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Sustainable Community Development
This certificate program offers basic accreditation in sustainable community development and is for those who seek a holistic, active, practical credential either as part of an undergraduate degree or as a stand-alone certificate. General certificate regulations apply. Courses completed for this certificate may also apply toward major or minor program requirements or toward a bachelor’s degree under normal regulations. This program may also be completed by distance education.
間眅埶AV Requirements
General undergraduate admission to the university and formal application for program approval with the Centre for Sustainable Community Development (CSCD). Students must normally complete 30 units before applying for this program.
Application deadlines: May 1 for fall term, October 1 for spring term, February 1 for summer term, Intercession and summer session.
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Program Requirements
Students complete a minimum of 19 units of required courses and approved elective courses, attain at least a C+ grade in SCD 201 and SCD 301 for program continuance, and must maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) in all SCD courses to obtain the certificate.
Students complete all of
First required course for the SCD Certificate. Builds an understanding of strengths and weaknesses of conventional approaches to development; rationale for alternative approaches; varying interpretations of community and of development; and essential components for creating local economic development strategies. Sustainable Community Development is introduced as a framework to meet current social and economic needs while ensuring adequate resources are available for future generations. Prerequisite: 30 units or SCD Certificate program approval or permission of the director for SCD. Not permitted for credit toward the SCD Post Baccalaureate Diploma. Corequisite: students may not complete this course concurrently with upper division SCD courses. Students with credit for CED or REM 201 may not complete this course for further credit. Breadth-Social Sciences.
A theoretical foundation for understanding sustainable development at the community level; including an integrated approach to environmental, economic, and social aspects of development. Emphasizes economic and policy instruments, and planning tools, for engaging in and implementing SCD. Prerequisite: SCD certificate program approval and CED, SCD or REM 201 or SCD diploma program approval or completion of 60 units or permission of the director for SCD. Students with credit for CED or REM 301 may not complete this course for further credit. Breadth-Social Sciences.
Third required course for the SCD Certificate. Introduction to the theory and practice of social enterprise within a SCD context, including the appropriate form of social enterprise for a particular purpose. Prerequisite: CED, SCD, or REM 301, or permission of the director for SCD. Students with credit for CED or REM 401 may not complete this course for further credit.
Fourth required course for the SCD Certificate. Concerned with approaches SCD leaders require as agents of change, including: tackling complex community issues in addition to offering innovative tools for engaging others in meaningful collaboration processes. Prerequisite: CED, SCD or REM 301, or permission of the director for SCD. Students with credit for CED or REM 403 may not complete this course for further credit.
The remaining minimum of four units are selected from a , or other electives approved by the director. These include SCD 410 Special Topics, offered annually with a changing SCD related topic. Under circumstances where fieldwork or work experience is not available as part of a student’s major, minor or co-op program, the student may apply to complete SCD 404 Project as their elective. Selecting a three unit elective means that more than one elective will be required to fulfil the minimum units for completion of the certificate. Electives may be either upper or lower division courses, but must be approved by the CSCD. Courses in other departments may have prerequisites not included in this certificate program.
Transfer Credit
Transfer credit for work done at other institutions, before or after program admission, may be approved toward program fulfilment provided they meet the CSCD's requirements for sustainable community development relevance and that at least half of the total unit requirements are completed at 間眅埶AV. All other requirements for transfer credit under general undergraduate regulations apply.
Limits
Those who complete the undergraduate certificate cannot enrol in the post baccalaureate diploma program (PBD). Those who have completed the CED or sustainable community development (SCD) PBD may not enrol in this certificate. Those who have completed CED 400 or CED 402 may not complete SCD 201 or SCD 301 for credit toward the certificate.
More information available at www.sfu.ca/cscd.
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