UMass Boston

Current Undergraduate Students: Declare or change your minor by completing an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form.

Prospective Undergraduate Students: Apply for admission to UMass Boston by completing an application. Start by reviewing the first-year and transfer application pages for important information about requirements, deadlines, and application status checks. Use the links below to apply: 

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Required Courses (9 Credits)

• UPCD 120L - Boston: Social Justice and the City 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 201 - History and Theory of Community Development 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 210 - Community Health and Environment 3 Credit(s)

Electives (9 Credits)

Complete three from below.

• UPCD 301 - Introduction to Research Methods and Community Analysis 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 303 - Quantitative Methods for Community Development 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 315L - Introduction to Environmental Health 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 321 - Fundamentals of Housing 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 340L - Planning and Land Use Law 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 351L - Architecture and Human Built Environment Interactions 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 353L - Community Economic Development in the U.S.: Class, Race, Ethnicity 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 356L - Economic Development and Environmental Justice 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 364L - Environmental Justice 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 371 - Organizational Behavior for Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 375L - Urban Planning 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 380 - Upper Level Special Topics in Community Development 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 457 - Internship in Community Development 3 Credit(s)
• UPCD 459 - Capstone in Community Development 3 Credit(s)

For more information on curriculum, including course descriptions and degree requirements, visit the Academic Catalog.

Complete 18 credits from six courses, including three required courses and three electives.

Pass/fail: No Pass/Fail grades are allowed in this minor.
Residency: At least three courses for this minor must be taken in residency at UMass Boston. 

Kenneth M. Reardon, Chair of the Department of Urban Planning & Community Development, School for the Environment
2140 S Integrated Sciences Complex 
617.287.7454
kenneth.reardon [@] umb.edu