The Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Urban and Economic Development requires 15 credit hours and a capstone project. It is designed to meet the professional development training needs of those currently working in or planning to work in urban planning or community and economic development.

This certificate requires courses emphasizing the knowledge and skills to prepare students to work in organizations focusing on urban planning and community economic development activities in government and nonprofit organizations.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

In addition to the application materials required by the Graduate School, applicants must submit a personal statement.

Certificate Program Requirements

Required: 15 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Core Course (3 credits)
PSC 520	Urban Political System	3
Required Electives (6 credits)
Select two courses (6 credits) from the following:		6
PSC 613	Local Government Administration
PSC 620	Urban and Regional Development Policy
PSC 630	Community and Economic Development Theory and Practice
ENT 610
ENT 630	Researching Opportunities in Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
GES 602	Sustainable Urban Planning in an Entrepreneurial Environment
GES 605	Sustainable Regional Planning
GES 632	Geography of Livable Cities
Concentration Electives (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following:		6
PSC 503	Survey Methods for Policy Research
PSC 510	Topics in Public Policy
PSC 511D	Topics in Public Affairs: Strategic Planning
PSC 511G	Topics in Public Affairs: Grant Writing
PSC 511P	Topics in Public Affairs: Program Evaluation
CST 605	Communicating for Social Change
CTR 646	Community Development
ECO 631	Applied Policy Methods
GES 603	Understanding Geographic Information Systems
GES 622	GIS Applications in Urban Planning
GRO 570	Social Services for the Aging
GRO 631	Planning and Evaluation for Professionals in Aging
PCS 605	Skills and Techniques of Conflict Management
PCS 647	Facilitation, Mediation, and Negotiation
SOC 636	Seminar in Social Inequalities: Theory and Research
WGS 650	Feminist Theory: Intersections of Gender, Race and Class
Total Credit Hours		15

Capstone Requirement

Students will cumulatively synthesize learned competencies acquired during the Urban and Economic Development certificate program. The capstone project will be based on assignments and project work from all course work completed during program but will be tailored to individual professional objectives. Students will submit their capstone project to the Urban and Economic Development Certificate Coordinator in the semester in which they apply to graduate.