पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

This program provides current and future community development practitioners, activists, and scholars with a strong foundation-based on theory, skill development, and practice-to take on the challenges of urban revitalization in the United States. This program links theory to practice through insightful participation of practitioners in seminars, high quality internships, and studio and practicum courses that allow students to learn directly from residents and community-based organizations about their resources, priorities, and strategies. The CDP program offers core courses and hands-on skill development in critical areas such as: community development and planning theory, planning techniques, community organizing, community development finance, grant writing, land use, decision-making and negotiation, non-profit management, youth and community development, geographic information systems, and research and project evaluation methods. The master's degree in CDP requires a minimum of 12 graduate course units.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The required core courses are IDCE 344 (One Unit) Going Local: Perspectives on Community Development and Planning, IDCE 346 (One Unit) Practicum in Community Development and Planning, IDCE 30250 (One Unit) People and Places: Theories of Community Development and Planning, Research Design and Methods (One Unit), IDCE 314 Research Design and Methods, IDCE 30291 Qualitative Research Design and Methods, IDCE 390 CDP Research Seminar, IDCE 30289 (One Unit) Community Development Finance, Students will take both of the following two ½ semester skills courses: IDCE 30281 Community Needs and Resource Analysis, IDCE 30218 Negotiations in Community Development, A final M.A. project (One Unit). CDP Skill Courses (a sampling, 2 units required): IDCE 30204 Advanced Community Development Finance, IDCE 396 Advanced Raster GIS, IDCE 30240 Community Planning Studio, IDCE 30212 Introduction to Quantitative Methods, IDCE 325 Data Mining Community Profiles, IDCE 363 Decision Methods for Environmental Management and Policy, IDCE 352 Technology and Environmental Assessment, IDCE 30225 Grant Writing for Community Developers, IDCE 30203 Program Evaluation for Youth and Community Development Initiatives, IDCE 30238 Public Communication Seminar, IDCE 334 Planning and Zoning for Community Developers, IDCE 395 Participation and Environmental Management, IDCE 366 Principals of Negotiation and Mediation: An Overview of Conflict Resolution Approaches, IDCE 30219 Risk Analysis: Policy and Methods. CDP Elective Courses (a sampling, 3 units required): IDCE 30205 Climate Change, Energy and Development, IDCE 30221 Education and Development, GEOG 337 Feminism, Nature and Culture, IDCE 30248 Gender and Health, IDCE 347 Globalization, IDCE 304 International and Comparative Analysis of Community Development, IDCE 30202 Land Use Seminar, IDCE 30296 Nonprofit and NGO Management Issues, IDCE 30290 Participatory Research Methods, IDCE 39912 Social Policy, Immigration and Poverty , IDCE 309 Roots and Routes: Immigrants, Diasporas and Travel, IDCE 30265 Social Movements: Quest for Justice, GEOG 366 Urban Economic Geography, GEOG 354 Urban Transportation: Problems and Prospects, IDCE 30293 Youth and Community Development.

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Students must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent in experience or international university certification with a minimum requirement of C plus average (2.30 GPA) during the final two years of undergraduate study or a ranking in the upper half of a class. Students must have obtained a minimum TOEFL score of 577 (90-91 on the internet-based test or 233 on the computer-based test) or IELTS score of at least 6.5 although 7.0 is the preferred score.

योग्यता

स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

Clark University

विभागको नाम

International Development, Community, and Environment Department