Master's Degree - Community Development
Credit hours to complete degree: 36
Last Updated: 8/1/2021 4:01 pm
Core Courses 18 credit hours
The Community Development course planner will be extended through summer 2024 in late August 2021, contact your academic advisor with questions.
Students are advised to register for no more than six credit hours without talking to their advisor first.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Foundations of Community Development | 3 | Huston Gibson | Mary Emery | KSU | SDSU | KSU | ||||||
| Principles and Strategies of Community Change | 3 | Dane Mataic | KSU | |||||||||
| Organizing for Community Change | 3 | Timothy Borich | ISU | ISU | ||||||||
| Community Analysis: Introduction to Methods | 3 | Meredith Redlin | KSU | SDSU | ||||||||
| Community and Natural Resource Management | 3 | Stephanie Davison | SDSU | ISU | ||||||||
| Community and Regional Economic Policy and Analysis | 3 | Daniela M. Mattos | UNL | |||||||||
Electives
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Community Engagement for Civic Change | 3 | Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel | ||||||||||
| Community Leadership and Capacity Building | 3 | Stephanie Davison | SDSU | |||||||||
| Economic Development and Strategies and Programs | 3 | ISU | ||||||||||
| Evaluation of Organizations and Programs | 3 | Mary Emery | SDSU | |||||||||
| Gov't, Politics & Community Development | 3 | NDSU | ||||||||||
| Grantwriting | 3 | Elaine Johannes | KSU | KSU | ||||||||
| Housing and Development Programs | 3 | Susmita Rishi | KSU | |||||||||
| Immigrants & Communities | 3 | Mary Emery | SDSU | |||||||||
| Land Development Planning | 3 | KSU | ||||||||||
| Sustainable Communities | 3 | Maria Van Der Maaten | ISU | |||||||||
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Elective in CD: International Development | 3 | Summer Lewis | KSU | KSU | ||||||||
| Elective in CD: Introduction to GIS | 3 | ISU | ||||||||||
| Nonprofit Management | 3 | SDSU | ||||||||||
Courses in the Area of Working with Native Communities
These courses are also electives.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||||||||
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Introduction to Native Community Development | 3 | SDSU | ||||||||||
| Building Native Community and Economic Capacity | 3 | SDSU | ||||||||||
Capstone
Courses related to capstone requirements are available through your home university. Credit hours required will vary by capstone experience. Consult with your academic advisor about course selection and scheduling.
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Capstone: Thesis or Creative Component | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | multiple universities | ||||
