The Urban and Regional Economic Development Policy Concentration provides students interested in Economic Development with concepts, knowledge, and tools to become effective practitioners or consultants in economic development at the local, regional, or state level. The concentration is also good preparation for work in  foundation, state, or federal level programs intended to support economic development at the local or regional level.

Foundation courses in the concentration are 90‐743 Urban and Regional Economic Development, which provides a broad survey of the area; 90‐733 Urban Development, which provides a broad review of the redevelopment of American cities with a emphasis on financing development projects. These projects require numerous agreements multiple parties, thus negotiation is also a foundational course (94-800 Negotiation). Additional concentration courses include additional background/policy courses in urban settings, as well as courses related to entrepreneurship and business development, community development, real estate, and strategy. The curriculum emphasizes development in the U.S. context. Students interested in international development may want to consider the International Trade and Development concentration.

Students concentrating in this area are recommended to complete at least 48 units of coursework from the following list of courses offered at the College. See the course catalog for descriptions.

Foundational courses

90-733  Urban Development

90-743  Urban and Regional Economic Development

90-750  Negotiation

Additional Concentration Courses

90-734 Urban Policy

90-744 Public Expenditure Analysis

90-756 Technology and Economic Growth

90-765 Cities, Technology, and the Environment

90-789 Sustainable Community Development

94-807 Entrepreneurship

94-810 Introduction to Supply Chain Management

94-811 Strategy Development

48-752 Real Estate Design & Development

45-885 Designing and Leading a Business

Additional Related Courses

These courses do not count against the concentration, but may serve as complementary electives.

90-733 Methods of Policy Analysis

90-737 Budgeting & Management Control Systems

90-747 Cost-Benefit Analysis

90-749 The Global Economy: A User's Guide

90-751 Advanced Negotiation

90-754 Engineering Public Policy Change

90-762 Macroeconomics

90-776 The Global Financial System: Growth, Crisis, and Opportunity

90-811 Foundations of Social Innovation and Enterprise

90-823 Program Evaluation

90-840 Legislative Policymaking

90-842 Public Policy Implementation

91-855 Financial Management

90-860 Policy in a Global Economy

91-877 Nonprofit Marketing

94-802 Geographic Information Systems

94-813 Project Management

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