Development and Environmental Planning Certificate

Program Coordinator: Anuradha Mukherji (211-A Brewster Building; 252-328-5357; mukherjia@ecu.edu)

The Development and Environmental Planning Certificate provides students with abilities to recognize natural and regulatory limitations on land development, analyze the impacts of land development on the natural environment, and apply land development techniques that minimize environmental degradation and promote environmental sustainability. The certificate program is open to all students admitted to the graduate school for a certificate or degree program. A certificate of completion is issued by the Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment .

The certificate requires 12 s.h. as follows:

Required - 6 s.h.

PLAN 6015 - Disaster Planning, Policy, and Practice or
PLAN 6025 - Housing and Community Development
PLAN 6065 - Growth Management

Electives - 6 s.h.

Two 6000-level PLAN courses (3 s.h. each) approved by the student’s graduate advisor, excluding PLAN 6038 .