Community & Environmental Planning (CEP)
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CEP 415 - Community Development Perspectives
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to a range of community development and environmental issues facing communities as they undergo social, economic, and environmental change. Through class discussion and examination of case studies, the course describes basic principles and processes of community development, planning and policy formulation. Community and environmental topics covered in the course include affordable housing, rural development, economic development, local food systems, community health care, neighborhood revitalization, community infrastructure, disaster recovery, environmental stewardship, resilience and climate change, civic engagement and social capital.
Attributes: Social Science (Discovery)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Through a combination of both theory and applied, real world practice, the students in this course gain a broad understanding of how community development seeks to address significant local environmental, economic and social issues.
CEP 508 - Applied Community Development
Credits: 4
Students work in small teams with an actual public or nonprofit organization on a community development topic of interest to that organization. Students assist the organization to identify community development policy needs and problems, assess requirements and resources, and analyze pertinent primary and secondary economic, social, political, and physical data on the organization’s community development topic. Based on this analysis, students make recommendations to the organization for new or improved community policies, programs or processes.
Prerequisite(s): CEP 415 with a minimum grade of D- or CEP 672 with a minimum grade of D- or TOUR 510 with a minimum grade of D-.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Apply theory to address community development and planning problems.
- Engage in community level research using a variety of research methods, including experience with interviews, focus groups, and surveys as primary data collection methods.
- Effectively communicate community development policy issues for a variety of audiences in succinct and clear prose.
- Effectively present data and recommendations to varied audiences.
- Successfully conduct group work, manage teams, and organize tasks for project completion.
CEP 614 - Fundamentals of Planning
Credits: 4
This course introduces the community planning process in non-metropolitan and metropolitan communities through the practical application of planning techniques. The course covers key planning topics such as data gathering and analysis, the comprehensive plan, zoning regulations, urban, suburban and rural design, and citizen participation. The course also covers community planning components such as: housing, jobs and economic development, neighborhoods, recreation, transportation and community infrastructure, environment and sustainability, and the administrative structure for planning.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite(s): (EREC 411 with a minimum grade of D- or NR 411 with a minimum grade of D- or ECON 402 with a minimum grade of D-) and CEP 415 with a minimum grade of D-.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Describe the planning structure, actors and process of planning in the United States.
- Evaluate the types of plans, zoning and ordinances used by localities.
- Demonstrate understanding of how plans seek to address local needs on key issues such as housing, economic opportunity or the environment.
CEP 627 - Community Economics
Credits: 4
Economic factors affecting community and local government decisions. Emphasizes use of economic theory for decision making and community problem solving.
Prerequisite(s): EREC 411 with a minimum grade of D- or NR 411 with a minimum grade of D-.
Equivalent(s): CD 627, EREC 627, RECO 627
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
CEP 672 - Fundamentals of Real Estate
Credits: 4
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.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Be able to describe fundamental real estate principles.
- Be aware of the fundamental components of value in real property.
- Understand important federal real estate laws, such as Fair Housing, and Environmental Hazards.
- Develop an understanding of fiduciary duties and basic contract law.
- Have a working knowledge of real estate terminology.
- Know different forms of real estate ownership and legal descriptions of real property.
- Be qualified to take the New Hampshire Real Estate License Exam.
- Be aware of current real estate financing concepts, issues, and programs.
- Be an educated property owner/investor/tenant.
CEP 673 - Green Real Estate
Credits: 4
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."
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
CEP 777 - Topics in Community Planning
Credits: 4
This capstone course focuses on advanced treatment of the concepts and tools required for effective local and regional planning and community development. Students select a community and environmental planning or development topic of their choice to focus on throughout the semester. The student gathers, evaluates and writes about information related to their chosen topic and assesses and makes recommendations for effective planning and policy approaches. At the conclusion of this course, the student has built substantive expertise in their chosen topic area, as well as local information collection, planning and community policy implementation processes.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Prerequisite(s): CEP 614 with a minimum grade of D-.
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
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- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the issues, solutions and plans related to a specific community topic.
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the purposes, approaches to, and process of social science research, especially as it relates to planning and community development.
- Collect and evaluate data on an important public policy topic.
- Apply a mixed methods approach to data collection and analysis of a selected topic in planning and community development.
- Effectively communicate study findings orally and in writing.
CEP 794 - Community and Environmental Planning Internship
Credits: 4-12
Fieldwork in a planning office for student’s professional development. Student must be supervised by a qualified planner or faculty-approved supervisor throughout the internship and remain in consultation with a faculty advisor. A Memorandum of Understanding between the student, the internship supervisor, and the faculty advisor, as well as midterm and final written reports are required. May be taken for 4 credits with 150 hours of internship up to a maximum of 12 credits for 450 hours of internship.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
Equivalent(s): CD 794
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading
CEP 795 - Investigations
Credits: 2-4
Special assignments in readings, investigations, or field problems, or teaching experience. May be repeated.
Equivalent(s): CD 795, CD 795W, CEP 795W
Grade Mode: Letter Grading