Certificate Programs
 
To enhance educational opportunities for graduate students at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and to facilitate greater student interaction, the urban planning and policy development program offers a certificate in urban planning to students who complete the master of public policy (M.P.P.) degree, and who also complete the following 15-credit curriculum. This certificate indicates familiarity with urban planning.

Entrance into a certificate program requires the permission of the director of both programs. Successful completion of a certificate program will be indicated on graduate transcripts.

Required Courses
34:970:501  History and Theory of Planning (3)
34:970:517  Survey of Planning Law Principles (3)
34:970:516  Methods of Planning Analysis II (3) -- prerequisite of 970:515 or equivalent OR
34:970:591  Introduction to Geographic Information Science for Urban Planners (3) OR
34:970:592  Topics in Geographic Information Science (3)

And one of the following advanced planning courses:
34:970:529  Principles of Housing (3)
34:970:555  Urban Transportation Policy Analysis (3)
34:970:556  Urban Transportation Planning (3)
34:970:562  Community Economic Development (3)
34:970:563  Community Development (3)
34:970:601  Introduction to Planning and Design (3)
34:970:604  Land Development Practice (3)
34:970:618  Environmental Planning and Management (3)
34:970:622  Urban Redevelopment (3)
34:970:645  Regional Development (3)
34:970:xxx  urban planning elective (3)