification (3)  
• SOCL 4461 Criminology (3)  
• SOCL 4701 Population (3)  
• SOCL 7491 Seminar: Topics in Social Institutions (3)  
• MC 7015 Mass Communication and Society (3)  
• MC 7044 Visual Communication (3)  
• MC 7043 Strategic Communication Campaigns (3)  
• MC 8001 Professional Internship (3)  
• SW 7803 Grant and Proposal Writing for Human Service Organizations (3)  
• Other elective courses may be substituted by permission and with prior approval of the certificate program advisory committee.

For further information, please contact the School of Social Work at 225-578-5875.