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MCD 5010 Introduction to Community Development
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This course introduces students to UDM, the MCD program, and Community Development in Regional Detroit. The course provides students with an introduction to the MCD concentrations and core courses. Course format will feature case studies, guest lectures by community leaders, local tours, and exposure to Community Development techniques and technologies. The course structure will emphasize community building, including team projects and opportunities for service learning and social justice advoc | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5020 Introduction to Economic Development
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The objective of this course is to study conditions that will strengthen the viability and vitality of enterprise and increase employment in the community. Topics include: Principles of Economic Development and Growth (community history and community growth potential, the role of business, labor, & jobs, building sustainable systems, social capital); the Role of Community-Based Institutions (community support organizations, sources of funding); Economic Development Planning (local economic development incentives, building public/private collaboratives); The Economic Influence of Neighborhood and Building Design; and Measuring Economic Growth (data sources, methodolo | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5040 Introduction to Human Development
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This course applies human development principles and methods to understand interactions among the social, natural, and built environments and to study the behavioral and attitudinal reaction of the human inhabitant in terms of mutual and ongoing transactions. The course integrates theory, research, and practice in human ecology, ecopsychology and ecofeminism; reviews critical factors affecting people in their environment; and offers a basis to assist community developers in the design and planning of the human environment in terms of social sustainability. Special emphasis will be given to neighborhood and residential environme | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5060 Introduction to Physical Development
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This course is an introduction to the physical aspects of community development. The course focuses on the relationship between physical conditions (built and natural environments) and the economic, social and environmental sustainability of communities. Subject matter includes the role of physical place in the historical and contemporary development of communities, the role of the built environment as an integral component of sustainable communities, and concepts related to real estate development and capital projects. The course is taught by an interdisciplinary team of instructors, and incorporates real world examples and project based learn | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5080 Introduction to Organizational Development
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This course is an introduction to the Organizational Development concentration. It will survey topics of transformational leadership, organizational management, and financial management. Primary emphasis will be on understanding 1) how to create, inspire and sustain a shared vision for community-based or agency-based initiatives; 2) the theories, dynamics, and life cycles of community development; and 3) how to utilize strategic planning, action planning, and financial management strategies to create sustainable community change initiatives. The course will utilize open systems theory as the theoretical framework in which community assessment and organizing, organizational design and development, interpersonal and team dynamics, and organizational funding and financial management are studied. Theory and practice are integra | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5100 Diversity and Multiculturalism in Community Development
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Prerequisites:
MCD 5100 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
This course is designed to explore the role of diversity and multiculturalism in community development. Cultural identity and cultural institutions provide the foundation for an in-depth exploration of various aspects of diversity related to individuals, organizations, communities, and physical environments. Culturally based experiences are used to promote cultural awareness and sensitivity and to increase understanding of diversity in community development, specifically focusing on human services, community organizations, businesses, and the arts. Case studies are utilized to assess the various dimensions of cultural identity and to illustrate their influence on community developm | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5120 Environmental Social Economic Justice
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Prerequisites:
MCD 5140 (Minimum Grade of C, May not be taken concurrently)
This course examines the contested meanings of social justice in the U.S. Questions are raised about the ethical adequacy of existing social, political and economic norms (legal and ethical) by examining concrete economic and environmental issues related to the dehumanizing conditions that shape urban communities of marginalized people, disproportionately persons of color, women and children. The course will intentionally introduce contesting knowledges from marginalized voices and focus on the reality of Detroit. Throughout this process, the principles involved in doing social ethics will be explo | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5140 Regional Development and Sustainability
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This seminar course will introduce students to ideas about the form of metropolitan regions and how they begin, grow, decline and grow again. We will investigate the ways in which we define "Region" - the natural, political, economic, social, cultural, technological and temporal boundaries that we assign to regions, and the way in which they function and play increasingly important roles in the United States, North America, and throughout the world. The pedagogic approach will be Case Study methodology. We have identified Regional Detroit as our "laboratory", and will include comparative case studies of other national, North American, and international regional efforts in regional planning and development. Students will be required to analyze Case Materials utilizing the following Regional Themes: catalyst, development, choice and consequence, governance, and assessment. The seminar will include readings, discussions, team and individual written and graphic assignme | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5200 Skills Workshops
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During the course of the MCD program, students must complete three MCD program workshops of their choice focused on useful skills for working in a community development setting. Topics may vary. | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5550 Independent Study
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Independent study courses may be applied to core or elective requirements as approved by the co-directors of the MCD program. These courses are directed studies with the permission of a faculty member selected by the student who will supervise the student(s) in their study. Students may select any topic relating to Community Development that meets instructor/co-director appro | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5900 Capstone Preparation
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Capstone Preparation is designed to prepare student teams for the successful completion of the Capstone Project. This course will outline research methods and project expectations. Students will complete a community needs assessment and case study research. The course will also serve as a vehicle to establish student project teams, faculty advisory committees, and project abstracts. All requirements must be completed and approved by the primary Faculty Advisor and MCD program co-chairs prior to beginning the Capstone Project. Abstracts must also be submitted to the selected sponsoring agency for approval. The Capstone Preparation course will be assessed on a pass/fail ba | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
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MCD 5950 Capstone
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Prerequisites:
MCD 5900 (Minimum Grade of B, May not be taken concurrently)
The final step of the Master in Community Development program is the creation of a comprehensive community development project. The project must make a proposal for a real situation in a specific community that integrates economic, human, organizational and physical concerns. The project is to be developed by a team of students and must be pursued in collaboration with a local municipality, community development corporation, or other non-profit sponsoring entity. Each student team will be advised by a primary Faculty Advisor as well as a Capstone Advisory Committee. Although actual realization of the project is not expected, the project should be framed with that future possibility in m | 3 | 0 | 0 | | |
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