Master of Urban Planning
Specialization : Economic Development and Housing Policy
The Economic Development and Housing Specialization trains students for careers in housing, community development, real estate, and economic development. The major goals of this specialization are to:
- Teach underlying economic theory governing real estate markets, politics surrounding the development process, and social theory underpinning the role of community organizations and residents
- Provide historical perspectives needed to understand and analyze current planning and policy issues, as well as the practical skills, such as real estate finance, needed to work in these fields
Students specializing in this area have gone on to work for a variety of public, nonprofit, and private organizations, such as:
- Local and state housing agencies helping to design and implement affordable housing initiatives
- Nonprofit organizations that develop and manage housing, assist homeless families in finding shelter, or help families to transition to homeownership
- Private real estate development companies, planning consulting firms, or community development arms of commercial banks
Principal Faculty Advisors:
Courses in the Wagner School
Please note: Some courses are taught every other year.
- P11.2106, Community Organizing
- P11.2140, Public Economics and Finance
- P11.2144, Debt Financing and Management for Public Organizations
- P11.2171, Program Analysis and Evaluation
- P11.2415, Public Policy & Planning in New York
- P11.2443, Financing Urban Governments
- P11.2445, Urban Poverty
- P11.2452, Transforming Urban Economies
- P11.2616, Colloquium on the Law, Politics and Economics of Urban Policy
- P11.2620, Race and Class in American Cities
- P11.2621, Urban Economic Development: Theory and Practice
- P11.2622, Asset Formation in the U.S.: The Role of Public Policy in Shaping Wealth... and Poverty
- P11.2635, Community Equity and Wealth-Building
- P11.2638, Housing and Community Development Policy
- P11.2639, Real Estate Finance
- P11.2650, Immigration Policy and Population Change
- P11.2670/L10.3505, Land Use, Housing and Development Seminar
Refer to the registration procedures for courses outside the Wagner School and see the School of Law web site for course descriptions.
- L01.3035, Real Estate Transactions
Refer to the registration procedures for courses outside the Wagner School and see the Stern School of Business web site for course descriptions.
- B40.2339.30, Real Estate Finance
Refer to the registration procedures for courses outside the Wagner School and see the Real Estate Institute web site for course descriptions.
Students must complete all Tier One classes before registering for Tier Two courses.
Tier One
- Y64.1005, Accounting Principles and Practices
- Y64.1040, Real Estate Valuation and Analysis
Tier Two
- Y64.1015, Market and Feasibility Analysis
- Y64.1035, Real Estate Finance
- Y64.1060, The Development Process
