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Community Development Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Working in Communities: The Power of Social Capital

University:
Kansas State University Kansas State University logo
Course Number:
CDPLN 701
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $622 per credit
Start/End Dates:
June 01, 2026 - July 24, 2026

Overview

Course Description

This course will examine social capital beginning with its roots in education, economics, and political science. Different dimensions/types of social capital will be introduced (bridging, bonding, linking, indigenous) and their applications will be examined. Students will learn how social capital operates in a community, ways to identify social capital types, and the effects of different types of social capital on a community’s development potential.

Contacts

Instructor

Stephanie Davison
sdaviso@ksu.edu

Campus Coordinator

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Disability Support Services

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Textbooks

TBD

Course Access

 
Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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