Urban Communities and Justice, BAA

Breakdown of Major Requirements

• 27 minimum transfer credit in one cohesive technical or professional area
• 27 credits of upper division credits (50% of the major)
  • 9 credits of major core coursework
  • 9 credits of professional competencies
  • 6 credits of non-classroom learning
  • 3 credits of capstone (same options available to undergraduates)

Major Core Courses

Students in the Urban Communities and Justice major must select 9 units of major-related core courses, a selection of which is listed below.

• BUS-3250: Business of Social Change
• BUS-3390: Non-Profit Advancement
• ENV-3030: Global Justice & Ecology
• ENV-3480: Ecology and the Environment
• ENV-3640: The Climate Crisis: Root Causes and Remedies
• ENV-3900: The LA River
• MKT-3900: Social Media Marketing
• NPM-3240: Social Change and the Nonprofit Sector
• NPM-3250: Non-Profit Management
• SCI-3352: Introduction to Earth System Science Angeles
• SOJ-3270: Toolkit for Community Leaders
• SOJ-3320: Immi Debate in Historical Perspective Perspective
• URB-3031: Urban Studies: The City As Learning Lab
• URB-3900: Cultural Analysis of the Built Environment

Professional Competency Courses

• BUS-3990APS: Applied Studies Seminar: Tech, Self, Soc Self, and Society
• COM-3520: Public Speaking
• COM-3550: Intercultural Communication
• LDR-3991APS: Applied Studies Seminar: Group Dynamics
• LDR-3990APS: Applied Studies Seminar: Leadership
• MED-3990APS: Media Infulence & Society Media, Influence, and Society
• MGT-3990APS: As Seminar: Cultural Contexts Contexts
• WRT-4210: Professional Writing

Non-Classroom Learning

Students in the Urban Communities and Justice major must earn 6 upper-division credits (typically 2 activities) of non-classroom learning related to their major. Non-classroom learning includes a diverse array of options, from internships to prior learning. Students are strongly encouraged to select internship placements relevant to their interests and career goals from Antioch’s Internship Office, or to seek out a unique internship placement with the support and approval of Antioch’s Internship Office. Similarly, students may consult with their faculty advisor about major-related prior learning projects, which not only deepen understanding around students’ lived experiences, but can also save on tuition costs.

Capstone

Students must enroll in one of the following 3-credit capstone activities, typically in or near the student’s final quarter. The Capstone should be directly connected to the student’s major:

• Capstone Community Service Learning: This is a one-term learning experience that is externally facing and engages students in a service project that benefits the community.
• Senior Synthesis Seminar & Capstone: This capstone begins with a seminar during which students reflect on their undergraduate learning experience and build a portfolio that reflects their achievement of the program learning outcomes. During that seminar, students also propose an original project, their capstone. The capstone project is registered separately and most likely follows the seminar term, although they could be coincident for a student already engaged in a relevant project.
• Capstone Internship: This capstone involves students working in community through an internship or similar field experience that concludes with an reflective component that synthesizes their learning and connects the field experience to the overall undergraduate learning outcomes.