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Economic & Social Development of Regions
Contact:
Philip Moss
978-935-2787
Robert Forrant
978-934-2904
The 12 credit certificate offers graduate level instruction to students interested in understanding, analyzing, and intervening to enhance the economic and social development of regions. It provides students with a strong grounding in the conceptual tools and the information needed to participate effectively in the development of neighborhoods, states, or nations.
Required Courses (all students):
- 57.513 Foundations of Comparative Regional Development (3 credits)
Plus two of the following seven core courses (Total of six credits):
- 57.503 Work, Technology, and Training (3 credits)
- 57.506 Research Methods in Economic and Social Development (3 credits)
- 57.511 Dynamics of Power and Authority, Diversity, and Inequality (3 credits)
- 57.537 Developing Economies
- 57.592 Qualitative Research Methods
- 57.593 Advanced Quantitative Methods
- 57.598 Organizational Dynamics in Regional Development
AND One Approved Elective (3 credits)
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