EST 576 - Practicum in Early Childhood Special Education
(2 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services.
University-supervised practicum experience in one of three settings: early intervention, preschool programs for children with disabilities, or primary grade special education programs; 100 hours over a prescribed number of weeks, observing and teaching or providing early intervention services under the direction of a cooperating teacher. Required for licensure as an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist.
(2 credits) Prerequisites: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services; must be taken concurrently with EDC 510. Structured field experience designed to accompany elementary methods course in visual arts education. Prepares students for student teaching; stresses the practical application of theory and research to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of instruction. Students explore the various roles of a teacher and begin formulating a personal philosophy for teaching while working in an elementary, middle, or senior high school classroom under the direction of a mentor teacher and a university supervisor; includes seminar.
EST 580 - Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education
(4 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services.
University-supervised student teaching experience, typically in a kindergarten or primary grade classroom. Practicum (EST 570) or Student Teaching must be in an urban setting. Placement may be made in a setting that provides for the inclusion of children with special needs. Five full days per week for one semester under the direction of a cooperating teacher. Includes a seminar. Required for early childhood teaching license.
EST 581 - Student Teaching in Middle Childhood Education
(10 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services; must be taken concurrently with EDB 595. Five full days a week for one semester in an upper elementary, middle, or junior high school classroom observing and teaching under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor. Required for middle childhood teaching license.
EST 582 - Practicum in Secondary Education English
(3 credits) Five full days a week for one semester in a secondary school classroom observing and teaching under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 583 - Practicum In Secondary Education Mathematics
(3 credits) Structured field experience designed to accompany secondary methods courses in English, science, mathematics, or social studies education. Prepares students for student teaching; stresses the practical application of theory and research to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of instruction. Students explore the various roles of a teacher and begin formulating a personal philosophy for teaching while working in a junior or senior high school classroom under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor; includes seminar. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 584 - Practicum in Secondary Education Social Studies
(3 credits) Structured field experience designed to accompany secondary methods courses in English, science, mathematics, or social studies education. Prepares students for student teaching; stresses the practical application of theory and research to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of instruction. Students explore the various roles of a teacher and begin formulating a personal philosophy for teaching while working in a junior or senior high school classroom under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor; includes seminar. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 585 - Practicum in Secondary Education Science
(3 credits) Structured field experience designed to accompany secondary methods courses in English, science, mathematics, or social studies education. Prepares students for student teaching; stresses the practical application of theory and research to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of instruction. Students explore the various roles of a teacher and begin formulating a personal philosophy for teaching while working in a junior or senior high school classroom under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor; includes seminar. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 586 - Student Teaching In Early Childhood-Special Education
(4 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services.
University-supervised student teaching experience in one or two settings (different from experience in ESE 576): preschool programs for children with disabilities and/or primary grade special education programs, observing and teaching or providing early intervention services under the direction of a cooperating teacher.
For initial licensure students, student teaching must be completed during the Fall or Spring semesters. Those seeking a second credential may be able to complete student teaching during summer with a minimum experience of 200 hours. Successful completion requires demonstration of competencies necessary for licensure as an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist.
EST 587 - Student Teaching For Mild/Moderate Disabilities
(4 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services.
University-supervised student teaching experience in a state-approved unit serving students with mild/moderate disabilities; five days per week under the guidance of a teacher certified in the area of mild/moderate disabilities. Successful completion requires demonstration of competencies necessary for licensure as a Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist. Summer placements may be available, but is limited to students with two or more years of prior teaching experience.
EST 588 - Student Teaching For Moderate & Intensive Educational Needs
(4 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services.
University-supervised student teaching experience in two separate educational settings: one for students with mental retardation and multiple disabilities, and one for students with serious emotional disturbance; five days a week for one semester observing and teaching under the direction of a mentor teacher. Successful completion requires demonstration of competencies necessary for licensure as a Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist. Summer student teaching may be available, but is limited to students with one or more years of prior teaching experience with students who have moderate and intensive needs.
