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COMMUNITY PLANNING

an emphasis area in the

MASTER OF ADMINISTRATION

An Fully Online Masters Degree Program
Northern Arizona University

Required M.Admin. Foundation Courses (15 semester units)

• BA 500 – Management Information Systems (3)
• BA 501 – Quantitative Analysis and Planning (3)
• BA 503 – Seminar in Marketing and Management (3)
• BA 504 – Finance and Business Law (3)
• One Designated Elective* (3)
  • BA = Business Administration

M.Admin. Customize Emphasis in Community Planning (15 semester units)

• PL 501 – Communities and Public Planning (3) - This online seminar introduces students to major issues and approaches in public planning.
• PL 506 – Planning Analysis (3) - This online class introduces students to census and population data and its analysis and presentation related to land use issues.
• PL 532 – GIS for Planners (3) - This online class teaches planners how to use geographic information systems for land and community analysis. (Computer knowledge and skills are a prerequisite for this course, along with permission from the instructor to register for it.)
  
• One Course selected from the following:
  • PL 543 – Urban Transportation Planning (3) - Urban transportation issues, modeling and planning. Cross-listed with CENE 543.
  • FOR 590 – Economic and Social Issues in Forest Recreation Development (3) - Regional development and planning principles with a focus on forest recreation.
  • PL 423 – Recreation Facilities Planning (3) - Planning, design, and operation of recreation facilities and adjoining areas. On-site visits supplement classroom principles. Cross-listed with PRM 423
  • GGR 535 – GIS Programming I: Tools and Applications (4) - Introduction to computer programming principles and their application in a GIS environment. PL 432 will be accepted as a prerequisite. This class is for students who wish to develop advanced GIS skills.
    
• One Course selected from any online Public Planning courses at the 400 or 500 level, or any course from the Project Management, Public Management, and Professional Writing emphasis areas of the Master of Administration degree program
  • Project Management: PM 529 Project Cost Estimating (3); PM 588 Project Scheduling and Control (3); PM 681 Project Operations (3); PM 683 Value Methodology (3); PM 689 Project Administration (3)
  • Public Management: POS 428 Topics in Public Administration (3); POS 541 Public Management (3); POS 543 Public Organizations (3); POS 581 Current Issues in Administration (3); POS 644 Government Budgeting (3)
  • Professional Writing: ENG 502 Advanced Technical Writing (3); ENG 517 Professional Editing (3); ENG 522 Writing and Rhetoric in Professional Communities (3); ENG 549 Information Design and Usability Testing (3);
    ENG 569 Project Management and Documentation Development (3); ENG 606 Issues in Professional and Technical Writing: Ethics (3)
  • Other 400, 500 and 600 level online classes, with approval of your public planning advisor. (SC 565 American Political Communication, is one possibility.) A maximum of two 400-level courses (8 credit hours) may be applied to the degree.

Emphasis Area Elective (3 semester units) - Preferred courses are those listed above. Other courses will be considered with approval of your advisor.

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.)

Program of Study (Advisement) Form for Public Planning (MSWord)

Program of Study (Advisement) Form for Community Planning (MSWord) - the Community Planning emphasis area has been proposed for formal inclusion in the M. of Administration degree program (instead of as a Custom Emphasis). We hope to have this approved starting Fall 2005.