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 policy 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  Planning Methods (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)

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)