EST 589 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education English
(10 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services; must be taken concurrently with EDB 595. Five full days a week for one semester in a secondary school classroom observing and teaching under the directions of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 590 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education Mathematics
(10 credits) Prerequisites: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services; must be taken concurrently with EDB 595. Five full days a week for one semester in a secondary school classroom observing and teaching under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 591 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education Social Studies
(10 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services; must be taken concurrently with EDB 595. Five full days a week for one semester in a secondary school classroom observing and teaching under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 592 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education Science
(10 credits) Prerequisite: Prior application and approval of the Office of Field Services; must be taken concurrently with EDB 595. Five full days a week for a week for one semester in a secondary school classroom observing and teaching under the direction of a cooperating teacher and a University supervisor. Required for secondary teaching license.
EST 593 - Special Topics In Curriculum & Instruction
(4 credits) Prerequisite: May require permission of instructor. Opportunity for in-depth exploration of a topic of a special nature with a group having a similar interest; individual and group work in the classroom, library, or community under the direct supervision of at least one graduate faculty member and other resource professionals as necessary. In many instances, the topic explored may be under consideration as a new course or program to assure student participation in this process and will be included in the seminar title. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.
(10 credits) Five full days a week for one semester in elementary and secondary school classrooms observing and teaching under the direction of a mentor and university supervisor. Required for multi-age teaching license.
EST 595 - Seminar on Integrating Theory & Practice
(3 credits) Exit seminar for initial licensure programs in secondary and middle childhood education. Students complete and present a professional teaching portfolio and action research project.
(4 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and department chair. Independent project in a selected area of education; approval by and arrangements made with permission of the supervising instructor and the department chair. While no limit is imposed on repetition, only six hours of independent study credit may be applied to the completion of any master’s degree program in the College of Education and Human Services.
(10 credits) Five full days a week for one semester in elementary and secondary school classrooms observing and teaching under the direction of a mentor and university supervisor. Required for multi-age teaching license.
(4 credits) Five full days a week for one semester in elementary or secondary school classrooms observing and teaching under the direction of a mentor teacher and university supervisor. Required for multi-age teaching license.
(1 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of academic advisor. Designed for M.Ed. candidates taking the comprehensive examination who have completed all course requirements. Students must be registered for one credit to take the examination and to graduate. Non-graded.
(3 credits) This capstone course is an opportunity for candidates to demonstrate that they have achieved the goals for learning established for the ODE Teacher Leadership endorsement. This course involves structured field experiences designed to prepare those seeking the endorsement for non-administrative leadership roles in schools and districts and stresses practical application of methods and theory from prior courses with emphasis on the various roles of a teacher leader. Candidates formulate a personal philosophy of teacher leadership while working under the direction of both a mentor and a university supervisor. They will create a portfolio to highlight their leadership journey and prepare it for submission to the appropriate review and credentialing authorities.
(4 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of academic advisor. Culminating project to be undertaken at the completion of master’s program under the direction of a faculty committee chaired by the student’s academic advisor. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
(4 credits) Prerequisite: Permission of academic advisor. Supervised research under the direction of a committee of Graduate Faculty chaired by the student’s academic advisor; culminates in submission of an acceptable thesis. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
(3 credits) Application of basic principles of research to speech-language pathology and audiology; basic statistical measures; assessment of differences and relationships; fundamentals of experimental design; evaluation of applied and clinical research studies.
(4 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Study of the normal and disordered swallow. The nature, characteristics, assessment, and clinical management of dysphagia in children and adults.
(3 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 335 or equivalent. Principles and practices in the diagnosis of speech and language problems in adults. Decision making involved in selection, administration, and interpretation of formal and informal measures of speech and language.
(2 credits) Prerequisite: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology. The nature, characteristics, assessment, and clinical management of dysarthria and apraxia in children and adults.
(2 credits) Prerequisite: Introductory course in speech-language pathology. Augmentative/alternative communication for individuals who are unable to communicate verbally.
(2 credits) An overview of the practice of speech-language pathology and audiology in medical settings. Examination of clinical, administrative, and professional issues pertinent to work in the medical community.
(3 credits) Prerequisite: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology. Voice physiology, resonance, and organic and functional voice disorders.
(4 credits) Prerequisites: Introductory course in speech-language pathology and a course in behavioral neurology. Characteristics, causes, assessment, and clinical management of language problems associated with central nervous system damage. Offered every year.
SPH 535 - Organization & Administration of Public School Speech & Hearing Program
(3 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 335. Study of various aspects of instituting and maintaining a public-school speech-and-hearing program; special emphasis on remedial reading and learning disabilities, scheduling problems, screening and case selection, group therapy, and parent and child counseling.
