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Community and Economic Development
Graduate Education at Penn State
Master of
Professional Studies in
Community and Economic Development
For the schedule of course offerings
please
click here.
List of Courses
Required
Courses
(21 credits)
CEDEV 430 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING (3). Concepts,
strategies, and techniques of local economic analysis, planning, and
development; case studies and decision‑making exercises.
CEDEV 452 RURAL ORGANIZATION
(3). Social organization and change in rural communities; use of sociological
principles in analysis of rural problems and rural development.
CEDEV 500 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP (3).
Understanding principles and strategies of community and economic development in
relation to general systems theory, community decision making, and leadership
strategies and roles in group and community settings.
CEDEV 505 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
(3). Exploration, understanding, and application of leadership roles,
strategies, and principles in group and community settings.
CEDEV 509 POPULATION, LAND USE AND
MUNICIPAL FINANCE (3). Theories and
methods for understanding population characteristics and municipal finance, and
the interplay of population, land use and municipal finance and taxation.
CEDEV 575 METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(3). Understanding and applying methods and hands-on experience with techniques
used in community and economic development.
STAT 500 APPLIED STATISTICS
(3). Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, power, estimation, confidence
intervals, regression, one- and 2-way ANOVA, Chi-square tests, diagnostics.
Prerequisite: one undergraduate course in statistics.
Or an equivalent statistics course.
For the integrative experience, students would
take the most appropriate course below.
CEDEV 595 INTERNSHIP.
Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction, including field experiences,
practicums or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required. A
specific title may be used in each instance and will be entered on the student’s
transcript. Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor.
CEDEV 596 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES OR
SPECIAL PROJECTS (3-6). Used by
students to work with an advisor on their final paper or project, or to study
special topics not covered in other courses.
CEDEV 599 FOREIGN STUDIES
(1-2 per semester, maximum of 4). Courses offered in foreign countries by
individual or group instruction. A specific title may be used in each instance
and will be entered on the student’s transcript.
List of possible electives available online
through Penn State is here. (link to possible electives). Graduate level
courses related to the degree from other institutions may be considered as
electives and transferred into the program, with approval.
Elective
courses
List of possible elective courses (electives
are not limited to these course and may include resident courses and graduate
courses from other accredited institutions).
CEDEV 576 APPLICATIONS AND
PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(3). Consideration of community and economic development applications in
communities and practices of public and private organizations and agencies.
Summer Institute.
Electives
from outside of Community and Economic Development (available online)
CAS 404 CONFLICT
RESOLUTION AND NEGOTIATION (3). Theories and strategies important for
conceptualizing, developing, and managing conflict negotiation, mediation, and
third-party intervention. Prerequisite: CAS 100
CAS 452 ORGANIZATIONAL
COMMUNICATION THEORY AND RESEARCH (3). Explores the nature and functions of
communication in organizations; emphasis on concepts, tools, and skills for
effective management of communication. Prerequisite: CAS 202 or CAS 252
MANGT 510 PROJECT
MANAGEMENT (3). A problem-based and interdisciplinary course in project
management skills and techniques needed to manage projects in a modern business
environment. Prerequisite: graduate standing
MANGT 520 PLANNING AND
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3). A problem-based course that addresses techniques for
planning the project development process, including securing resources and
resource management.
PL SC 420 POLICY MAKING
AND EVALUATION (3). Advanced analysis of public policy, emphasizing policy
evaluation and the factors that determine policy success and failure.
Prerequisite: PL SC 001 or PL SC 002
PSYCH 485
LEADERSHIP IN WORK SETTINGS ( 3) Effective Date: SP2007
Review of research and application of behavior principles in the areas of
management and supervision. Prerequisite:
PSYCH 100 ,
PSYCH 281 or 3 credits MGMT
SOC 404 SOCIAL INFLUENCE
AND SMALL GROUPS (3). The study of social influence, leadership and status, and
social cohesion and commitment processes in small groups. Prerequisite: SOC 003
or PSY 417
Students may also consider
taking the graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems or Disaster
Preparedness or Bioterrorism Preparedness.
Students may transfer in
up to ten credits from an accredited graduate program, with the approval of the
Graduate Program. These credits may not have been applied to another degree, the
grade earned must be a B or better and they must have been taken within the past
five years. To discuss this with the CEDEV Graduate Program Coordinator please
contact
Dr. Diane McLaughlin
at
dkk@psu.edu, or phone 814-863-8626.
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