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CD 415 - Community Development Perspectives
Credits:
4.00
Introduces the concepts of community development and
issues that are facing contemporary communities as they
undergo change. Focus on strengthening communities through
a process of citizen participation and decision making
which empowers citizens to direct and control change that
affects their lives in the local community. Emphasis given
to the roles and responsibilities of professional
administrators and individual citizens in the dynamic
process of community policy formulation, decision making,
and administrative implementation.
CD 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: CD 415 or permission. Lab
CD 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; CD 415;/or permission. (Offered
every other year.) Writing intensive.
CD 672 - New Hampshire Real Estate
Credits:
4.00
Course covers timely subjects in national and regional
real estate: types of property ownership, easements,
financing, contracts, appraisal, brokerage, property
listing, commissions, fair housing, and property
management. 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.
CD 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.
CD 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: CD 415, EREC 411, NR 401 or permission from
instructor. Participation in outreach project required.
CD 741 - Critical Issues in Solid Waste Management
Credits:
2.00
Overview of the basic issues in managing society's waste,
focusing on municipal solid waste and sewage sludge or
"biosolids." Issues such as recycling, source reduction,
composting, incineration, land spreading, and land filling
examined from different disciplines. Five basic modules:
agronomy, economics, engineering and hydrology, planning
and policy, and social/cultural/ethical issues. Guest
speakers from state government, private sector firms,
nonprofit and environmental groups, and the New Hampshire
legislature featured selectively. Field trips to waste
management sites, such as landfills, recycling centers, and
composting operations. Prereq: EREC 411 or equivalent; BIOL
412 or equivalent;/or permission. (Also offered as RAM 841.)
CD 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: CD 614 or permission. (Also
listed as RAM 877.) (Offered every other year.) Writing
intensive.
CD 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.
CD 794 - Community 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.
CD 795 - Investigations
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field
problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq:
permission.
CD 795W - Investigations
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
See description for CD 795. Writing intensive.
CD 796 - Investigations
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field
problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated. Prereq:
permission.
CD 796W - Investigations
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
See description for CD 796. Writing intensive.
CD 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.