Community&Environmental Plan  

CEP 415 - Community Development Perspectives
Credits: 4.00
Introduces students to a range of community development and environmental planning issues facing communities as they undergo social, economic, and environmental change. Through class discussion and examination of case studies, this course instills basic principles and processes of community development and environmental planning, formulation, and conflict resolution. Community and environmental planning topics covered in the course include land use conflict, urban/suburban sprawl, rural development, economic development, loacal food systems, community infrastructure, and environmental stewardship. Emphasis is placed on the roles and responsibilities of community development professionals, including land use planners, municipal administrators, and community leaders.

CEP 508 - Applied Community Development
Credits: 4.00
Students work in an actual community, assisting individuals and groups to identify needs and problems, establish attainable and objective goals, assess requirements and resources, and formulate programs for development and methods of collection, analysis, and integration of pertinent primary and secondary economic, social, political, and physical data for community development. Prereq: CEP 415 or permission. Lab

CEP 614 - Fundamentals of Planning
Credits: 4.00
Community planning process in nonmetropolitan communities; practical application of planning techniques. Communities' components: housing, jobs, schools, recreation, transportation, community appearance, and the administrative structure for planning. Use of planning tools: data gathering and analysis, the master plan, zoning and subdivision regulations, community development programs. Prereq: EREC 411; CEP 415;/or permission. (Offered every other year.) Writing intensive.

CEP 672 - Fundamentals of Real Estate
Credits: 4.00
This course covers timely subjects in National and regional real estate, such as types of property ownership, easements, financing, contracts, appraisal, brokerage, property listings, commissions, fair housing, and property management. The goal of this class is to prepare students to pass the New Hampshire Real Estate Sales Agent License Exam and/or be knowledgeable real estate investors. Prereq: MATH 420 or higher.

CEP 673 - Green Real Estate
Credits: 4.00
This class covers issues related to existing and new real estate development with respect to history, law (state statutes and federal legislation), economics, and technology. The course looks at impacts of green development from an individual building level, and out to regional and global levels. We look at common problems and solutions, review case studies, and discuss emerging trends in "green development."

CEP 710 - Seminar
Credits: 2.00 to 4.00
Seminars arranged to students' needs and offered as demand warrants: in-depth treatment of area, including classic work. May be repeated.

CEP 720 - Community-Based Natural Resource Management: Lessons from the Field
Credits: 3.00
Guest lectures by extension agents and practitioners from a variety of natural resource-based fields, including: agriculture, forestry, marine resources, planning, and community/economic development. Theoretical and practical aspects of community outreach in the natural resources arena. Prereq: CEP 415, EREC 411, NR 401 or permission from instructor. Participation in outreach project required.

CEP 777 - Topics in Community Planning
Credits: 4.00
Advanced treatment of the concepts and tools required for effective local and regional planning to guide land use, capital investment in infrastructure, and organization for service delivery. Prereq: CEP 614 or permission. (Also listed as RAM 877.) (Offered every other year.) Writing intensive.

CEP 793 - Community Administration Internship
Credits: 1.00 to 8.00
Fieldwork in governmental agency or a local government unit for on-the-job skill development. Normally supervised by a qualified administrator in the organization with frequent consultation with a faculty sponsor. A written report is required. Internship may be part- or full-time with course credits assigned accordingly. Prereq: permission. Cr/F.

CEP 794 - Community and Environmental Planning Internship
Credits: 1.00 to 8.00
Fieldwork in a public planning office or agency for on-the-job skill development. Normally supervised by a qualified planner in the planning organization with frequent consultation with a faculty sponsor. A written report is required. Internship may be part- or full-time with course credits assigned accordingly. Prereq: permission. Cr/F.

CEP 795 - Investigations
Credits: 2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq: permission.

CEP 795W - Investigations
Credits: 2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.

CEP 796 - Investigations
Credits: 2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq: permission.

CEP 796W - Investigations
Credits: 2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.

CEP 797 - Community Administration and Planning Seminar
Credits: 1.00 to 4.00
Selected topics in community administration and in community and regional planning. Focuses on current issues of major importance that are not usually covered in regular community administration to a maximum of 8 credits. Prereq: permission. Special fee.