Housing and Community Development Concentration Course List

Below you can find a list of the approved courses to count towards the housing and community development concentration.

Concentrations must include a minimum of 9 credits of housing and community development coursework; these 9 credits may NOT include core courses.

MURP Core Courses Required for Housing and Community Development students

PA 8203 Neighborhood Revitalization Strategies and Theories 4 cr.

Required Course for Housing and Community Development students

PA 5261 Housing Policy 3 cr.

Elective courses

Select elective courses from among the following (to bring total concentration credits to 9 or more)

Not all courses on this list are offered every year. Some courses may have prerequisites. Students may select other courses for this concentration, subject to approval by the concentration head. Students who include coursework not listed on this handout as part of the advanced policy analysis concentration should attach a Concentration Exception Request form to the Degree Program form, both of which are submitted to Humphrey Graduate Student Services (225 HHH) in the student’s second to last semester.

Course number	Course title	Credits
DHA 5481	Housing for the Elderly and Special Populations	3
DHA 8463	Housing: Race and Class	3
DHA 8467	Theoretical Perspectives in Housing Studies	3
PA 5212	Managing Urban Growth and Change	3
PA 5221	Private Sector Development	3
PA 5511	Community Economic Development	3
SW 8505	Advanced Community Organization and Advocacy	3