Master's in Community Planning & Development: Curriculum
Core Curriculum
- CPD 601 Planning Theory and History
- CPD 602 Sustainable Communities
- CPD 603 Planning Workshop
- CPD 605 Elements of Plan Making
- CPD 615 Citizen Involvement and Dispute Resolution
- CPD 622 Introduction to Arc/GIS
- CPD 696 Field Experience
- CPD 699 Capstone
- PPM 601 Applied Statistics
- PPM 611 Economics and Public Policy
- PPM 640 Public Budgeting and Finance
Research Methods
Select 3 credits:
- CPD 607 Analytic Methods for Planning and Development
- CPD 625 Community Planning Analysis
- GEO 608 GIS Applications I
- PPM 603 Advanced Research Methods
- PPM 606 Introduction to Survey Research
Tracks
- Land Use & Environment
- Community & Economic Development
- Health Planning
- Available in All Tracks
- Law & Community Planning Joint Degree
Land Use & Environment Track
Select 3 credits:
- CPD 660 Introduction to Community Planning
- CPD 661 Land Use Control and Zoning
- CPD 664 Principles of Design
Select 3 credits:
Select 9 credits
- ANE 638 Reading the Cultural Landscape*
- ANE 641 Environment and Culture*
- CPD 625 Community Planning Analysis and Land Use Modeling*
- CPD 665 Transportation Planning
- CPD 667 Housing and Real Estate
- CPD 668 Local Environmental Planning
- CPD 669 Historic Preservation
- CPD 670 Growth Management Workshop
- LAW 635 Land Use and Growth Policy***
- PPM 551 Public Policy Dispute Resolution
- PPM 603 Advanced Research Methods
- PPM 619 Communication Skills for Public Managers
- PPM 623 Risk and Public Policy
- PPM 633 Strategic Planning in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
- PPM 637 Intergovernmental Relations
- PPM 643 Fiscal Analysis in Community Development
Community & Economic Development Track
Required course:
- CPD 652 Introduction to Community Development
Select 3 credits:
Select 9 credits:
- CPD 665 Transportation Planning
- CPD 667 Housing and Real Estate
- CPD 669 Historic Preservation
- PPM 519 Communication Skills for Public Managers
- PPM 551 Public Policy Dispute Resolution
- PPM 633 Strategic Planning in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
- PPM 643 Fiscal Analysis in Community Development
- PPM 650 State and Regional Economic Development
- PPM 651 Government/Business Relations
- PPM 652 Community Economic Development
- PPM 666 Environmental Policy
- MBA 649 Special Topics in Management: Entrepreneurship and Business Formation**
Health Planning Track
Required course:
- HPM 570 American Health Care System
Select 3 credits:
Select 9 credits:
- HPM 672 Politics of Health Policy
- HPM 574 Community Health and Medical Care
- HPM 634 Health Care Finance I (2 credits)
- HPM 676 Health Care Planning and Marketing
- PPM 519 Communication Skills for Public Managers
- PPM 633 Strategic Planning in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
Available in All Tracks
- GEO 605 Remote Sensing
- GEO 608 GIS Applications I
- GEO 618 GIS Applications II
- GEO 658 Research Applications in GIS
- PPM 610 Foundations of Public Policy and Management
- PPM 513 Law and Public Policy
Law & Community Planning Joint Degree
Select 3 credits:
Select 12 credits:***
- LAW 633 Natural Resources Law
- LAW 637 Environmental Law
- LAW 658 Ocean Law
- LAW 684 Alternative Dispute Resolution
- LAW 689 Environmental Law Clinic
* American and New England Studies courses
** School of Business course
*** School of Law courses - Students in the joint degree program in Law and Planning will substitute Land Use Law for this course.
