Master's Degree - Community Development
Credit hours to complete degree: 36
Last Updated: 1/21/2022 9:01 am
Core Courses 18 credit hours
Students are advised to register for no more than six credit hours without talking to their advisor first.
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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 | Huston Gibson | KSU | KSU | KSU | KSU | ||||
| Principles and Strategies of Community Change | 3 | Dane Mataic | KSU | NDSU | ||||||||
| Organizing for Community Change | 3 | Timothy Borich | SDState | SDState | SDState | |||||||
| Community Analysis: Introduction to Methods | 3 | Meredith Redlin | Huston Gibson | SDState | KSU | |||||||
| Community and Natural Resource Management | 3 | Stephanie Davison | Candace May | KSU | SDState | |||||||
| Community and Regional Economic Policy and Analysis | 3 | Daniela M. Mattos | UNL | UNL | ||||||||
Electives
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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 | UNL | |||||||||
| Community Leadership and Capacity Building | 3 | Stephanie Davison | KSU | |||||||||
| Economic Development and Strategies and Programs | 3 | UNL | ||||||||||
| Evaluation of Organizations and Programs | 3 | Mary Emery | Stephanie Davison | SDState | ||||||||
| Gov't, Politics & Community Development | 3 | Jeffrey Bumgarner | NDSU | |||||||||
| Grantwriting | 3 | Elaine Johannes | SDState | SDState | SDState | |||||||
| Housing and Development Programs | 3 | Susmita Rishi | KSU | |||||||||
| Immigrants & Communities | 3 | Mary Emery | SDState | |||||||||
| Land Development Planning | 3 | SDState | ||||||||||
| Sustainable Communities | 3 | Maria Van Der Maaten | KSU | KSU | ||||||||
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Elective in CD: International Development | 3 | Summer Lewis | ||||||||||
| Elective in CD: Introduction to GIS | 3 | KSU | KSU | |||||||||
| Nonprofit Management | 3 | SDState | SDState | |||||||||
| Special Topics Elective in Community Development | 3 | KSU | KSU | KSU | ||||||||
Courses in the Area of Working with Native Communities
These courses are also electives.
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Introduction to Native Community Development | 3 | SDState | ||||||||||
| Building Native Community and Economic Capacity | 3 | John Phillips | SDState | |||||||||
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 | ||||
