— Community Economic Development

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: How government and community organizations help firms grow and create jobs through local economic development corporations, small business centers, revolving loan funds, incubators, and other programs. Techniques to analyze community economic potential and identification of appropriate intervention tools. Group project. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Laboratory 2 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Writing Experience (WE). CRD 156 — Community Economic Development (5 units) Course Description: How government and community organizations help firms grow and create jobs through local economic development corporations, small business centers, revolving loan funds, incubators, and other programs. Techniques to analyze community economic potential and identification of appropriate intervention tools. Group project. Prerequisite(s): CRD 152 or PLS 021 or PLS 021V or ECS 015; and consent of instructor. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Laboratory 2 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Community & Regional Development, Human Development, International Agricultural Development, Pre-Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, and Environmental Design majors. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Writing Experience (WE). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Laboratory 2 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Writing Experience (WE). CRD 156 — Community Economic Development (5 units) Course Description: How government and community organizations help firms grow and create jobs through local economic development corporations, small business centers, revolving loan funds, incubators, and other programs. Techniques to analyze community economic potential and identification of appropriate intervention tools. Group project. Prerequisite(s): CRD 152 or PLS 021 or PLS 021V or ECS 015; and consent of instructor. Learning Activities: Lecture 4 hour(s), Laboratory 2 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One open to Community & Regional Development, Human Development, International Agricultural Development, Pre-Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems, and Environmental Design majors. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); Quantitative Literacy (QL); Writing Experience (WE). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.