PA 6260 A (CRN: 13301)
Public Administration: Community Economic Development
3 Credit Hours
About PA 6260 A
Examines how rural and urban communities address poverty, unemployment and other economic problems through job creation and retention, workforce training and support, and other development strategies. Cross-listed with: CDAE 6260.
Notes
Graduate students only; Cross listed with CDAE 6260 A; Total combined enrollment: 20; Open to Degree and PACE students
Section Description
As environments, technologies, policies, and institutions change, communities are responding in diverse ways, with the COVID-19 spotlighting different approaches to and trajectories of community processes and development. Those that do so successfully draw upon their various resources to promote health and wellbeing, democratic processes and engagement, economic vitality and opportunity, and sustainable development. This course examines theories, methods, and strategies used to develop healthy communities that are economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable at a local scale and able to respond to external forces. We complicate the notion of community, consider theoretical frameworks to guide community development processes, and focus on the intersections that communities have with such issues as poverty, race, social identities, power and empowerment, resilience, and social change, among others. We study a broad range of issues relevant to local communities to apply theoretical concepts, including natural resource management, health, energy, and food and agriculture.
Section Expectation
By the end of this course, students will be able to: a) Understand basic concepts of community economic development theory, process, and practice, b) Identify different factors, organizations, and institutions affecting community economic development, c) Develop an understanding of how individual and community social position and identity influence processes of community development, d) Critically apply community development frameworks to real world cases, and e) Identify and articulate, orally and in written work, strategies of community development that leverage opportunities and mitigate challenges to community economic development.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated in a range of ways including class participation, oral presentations, and written work.
Important Dates
Note: These dates may change before registration begins.
Note: These dates may not be accurate for select courses during the Summer Session.
| Last Day to Add | |
|---|---|
| Last Day to Drop | |
| Last Day to Withdraw with 50% Refund | |
| Last Day to Withdraw with 25% Refund | |
| Last Day to Withdraw |
Resources
There are no courses that meet this criteria.
Interest Form
PA 6260 A is closed to new enrollment.
But we can remind you a few days before the next term opens. You can also see what terms are enrolling currently.