This inter-disciplinary certificate program offers skills in organization planning, leadership development, and program evaluation. The program allows established and emerging professionals to broaden their perspective on urban development programs in an inter-disciplinary learning environment by including knowledge from psychology, public service, sociology, geography and liberal studies.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 16-quarter hours of graduate credit. Each course carries four-quarter hours. No more than two courses earned toward the certificate shall come from one department. Please note that the list of courses is subject to change.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MPS 571 | METROPOLITAN PLANNING | 4 |
| Select three of the following: | 12 | |
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | ||
| GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| THE CITY | ||
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION | ||
| POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND PUBLIC POLICY | ||
| HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | ||
| ADVANCED COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| URBAN SOCIOLOGY | ||
| URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICIES | ||
Students may also enroll in the following elective courses, with permission of the program director and often the approval of the instructor. Generally, participants will be limited to one of these courses (each course is 4 quarter hours):
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION | ||
| GIS ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING | ||
| STUDY ABROAD SEMINAR | ||
| URBAN RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION POLICY | ||
| GRANT WRITING IN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN DIVERSITY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SEMINAR IN PROGRAM EVALUATION | ||
| URBAN ETHNOGRAPHY |