2021-2022 Course List

Introduction to community leadership-elected, professional, or voluntary-and the skills and values which support it.

Goal Areas:

GE-09, GE-11

This course is a survey of the local community--the forces which shape it, the significance of a democratic public, and the professional practice of local government service.Fall, Spring

Introduction to skills and techniques used to form questions about urban affairs, to organize and analyze information to answer it, and to present the results of one's analysis in a professional format.Fall, Spring

This course, designed for student preparing for a professional career in local government or public service, focuses on media relations and building citizen involvement through public awareness projects.

Reviews processes and techniques related to evaluation of public programs.

Public policy and programs that address issues of housing supply, quality, costs, and neighborhood revitalization.

An overview of local government law and local governing powers. In addition, public issues in the legal context will be examined from a management and operational perspective.

A basic working knowledge and vocabulary of urban design concepts and techniques in an applied problem solving context.

Preservation techniques, principles of structural evaluation, adaptive use potentials and options, economic consideration in preservation and the role of legislation.

Historic Preservation: Policy and Field Methods introduces students to the rules and laws of structural historic preservation. The course will investigate the major policy documents, laws, agencies, survey methods, and examine how they are applied in local government preservation.

Raising resources for public and nonprofit organizations--from needs assessment through obtaining funding to managing the grant after it is awarded.

A survey course covering the concepts, processes, tools and strategies of economic development in local communities. Emphasis is on the why and how of economic development.

Examines and applies the fundamental concepts, techniques and mechanisms for environmental planning at the city, county, and sub-state regional levels.

Examines transportation problems of, and solutions for large and medium sized cities. Special emphasis on reducing traffic congestion, improving management of transit systems, and linking transportation and land-use planning.

Varying topics dealing with emerging trends and contemporary needs facing urban America.

Problem solving in communities and direct involvement into specific areas of study of student interest.

Prerequisites:

Consent 

Assemble and evaluate information and opinions into a coherent position on what makes cities work, and prepare for entry into professional world of work in cities.

Scheduled work assignments, varying in length and content, under the supervision of selected professional sponsors.

Prerequisites:

Consent 

Independent study under supervision of an instructor with a research paper or report to be presented.

Prerequisites:

Consent 

This course is a survey of the local community--the forces which shape it, the significance of a democratic public, and professional practice of local government service.

This course is designed to develop the skills needed to gather, analyze, and present information for resolving applied problems in local government and community settings.

This course is designed for students preparing for a professinal career in local government or public service, focuses on media relations and building citizen involvement through public awareness projects.

Reviews processes and techniques related to evaluation of public programs.

Public policy and programs and non-profit initiatives that address issues of housing supply, quality, and costs.

An overview of local government law and local governing powers. In addition, public issues in the legal context will be examined from a management and planning perspective.