Community Development  

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.