Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

• URBN 501 Urban Issues in a Global Context (3 credits)
• URBN 510 Christ and the City (3)
• URBN 575 Applied Research and Program Evaluation (3)
• URBN 570 Leadership Development (3)
• URBN 580 Urban Models for Social Transformation (3)
• URBN 540 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)

Concentration Courses

• YTHL 525 Theological Foundations of Urban Youth Ministry (3)
• YTHL 565 Advancing Youth Development (3)
• YTHL 585 Urban Youth Culture (3)
• YTHL 695 Leadership Practicum I (1.5)
• YTHL 696 Leadership Practicum II (1.5)
• URBN 690 Graduate Research Project (3)

Concentration Electives (select 1)

• YTHL 545 Psychosocial Assessment: Understanding Urban Youth (3)
• YTHL 575 Advocacy for Youth in the Systems (3)
• YTHL 655 Apologetics for the Urban Youth Context (3)
• CDEV 500 Community Organizing (3)

One-credit seminars (select 3)

• URBN 515 Faith and the Professions (1)
• URBN 520 Cross-cultural Skills for Urban Service (1)
• URBN 525 Resource Development (1)
• URBN 535 Programming for Youth Development (1)
• URBN 555 Emotional Intelligence (1)
• URBN 630 Special Topics (1)
• URBN 635 Supervising Youth Development (1)

39 Credits Required for Graduation

• Must receive a B or higher grade on Thesis to graduate
• Must graduate with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must pass a comprehensive exam

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