(3 credits) Prerequisite: Introductory course in speech-language pathology. Characteristics, causes, assessment, and clinical management of stuttering and related prosodic speech variations. Offered every year.
(3 credits) Study of certain aspects of urban language patterns with special attention to linguistic features of those persons described as culturally different; investigation and discussion of literature on oral language variations as related to the listener attitudes, social and economic consequences, school success, and questions concerning approaches to the problem of speech and language specialists; analysis and evaluation of language samples. Students will complete a dialect project integrating concepts covered in class.
SPH 539 - Advanced Practicum In Speech-Language Pathology
(6 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 335. Supervised experience in the assessment and management of speech-language disorders. A minimum of three clock hours weekly is required for each hour of academic credit. Maximum of six credits allowable for certification. Offered every semester.
SPH 549 - Advanced Speech and Language Development
(3 credits) Exploration of phonological, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic language development in typically developing children. Enrollment is limited to post-baccalaureate, non-degree graduate, and degree-seeking graduate students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in speech-language pathology.
(3 credits) Prerequisites: Introductory course in speech-language pathology and a phonetics development course. Characteristics, development, assessment, and clinical management of articulation and phonological problems.
(4 credits) Prerequisites: Introductory course in speech-language pathology and a course in phonetics. The nature, characteristics, assessment, and clinical management of language disorders in infants, preschoolers, school-aged children, and adolescents.
SPH 564 - Behavioral Neurology For Communication Disorders
(3 credits) An introduction to the field of behavioral neurology, including the basics of neurophysiology and functional neuroanatomy. Descriptions of the major neurological disorders that affect the motor and cognitive processes that are the foundations of human communication.
(1 credits) Prerequisite: SPH 482 or equivalent. Supervised experience in the assessment and management of various hearing disorders. A minimum of three clock hours weekly is required for each hour of academic credit.
SPH 589 - Advanced Practicum In Aural Rehabilitation
(1 credits) Prerequisite: Course in aural rehabilitation and clinical methods. Supervised experience in the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders related to hearing loss. A minimum of three clock hours weekly is required for each hour of academic credit.
(1 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the Master’s program in Speech Pathology and Audiology, successful completion of at least 24 credits of academic coursework toward the graduate degree, and a minimum 3.0 GPA.
(3 credits) Prerequisite: Approved thesis proposal. Students preparing for thesis normally must submit a proposal to an advisor for suggestions and discussion by the beginning of their second semester of graduate study.
(3 credits) This class will provide an introduction to the physiological processes related to behavior, an overview of physiological psychology and the latest relevant research on gene expression. The nervous, sensory, and hormonal systems will be studied in their relationship to psychological phenomenon. The relevance of the material to substance abuse and dependence and neural correlates of mental/emotional disorders.
(3 credits) Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Counseling Psychology specialization of the Doctoral Program in Urban Education or permission of the instructor. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of the historical events that have helped shape the field of psychology. During this course we will discuss how various philosophical perspectives, major theories, important research, and other events have influenced the development of our field. Historical events will be linked to current issues in psychology. As part of the course we will discuss ways in which diversity and multicultural issues have been historically addressed and neglected in psychology. Finally, we will discuss current events/developments in psychology that may have important ramifications.
(3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D program in Urban Education or permission of the instructor. This course is designed to introduce graduate students to social psychology theory, concepts, and research. A broad range of theoretical topics will be covered, including social cognititon and perception, attitudes, influence, social identity, interpersonal relationships, prosocial behavior, and aggression. Issues of diversity such as prejudice and intergroup relations will also be included. The relevance of social psychology as foundations for the practice of counseling psychology will be addressed.
CPY 811 - Intellectual Variability:Seminar In Learning & Development
(3 credits) An exploration of theoretical and research perspectives on the nature and significance of individual differences from birth to adulthood as related to instructional and service delivery systems. Human variability as manifested in biological and cognitive characteristics will be analyzed in the course.
(4 credits) The principles of map making and the use of presentation graphics in urban planning and research applications. The use of maps and graphics in the analysis of social, economic, and demographic patterns and associations. Hands-on experience with computers and graphic information systems technology.
(4 credits) Urban research decisions and procedures; procedures for obtaining empirical knowledge about urban issues and ways to extract the meaning of urban data.
