Model CED Master Degree Schedule

Fall Semester

  • Early August: Midwest Community Development Institute (4-day training)
  • GEOG 580/UNIV 580 - Skills in Community Development (in conjunction with the Midwest Community Development Institute)
  • 1st 8 weeks: IIRA 501 - Principles of Community Development
  • 2nd 8 weeks: IIRA 514 - Advanced Community Development Theory and Practice
  • Semester-long online course: IIRA 510 - Leadership and Decision-Making in Community Development

Spring Semester

  • 1st 8 weeks: ECON 535 - Small Community Development
  • 2nd 8 weeks: IIRA 511 - Advanced Local Economic Development Practice
  • Semester-long online course: GEOG 549 - Nonmetropolitan Planning
  • Semester-long online course: GEOG 650 - Rural Development

Summer Semester

  • IIRA 512 - Sustainability and Community Economic Development

Fall Semester 

  • Early August: Midwest Community Development Institute (4-day training)
  • IIRA 599 - Workshop in Community and Economic Development (in conjunction wit the Midwest Community Development Institute)
  • Semester-long online course: IIRA 595 - Special Topics in Community and Economic Development
  • Semester-long Capstone course: IIRA 697/IIRA 698/IIRA 699 - Internship/Applied Project/Thesis