Program of Study

• 36 credit hours of graduate course work (with 12 credit hours open exclusively to graduate credit)
• At least 18 credit hours in an area of concentration (may be interdisciplinary), including a Degree Project
• At least 9 credit hours must be completed in a secondary area of emphasis for breadth to maximize flexibility, there are no core courses required
• A 3 to 6 credit hour Degree Project is required
• A comprehensive examination, either written and/or oral; the successful completion of the Degree Project, including examination by the Examining and Advisory Committee, may serve in lieu of a written comprehensive examination
• The final examination over the Degree Project and program of study is oral
• Where appropriate, a professional competency or certification exam may be required as part of the final examination
• Not less than 50% of the course work, excluding Degree Project, of the minimum number of graduate credits required must be University of Nebraska–Lincoln credit

Specific Requirements

• Community Development Orientation. 1 cr.
• Five required 3-credit courses
• Five 3-credit courses from at least two of the specialization tracks

Core Courses

• Community Development I: Principle and Strategies of community Change
• Community Development II: Organizing for Community Change
• Community Analysis
• Community Natural Resource Management
• Community and Economic Policy Analysis

Tracks

• Working with Native Communities
• Building Economic Capacity
• Natural Resource Management