(4 credits) Examination of the structure and content of proposals, sources of funding, foundation decision making, program evaluation, and social/institutional change in the urban environment. Students gain experience through independent preparation of a proposal and application of evaluation procedures.
(4 credits) Study of diversity including circumstances faced in urban settings that are exacerbated or affected by diversity factors; exploration of a range of social, political, and economic issues related to diversity.
(4 credits) Covers the functional areas of public administration, including personnel, budgeting, and planning. Reviews the history of public administration as a discipline. Looks at the legal environment of public management and ethics. Crosslisted with UST 600.
(4 credits) The political economy of public spending and alternative methods of financing public spending. Topics include the scope and character of government activities and their economic effects on the private sector, expenditure analysis and evaluation, the budgetary process and politics, the principles and effects of taxation, pricing government services, and the development of basic economic concepts necessary to the understanding of public finance issues. Crosslisted with UST 603.
UST 517 - Public Administration and the Political Process
(4 credits) Political factors that condition the structure and functions of public agencies, including the public interest, agency constituencies, and political influence. Crosslisted with UST 617.
(4 credits) The issues and public policies that have an impact on the management of human resources in the public sector. Differences between public and private personnel administration; the American civil service system; recruitment, placement, promotion, training, and compensation; performance assessment; rights and duties of public employees. Crosslisted with UST 630.
(4 credits) Prerequisites: Two courses in economic principles. Location of economic activity; urban growth and income analysis; urban income inequality and stability; local business cycles; urban public economy and its problems; current urban issues; housing and land-use patterns, traffic congestion, poverty, crime, etc. Cross-listed with ECN 470.
(4 credits) Prerequisites: UST 603 or equivalent. Examines the historical development of anti-poverty policy and the economic effectiveness of various welfare-reform efforts. Looks at anti-poverty efforts from the perspective of national macroeconomic policy and national programs, moves to state-based efforts, and concludes with community-development perspectives on asset accumulation for low-income families.
(4 credits) Challenges to decision-makers in environmental context; strategies appropriate to various decision situations, analysis of decision-making; negotiation and mediation techniques. Crosslisted with UST 440.
UST 542 - Environmental Finance and Capital Budgeting
(4 credits) Introductory course in natural resource economics theory, financial decision-making processes, and public policy relevant to environmental protection, urban sustainability, and natural resource development and management. Examination of issues and methods of financing environmental projects. Focus on the application of theory to practice in state and local governments. Crosslisted with UST 442.
(4 credits) Examines the approaches to and processes of public administration with a comparative perspective, in developed and developing countries. Uses public bureaucracy as a focus for comparison. Major topics will include constitutional basis and significance of international bodies on public administration, federal/central, provincial/state and local government systems, process of public policy formulation, administrative structures, and the role of career civil servants and civil society in the management of public policies.
UST 550 - Fundamentals of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership
(4 credits) Examines the role of nonprofits as community institutions that fulfill both a political and economic role. Course content covers the nature of leadership and management in the nonprofit sector, including history of the field, introduction to fundraising, financial management, governance, and the respective roles of board, staff and volunteers, the political, economic and inter-organizational environment of stakeholders, community relations and advocacy. Class design focused on elucidation of concepts through case studies, discussion and problem solving.
UST 553 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning
(4 credits) Introduction to planning for environmentally sustainable cities and regions. Topics include the values embodied in, and development of, environmental planning as a field of planning; processes that generate the physical landscape; and the impacts of human settlements on the landscape, and issues related to urban sustainability and the built form. Local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to land use, resource protection, green buildings, green economies, and energy are featured. Students become familiar with planning methods and their use to plan for and develop environmentally sustainable communities.
(4 credits) Housing analysis is explored from a regional perspective within a framework of supply, demand, and population movement. Changes produced in neighborhoods and communities as a result of regional housing dynamics are considered, as are the impacts that public policies have on regional housing dynamics and community change.
(4 credits) Examines conflict as an omnipresent component of any decision-making environment. Offers tools for understanding the nature of conflict; devising individual and group strategies that minimize the destructive consequences of conflict; and identifying solutions that are satisfactory to all involved. Includes lectures, discussions, and simulation games.
(4 credits) On-site study of federal urban-policy issues. One intensive week in Washington, D.C., exposes students to critical analysis of the federal budget and legislative process, intergovernmental relations problems, and current urban-policy issues; preparatory and follow-up sessions required.
