{"id":576,"date":"2025-08-07T13:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/?page_id=576"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:20:34","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/sustainability-social-justice\/academics\/graduate-programs\/community-development-and-planning-m-a\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Community Development and Planning, M.A.<\/h1>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><nav class=\"is-responsive wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation 2\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" 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style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Choice of three program tracks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>10-unit track completed in three semesters (Fall or Spring start)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>12-unit research track completed in four semesters, with students conducting primary research in the summer between their two years of study (Fall start only)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-white-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0c84590b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>12-unit practice track completed in four semesters, with students engaging in two experiential learning opportunities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Critical Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:<br>The Community Development and Planning Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Curricular Feature<\/th><th>10-unit<\/th><th>12-unit practice<\/th><th>12-unit 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