Community Development Certificate
The Community Development Certificate program is no longer accepting new students. For those interested in courses related to community development, check the course schedule.
What role do community members have in shaping the built environment and making social change? What are the systems and mechanisms by which change can occur? This twelve-hour certificate program equips students to lead, research, or participate in community development processes with underserved populations and within diverse contexts, and devise appropriate interventions. Students with this certificate pursue careers with
- Government agencies
- Nonprofit leadership
- Housing research
Courses teach students about
- Bottom-up decision-making
- Ethical research approaches and communication
- Capacity-building strategies
- Program evaluation
- Nonprofit and government funding mechanisms
The Community Development Certificate was supported by the Center for Housing and Urban Development.
Curriculum
| Listing | Class | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PLAN 649 | Organizational and Community Response to Crises and Disasters | 3 |
| RPTS 605 | Community Organization | 3 |
Select two of the following courses:
| Listing | Class | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGEC 603 | Land Economics | 3 |
| AGEC 605 | Rural Real Estate Appraisal and Organization | 3 |
| ARCH 673 | Design for Active Living | 3 |
| ARCH 676 | Survey of Human Behavior and Design | 3 |
| EHRD 605 | Principles and Practices of Leadership in Human Resource Development | 3 |
| ESSM 651 | Geographic Information System for Resource Management | 3 |
| ESSM 652 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 616 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 619 | Human Impact on the Environment | 3 |
| GEOG 660 | Applications in GIS | 3 |
| HLTH 631 | Community and Public Health | 3 |
| PLAN 610 | Structure and Function of Urban Settlements | 3 |
| PLAN 622/LAND 622 | Critical Place Studies: Theory, Research and Practice | 3 |
| PLAN 625 | Geographical Information Systems in Landscape and Urban Planning | 3 |
| PLAN 626 | Advanced GIS in Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning | 3 |
| PLAN 629 | Neighborhood Revitalization | 3 |
| PLAN 656 | Housing and Community | 3 |
| RENR 660/ESSM 672 | Environmental Impact Analysis for Renewable Natural Resources | 3 |
| RPTS 606 | Overview of Tourism | 3 |
| RPTS 609 | Social, Economic and Cultural Issues in Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources | 3 |
| RPTS 626 | Social Impacts of Tourism | 3 |
| RPTS 646 | Heritage Tourism | 3 |
| RPTS 666 | Parks, Tourism and the Natural Environment | 3 |
| RPTS 670 | Youth Development Programs and Services | 3 |
| SOCI 667 | Seminar in Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
Final examination conducted by the Advisory Council. The test will be based on the material from PLAN 649 and RPTS 605. Students will be asked to take this test when applying for the certificate.