The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Undergraduate Programs Department offers three certificate programs for those interested in real estate, housing, community development, and land use: the Community Development Certificate, Real Estate Certificate, and Urban Planning Certificate. Certificate programs offered through Bloustein Undergraduate Programs are open to all Rutgers University students, including all non-Bloustein School majors and minors. Certificates are awarded only with or subsequent to the awarding of a bachelor’s degree. Undergraduate students are restricted to courses at the 300 and 400 levels. Post-baccalaureate students may select courses from any level.
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Community Development Certificate (24 Credits)
Core Courses:
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy
10:762:421 Community Development
Elective courses: At least 6 additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:
10:762:305 Principles of Public Policy
10:762:317 Urban Municipal Management
10:762:330 Local Fiscal Policy
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning
10:762:435 Administrative Issues in Environmental Planning
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate
10:762:460 Local Economic Development
10:762:473 Urban Transportation Policy
10:762:481 Housing Policy and Issue
Real Estate Certificate (24 Credits)
Core Courses:
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy
Elective courses: At least 6 additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:
10:762:306 Principles of Urban Planning
10:762:310 U.S. Housing Policy
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning
10:762:421 Community Development
10:762:460 Local Economic Development
10:762:478 History of Planning Thought
10:762:488 Historic Preservation
Post-baccalaureate students may register for the following to fulfill elective credit:
34:970:528 Housing Econ and Markets
34:970:529 Principles of Housing
34:970:562 Community Economic Development
34:970:563 Community Development
34:970:501 History of Planning Thought
34:970:521 Historic Preservation
34:970:622 Urban Redevelopment
Urban Planning Certificate (24 Credits)
The Urban Planning Certificate provides students with a concentration in core courses related to general planning, such as community growth and decline, geographic information systems, planning thought, planning law, planning support systems, smart growth, state and regional planning, sustainable development and urban revitalization. Certificate programs offered through Bloustein Undergraduate Programs are open to all Rutgers University students and post-baccalaureate professionals. For degree students, certificates are awarded only with or subsequent to the awarding of a bachelor’s degree. Undergraduate students are restricted to courses at the 300 and 400 levels.
The Urban Planning Certificate is comprised of 24 credits of (762) planning and public policy courses. Core required courses include 10:762:306 Principles of Urban Planning or 10:762:315 Designing Cities and 10:762:316 Physical Design and Site Plan. Elective courses include at least six additional courses (18 credits) required from the elective course list below.
Core Courses:
10:762:306 Principles of Urban Planning or 10:762:316 Physical Design and Site Plan
10:762:316 Physical Design and Site Plan
Elective courses: At least 6 additional courses (18 credits) from the following list:
10:762:310 US Housing Policy
10:762:314 Graphic Communication for Planners
10:762:315 Designing Cities
10:762:317 Urban Municipal Management
10:762:352 Cybercities
10:762:400 Internship
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Planning
10:762:421 Community Development
10:762:435 Applied Land Use Planning
10:762:440 Principles of Real Estate
10:762:444 American Land Use Policy
10:762:448 Historic Preservation
10:762:471 Globalization and Sustainability
10:762:472 Transportation Planning and Design
10:762:474 Tourism Planning
10:762:482 Social Aspects of Environmental Design
10:762:483 Protecting Public Health and the Environment
10:762:490 Independent Study
10:762:492 Design Studio
10:762:495 Special Topics: Land Use Law or equivalent law course
10:762:496 Special Topics: Art and Architecture in the City
10:832:232 Principles of Public Health Possible
Substitutes with permission
11:372:233 Environmental Geomatics
11:372:362 Intermediate Environmental Geomatics
Other courses can be substituted for the electives only with permission of Program Director
Community Sustainability Certificate (18 Credits)
The Community Sustainability Certificate provides students with an integrated approach to energy, environment and climate change, transportation, and urban redevelopment and international/global sustainability issues. The certificate program is open to all Rutgers University students and postbaccalaureate professionals regardless of their major course of study. The certificate is awarded only with or subsequent to the awarding of a bachelor’s degree. Undergraduate students are restricted to courses at the 300 and 400 levels. Post-baccalaureate students are welcome to take courses at any level.
The Community Sustainability Certificate is comprised of 18 credits which consists of two required courses (6 credits) and one course (12 credits) from at least four of the five sustainability areas listed below:
Core Required Courses (6 credits)
10:762:306 Principles of Urban Planning
10:762:315 Designing Cities
Elective Credits (12 credits)
Energy
10:762:495 Special Topics in Energy
34:970:571 Industrial Ecology
11:375:322 Energy, Technology and Environment
34:970:620 Energy Policy & Plan
34:833:684-87 Seminar in Energy Policy
34:970:651-73 Seminar in Energy Plan
Environment and Climate Change
01:450:102 Global Environment
11:550:230 Environ Design Analysis
01:450:140 Greenhouse Effect
11:556:143 Energy and Climate Change
10:762:435 Applied Land Use Plan
34:833:684-87 Seminar in Environ Policy
10:762:444 American Land Use Policy
34:970:523 Environmental Law & Policy
10:762:470 Environmental Law
34:970:618 Environmental Plan & Mgmt
10:762:483 Protecting Public Health & Environ
34:970:619 Environmental Econ & Policy
34:970:651-74 Seminar in Environ Plan
Transportation
10:762:472 Transportation Plan
34:970:554 Transportation & Land Use
10:762:473 Transportation Policy
34:970:558 Public Transit Plan & Mgmt
34:833:684-87 Seminar in Transportation
34:970:651-74 Seminar in Transportation
34:970:553 Transportation & Environ
Urban Redevelopment
10:762:304 Poverty in the United States
10:762:421 Community Development
10:762:310 US Housing Policy
10:762:448 Historic Preservation
10:762:316 Physical Design and Site Plan
10:762:475 Design Sustainability
10:762:413 Urban Revitalization
10:762:492 Design Studio
10:762:420 GIS for Health and Plan
34:833:684-87 Sem in Sustainable Policy
34:970:532 Urban Hlth Problems & Plan
34:970:651-73 Sem in Sustainable Plan
International and Global
10:762:233 Urban World
11:704:317 Conservation Ecology
10:762:303 Global Poverty
34:833:684-87 Seminar in Intl Policy
10:762:352 Cybercities
34:970:537 Comparative Intl Plan
10:762:471 Globalization & Sustainability
34:970:581 Gender & Int’l Development
34:970:646 Global Restructuring
34:970:651-73 Seminar in Intl Plan