ECON 496: Practicum in Urban Economic Development

Course Description

The Practicum in Urban Economic Development provides students with the opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills developed through previous coursework to real-world problems of urban economic development. Working on collaborative, service-learning projects in partnership with both community and metropolitan-level organizations, students will engage with the process of applied urban economic development in a team-structured context. Student teams will be each be responsible for one term project over the course of the semester. The course will culminate with the public presentation of project outcomes.