CEP students must take 25 credits of upper division methods courses. Methods courses are broadly defined in CEP as classes that provide ways of knowing, ways of thinking, or ways of doing. Methods courses are meant to augment the core CEP core courses while supporting students’ personal learning goals. Appropriate methods courses include:
You are welcome and encouraged to create methods of your own. You should select your methods based on your stated educational goals. For example, if you are interested in community organizing, your methods might focus on organizational theory and small group practices, design as a communications tool, and qualitative methods of data gathering and analysis. If you are interested in restoration ecology, your methods might include statistics, plant identification, and soil analysis. It all depends on what your learning goals are. Read more about how methods credits fit into the larger picture by viewing the ISP Guidelines below.