UPCD 721 - Social/Class/Multicultural Goals in Community Development

3 Credit(s)

Description:
The overall goal of this course is to enable students to effectively identify, understand, and support the needs of diverse communities. Like the rest of the urban professions and US society at large, Urban Planning has not been impervious to race, class, gender, and other “differences.” The course explores the paradoxes urban planners must deal with to achieve optimum impact in their professional practice. This includes identifying institutionalized barriers and historical challenges faced by certain groups within American society; developing culturally-relevant skills for interacting with diverse stakeholders from a wide-range of backgrounds; and understanding best practices in urban planning that have been developed by learning from the rich tapestry of culture in American cities. This course is taught in collaboration with various UMass Boston centers and institutes and community-based partners.

Enrollment Requirements:
UPCD 600 and UPCD 620

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