Natural Resources and the Environment
The Community Planning minor at UNH provides practical training in creating sustainable, vibrant communities. You’ll explore urban development strategies and land-use principles while learning to balance environmental and social needs.
Coursework integrates sustainable design and smart growth practices, preparing you to address complex community challenges. The curriculum builds skills in environmental planning and urban development, positioning you for impactful roles in public policy, urban design and community organizations.
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The community planning minor is a set of classes that cover the primary methods of planning and community development. You’ll learn a set of techniques that improve the physical environment for sustaining people, businesses, service delivery and the natural environment. This is a flexible minor intended to enhance most major degrees.
A minor in community planning can enhance your major degree in life sciences and agriculture, liberal arts, health and human services, engineering, business and many others. The community planning minor gives you community-level perspective, critical skills,and hands-on experience and makes you better equipped for creating sustainable solutions for the future health of communities.
Planning is a multidisciplinary profession that requires an understanding of social, economic, and environmental connections to land use change. Students may supplement their major with the minor in community planning to enhance their skills to work with communities for improved sustainability.
Academic policies related to Minors.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| CEP 415 | Community Development Perspectives | 4 |
| CEP 508 | Applied Community Development | 4 |
| CEP 614 | Fundamentals of Planning | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 8 | |
CEP 627 | Community Economics | |
CEP 673 | Green Real Estate | |
or CEP 672 | Fundamentals of Real Estate | |
CEP 777 | Topics in Community Planning 1 | |
NR 602 | Natural Resources and Environmental Policy | |
NR 658 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
NR 720 | International Environmental Politics and Policies for the 21st Century | |
NR 724 | Resolving Environmental Conflicts | |
NR 784 | Sustainable Living - Global Perspectives | |
NR 785 | Systems Thinking for Sustainable Solutions | |
NR 787 | Advanced Topics in Sustainable Energy | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
This is the Capstone course for the CEP Major.
Program Learning Outcomes
Community Planning and Development Foundational Knowledge