Program: Community Development Minor - University of Massachusetts Boston

Apr 01, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Community Development | School for the Environment

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including three required courses and three electives.

Pass/fail: No Pass/Fail grades are allowed in this minor.
Residency: At least three courses for this minor must be taken in residency at UMBOS.

Course Requirements

Required Courses (9 Credits)

UPCD 120L - Boston: Social Justice and the City 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 201 - History and Theory of Community Development 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 210 - Community Health and Environment 3 Credit(s)

Electives (9 Credits)

Complete three from below

UPCD 301 - Introduction to Research Methods and Community Analysis 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 303 - Quantitative Methods for Community Development 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 315L - Introduction to Environmental Health 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 321 - Fundamentals of Housing 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 340L - Planning and Land Use Law 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 351L - Architecture and Human Built Environment Interactions 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 353L - Community Economic Development in the U.S.: Class, Race, Ethnicity 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 356L - Economic Development and Environmental Justice 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 364L - Environmental Justice 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 371 - Organizational Behavior for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 375L - Urban Planning 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 380 - Upper Level Special Topics in Community Development 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 457 - Internship in Community Development 3 Credit(s)
UPCD 459 - Capstone in Community Development 3 Credit(s)