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COURSE TRACK RECOMMENDATIONS
The following are a set of recommended course tracks or suggested substantive specializations for students with slightly varying professional interests within the economic development field. The recommendations are tailored for masters students in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Therefore, they assume that students will also satisfy the DURP masters core curriculum requirements. Students from other departments interested in building a base of economic development expertise should also consider taking DURP core courses UP 505 and UP 506. UP 505, in particular, is an essential prerequisite to more advanced methods courses.
Three courses form the "core" of the economic development planning offerings at UIUC: UP 407 (State and Local Public Finance), UP 445 (Economic Development Planning), and UP 494-CR (Economic Development Workshop). A specialized curriculum can be built by adding additional courses in various theoretical, methodological, and substantive areas.
Recommendations by Predominant Professional Focus
| Local & Regional Economic Development Planning | |||
Highly Recommended |
Suggested |
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| UP 407 | State and Local Public Finance | BADM 445 | Small Business Consulting |
| UP 445 | Economic Development Planning | UP 474 | Neighborhood Planning |
| UP 494-CR | Economic Development Workshop | FIN 444 | Urban Real Estate Valuation |
| FIN 445 | Real Estate Investment | ||
| Applied Economic Development Research & Analysis | |||
Highly Recommended |
Suggested |
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| UP 407 | State and Local Public Finance | UP 494-CR | Economic Development Workshop |
| UP 445 | Economic Development Planning | UP 519 | Advanced Applications of GIS |
| UP 418 | GIS for Planners | ACE 411 | Environment and Development |
| UP 556 | Regional Science Methods | ||
| ACE 592-SA | Spatial Analysis | ||
| Development Finance | |||
Highly Recommended |
Suggested |
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| UP 407 | State and Local Public Finance | UP 474 | Neighborhood Planning |
| UP 445 | Economic Development Planning | UP 473 | Housing and Urban Policy Planning |
| UP 494-CR | Economic Development Workshop | ||
| FIN 444 | Urban Real Estate Valuation | ||
| FIN 445 | Real Estate Investment | ||
| Community Economic Development | |||
Highly Recommended |
Suggested |
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| UP 407 | State and Local Public Finance | FIN 444 | Urban Real Estate Valuation |
| UP 445 | Economic Development Planning | FIN 445 | Real Estate Investment |
| UP 494-CR | Economic Development Workshop | ||
| UP 474 | Neighborhood Planning | ||
| UP 473 | Housing and Urban Policy Planning | ||