Course Catalog
Local and Regional Economic Development
90-743
Units: 6
Description
This course focuses on both the concepts and the techniques of economic development. Students will engage in discussion around issues common to the field — including housing affordability, workforce development, and industry diversity — and use assignments and project work to explore specific data sources and analytical techniques. This course will help students to understand what it means to be a practitioner of economic development, while simultaneously thinking more critically about their own communities and the processes that shape them. The course will primarily focus on data, communities, and policies in the United States but will occasionally also discuss relevant international content, and students are eagerly encouraged to bring any experience they have from outside of the U.S. to class discussions.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you should feel comfortable doing each of the following in a professional setting.
1. Theory: Explain and critique various ideas, theories, and policies related to economic development.
2. Analysis: Utilize common data sources and methods to perform detailed, regionally-specific analysis around common issues in regional economics.
3. Application: Recommend local/regional development strategies based on both area-specific analysis and general awareness of key issues, policies, and case studies.
Prerequisites Description
None