Program · Minor

Community Studies

TypeMinor
DepartmentJustice and Policy Studies

The Community Studies minor focuses on community building and strategies for developing trust and power among people to address issues affecting their lives.

Create Empowering Connections

Have you ever wondered why so many people seem disconnected and isolated? The Community Studies minor focuses on community building, a field that studies societal institutions and how they systematically undermine respect and authenticity among a community’s residents, as well as strategies for developing trust and power among people to address the issues affecting their lives.

The need for community building is gaining the attention across the country — and the world. As new disciplines emerge and technology expands, we are becoming more aware that we lack sustainable systems that enable our communities to thrive.

Community Studies minors have received advanced degrees in law, social work, folklore studies, psychology, education, public affairs and community studies. They have also built careers as nonprofit organization directors, mediators, community organizers, educators and corrections officers, to name just a few.

Internship Ideas

Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars; American Friends Service Committee; Beloved Community Center of Greensboro; Family Life Council; N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Alumni Careers and Graduate Schools

Nonprofit community organizations; mediators; attorneys; journalists; VISTA/AmeriCorps; public, urban affairs, corrections officers; advanced study in social work, folklore studies, psychology, education, public affairs

College Catalog

For more information about courses within the Community Studies Minor, visit the Minors page in the College Catalog. In addition to the Undergraduate Catalog, information includes academic department and major information as well as academic regulations and resources; admission standards and requirements; and tuition, fees and financial aid information.

Hands-on Learning

Guilford students have sharpened their skills with internships at the following:

  • Greensboro Interactive Resource Center
  • American Friends Service Committee
  • Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
  • Beloved Community Center
  • Interactive Resource Center
  • N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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