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Degree &
Certificate
Programs

Geography B.S.
Extended Geography; Geographic Education; Geographic Information Management (GIS);
Remote Sensing

Public Planning B.S.
Land Use Planning;
Environmental Planning; Tourism & Recreation Planning; GIS & Planning; American Indian Planning

Parks & Recreation Management
B.S. & Certificate

M.S. Applied Geospatial Sciences

Geographic Information Certificate

Park Ranger Training Program

Master of
Administration:
Community Planning

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COMMUNITY PLANNING

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MASTER OF ADMINISTRATION

An Fully Online Masters Degree Program
Northern Arizona University

Required Master of Administration Core Courses (15 units)

• ADM 515 - Principles of Leadership (3)
• ADM 540 - Principles of Administration (3)
• POS 543 - Organizational Management (3)
• ADM 599/526 - Advanced Professional Writing (3) (or advisor approved elective; this is a new course starting Fall 2009, and will be required starting Fall 2010)
• Choice of one of the courses below or an approved Research Methods, Statistics or Evaluation course approved by your advisor
  • ADM 530 - Principles and Strategies of Program Evaluation (3)
  • POS 501 - Research Methods and Analysis (3)
  • Community Planning Students may substitute PL 506 for this requirement, with advisor approval.

Master of Adminstration Emphasis in Community Planning (18 units)

• PL 501 – Communities and Public Planning (3)
• PL 506 – Planning Analysis and Presentations (3)
• PL 532 – GIS for Planners (3) - (computer knowledge and skills are a prerequisite for this course)
  
  
• Nine Units selected from the following:
  • PL 401 – Planning Permitting and Review (2) (required for students with no professional planning experience)
  • PL 521 – Planning Law and Ethics (3) (required for students with no professional planning experience; new course starting Spring 2010)
  • PL 545 – Community Planning and Public Health (3)
  • PL 599/514 – Sustainable Community Planning (3) (new course starting Spring 2010)
  • PL 608 - Fieldwork Experience (1-12) (internship; only for students with no professional planning experience)
  • PRM 423 – Recreation Facilities Planning (3)
  • CM 690 – Construction Contract Administration (3)

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Capstone Experience (3 semester units) - This is an internship or a defined project related to Community Planning. Completion and approval of the Capstone Application must be done the semester prior to enrolling in the Capstone. Students with a limited professional planning background will be required to do an internship for their capstone.

The Community Planning Capstone follows this Syllabus (pdf).

Master of Administration Scholarship - for students who have completed at least 6 course units.

Community Planning Emphasis course rotation - subject to change as necessary

GRADUATE STUDY OPTIONS in Geography, Planning and Recreation

APPLIED GEOSPATIAL SCIENCES
MASTER OF SCIENCE
(emphasis areas in GIS, Planning & Recreation, and Custom Geography)

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
(available on campus now, and available online in Fall 2010)

COMMUNITY PLANNING
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
(coming soon - available online starting Fall 2010)

COMMUNITY PLANNING
MASTER OF ADMINISTRATION
(a fully online degree program for working professionals)

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
MASTER OF ADMINISTRATION
(coming soon - a fully online degree program for working professionals)

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