(4 credits) The roots of the preservation movement in America and its historical antecedents. Preservation policies at the federal, state, and local levels. Preservation planning tools used in Cleveland and other American cities.
(4 credits) The course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the conceptual and practical aspects of regional issues and regional planning. Regional planning strategies emphasize governmental collaboration at the regional level not only to solve regional problems but also to accomplish balanced growth within a metropolitan region. Topics to be explored include sprawl, smart growth, regional planning/regionalism, and case studies of regional collaboration.
UST 578 - Contemporary Issues in Historic Preservation
(4 credits) This course gives students an in-depth view of a few key issues in historic preservation with contemporary relevance to Cleveland /NE Ohio, the nation, and/or worldwide. Over the course of the semester, you will gain detailed knowledge about the theory, policy, and practical application of the specific topic covered each semester.
Current “contemporary issues in historic preservation” that the class may focus on are:
- Economics of historic preservation, including historic rehabilitation tax credits
- Historic preservation in shrinking (rightsizing) cities
- Historic preservation as sustainable development
UST 580 - Conservation Techniques for Historic Preservation
(4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 576. This course focuses on the technical methods for conserving historic buildings. Students will gain knowledge about assessing building conditions, the process of rehabilitation, and financing and policy tools that facilitate building conservation. Throughout the semester, students will examine conservation projects in Cleveland/Northeast Ohio and other cities.
UST 581 - Issues in Public Safety and Justice Management
(4 credits) Public sector management of law enforcement and related public safety agencies; examination of administration of public safety services in an urban context. Topics to be explored include organizational culture in public safety and criminal justice organizations; diversity issues within these organizations and the community, including racial profiling; and challenges facing public safety and front line administrators. First of a three-course concentration in public safety and justice management; can be taken individually or as part of the concentration.
UST 582 - Public Safety Institutions and the Delivery of Justice
(4 credits) This course examines the organizational structures and social processes of public safety and the criminal justice system. Topics to be explored include the criminal justice system from entry to exit, and the institutions along the criminal continuum; current issues in public safety and the administration of justice, including privatization of prisons and technological innovations; and professional standards for public safety and criminal justice personnel. Second of three-course concentration in public safety and justice management; can be taken individually or as part of the concentration.
UST 583 - Policy Analysis and Accountability in Public Safety and Justice Management
(4 credits) Exploration of the movement in the American public safety and criminal justice system to foster accountability in the administration of justice. Exploration of the analysis of crime data, including trends and patterns, and methods of processing and analyzing crime data. Includes an examination of the policies shaping outcomes in public safety and the criminal justice system, such as three strikes laws, mandatory minimums, and Citizen Review Boards, and the use of new technology such as COMPSTAT to enhance safety. Third of a three-course concentration in public safety and justice management; can be taken individually or as part of the concentration.
(4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 601 or permission of instructor. The course focuses on the principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a tool to provide geospatial information analysis and displaying results using industry standard map design and output. Students learn techniques in importing attribute and spatial data; recognize critical components of cartography to design appropriate map output; build attribute and spatial queries in problem solving in spatially related project analysis. Laboratory exercises incorporate the use of GIS software to aid in the analysis of workplace problem situations.
(4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 585. The course focuses on methods to develop and implement advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) modeling and applications. Students learn how to solve complex geospatial problems using GIS extensions such as network analysis, spatial statistical modeling, service area analysis, polygon overlay, surface modeling, as well as creating and displaying results on a GIS web based site. Laboratory exercises incorporate the techniques of advanced GIS software tools to complete computer based analytical exercises and how to implement and display results in workplace projects.
(4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 586. Provides an overview of current policy issues analyzed using GIS. Students review and discuss their GIS projects/research in the context of these issues. Students review both the technical/practical issues encountered as well as the conceptual implications of their projects. The course offers graduate students the opportunity to reflect on the skills learned during their GIS projects and provides an overview of ongoing development in the field.
(1-4 credits) This course will examine the health of the urban environment in three different ways: ecological health, public health and financial health. At first, the course will examine these topics through a historical lens. This historical perspective will provide a foundation for the second lens, an examination of the current status of the urban environment, Through both we will identify the problems, policies, and solutions targeting the health of the urban environment and their effectiveness.
Topics will be listed in the semester course schedule. May be repeated up to 40 credit hours when topics vary.
(1 credits) Provides students with experience and instruction on presentation methods and oral communication of scientific information focused on interdisciplinary environmental issues. The course includes guest speakers from various environmental fields, and focuses on career opportunities, as well as the skills and tools needed to succeed as an environmental professional. Students present their research plans during this course.
(4 credits) Covers the functional areas of public administration, including personnel, budgeting, and planning. Reviews the history of public administration as a discipline. Looks at the legal environment of public management and ethics. Crosslisted with UST 515.
(4 credits) Prepares students to apply quantitative reasoning to public administration, planning, and policy design decisions. This course presents the logic of quantitative analysis. Introduction to basic techniques for data description and presentation to lay audiences using computer technology, including spreadsheets, presentation packages, and the Internet; and using a computer package for statistical decisions in the context of public administration and planning. Students learn to identify problems that lend themselves to quantitative analysis; ask questions that can be answered through quantitative reasoning; formulate hypotheses and identify the means to test them; carry out analyses and explorations, understand the meaning of results, and reapply results to the initial or similar problems; present and clarify results for specified audiences; evaluate results of quantitative analyses carried out and reported by others; and apply the new knowledge to decision making.
(4 credits) Prerequisite: UST 601 or permission of instructor. This course covers the logic of empirical inquiry and the design of research to solve specific urban problems. Among the topics covered are experimental designs, quasi-experimental designs, measurement, validity, reliability, survey design and analysis, performance measurement, program evaluation, and the ethics of the research process. Students develop an executable research design as a product of the course.
(4 credits) Complex formal organizations are the principal social vehicle for the conduct of public affairs. This course is an introductory graduate seminar that examines the principal conceptual and theoretical bases for understanding the behavior of complex formal organizations, especially large-scale public bureaucracies.
(4 credits) The manner in which people and places interact in labor, housing, and product markets to produce the urban outcome: cities, housing, employment, and wealth.
(4 credits) An examination of the history of human settlements and the major intellectual traditions focusing on urbanism, especially the city. These traditions span a variety of disciplines from history to sociology. Many of the theorists are themselves interdisciplinary.
(4 credits) The nature of physical planning and its relation to social and economic planning; steps in the planning process; levels of planning; preparation and criticisms of plans and planning studies.
(4 credits) Explores fundamental design concepts and theories in practice of urban design; design concepts, which generate built forms at the neighborhood and city scale; political, social and economic issues influencing design decision making; field surveys to observe use of design in the urban landscape. Students develop a critical perspective on qualities and conditions of the urban landscape.
(4 credits) An introduction to the fundamentals of urban planning law. Selected topics will be emphasized in such areas as land-use controls, housing, and community development.
(4 credits) Provides an overview of the planning/development process and obstacles encountered in the initiation of urban real estate projects. Provides a methodology for analyzing the commercial, industrial and residential market redevelopment potential for vacant or underutilized urban property.
(4 credits) This final semester studio course is the culmination of the MUPDD program. Students conduct various studies on a wide range of planning topics, including planning process, economic design, financial market, statistical project management, and environmental aspects for a real client. Course concludes with a presentation to clients and the community.
(4 credits) Governmental structure, processes, and problems arising from physical and social structures of contemporary urban areas; examination of emerging political forces and changing governmental institutions. Cross-listed with PSC 612.
UST 615 - Economic Development and Budgetary Policy
(4 credits) An overview of national economic policy development, implementation, and impacts. Current issues in political economy and their impact on American national and sub-national governments, including the concept of wealth creation and its manifestations. Concepts are linked to the economic development process at sub-national levels of government; how economic development strategies link to wealth creation in the private and public sectors.
UST 616 - Systems and Processes of Policy Development
(4 credits) Study of methods used by policy makers and their staffs in formulating policy instruments; the objectives policy makers seek to accomplish; how they search for alternative ways of achieving objectives; and the implications of their choices. Areas of emphasis include distributional and spill-over effects of policy, and the political and organizational problems associated with the acceptance and implementation of policy.
UST 617 - Public Administration and the Political Process
(4 credits) Political factors that condition the structure and functions of public agencies, including the public interest, agency constituencies, and political influence. Crosslisted with UST 517.