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Twin Cities Campus

Housing Studies Postbaccalaureate Certificate

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College of Design
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Contact Information
Design Graduate Program, 240 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Email: dhagrad@umn.edu
Website: http://dha.cdes.umn.edu/programs/grad/prospective/admissions/housingstudiescertificateprogram.htm
  • Program Type: Post-baccalaureate credit certificate/licensure/endorsement
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2019
  • Length of program in credits: 15
  • This program does not require summer semesters for timely completion.
  • Degree: Housing Studies PBacc Cert
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the General Information section of this website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The housing studies certificate is designed for individuals interested, or currently working, in housing related professions to expand their knowledge in areas including housing and community development, housing policy, and the residential environments.
Program Delivery
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program is 3.00.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
  • TOEFL
    • Internet Based - Total Score: 79
    • Internet Based - Writing Score: 21
    • Internet Based - Reading Score: 19
    • Paper Based - Total Score: 550
Key to test abbreviations (TOEFL).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the General Information section of this website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 2.80 is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 1 semesters must be completed before filing a Degree Program Form.
Some elective courses require prerequisites that may be waived with instructor permission according to University policy.
Required Course
HSG 5471 {Inactive} (2.0 cr)
Elective Courses
Take 13 or more credit(s) from the following:
· DES 8113 - Teaching and Assessment (2.0 cr)
· DES 8115 - Grant Writing (2.0 cr)
· HSG 4461 {Inactive} (4.0 cr)
· HSG 4465 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· HSG 5170 {Inactive} (1.0-4.0 cr)
· HSG 5193 - Directed Study in Housing Studies (1.0-4.0 cr)
· HSG 5462 - Housing and Community Development (3.0 cr)
· HSG 5463 - Housing Policy (3.0 cr)
· HSG 5467 {Inactive} (4.0 cr)
· HSG 5481 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· HSG 8170 {Inactive} (1.0-3.0 cr)
· HSG 8180 {Inactive} (1.0-2.0 cr)
· HSG 8192 - Readings in Housing Studies (1.0-3.0 cr)
· HSG 8193 - Directed Study (1.0-3.0 cr)
· HSG 8463 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
· HSG 8467 {Inactive} (3.0 cr)
 
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DES 8113 - Teaching and Assessment
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Educational processes/methods in design studio/lecture courses. Learning styles, best practices for grading. Methods of critique. Interacting with students. Active learning. Teaching with technology. Lecture, practicum.
DES 8115 - Grant Writing
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
Interdisciplinary course.
HSG 5193 - Directed Study in Housing Studies
Credits: 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Independent study in Housing Studies under tutorial guidance. prereq: Jr or sr or grad student
HSG 5462 - Housing and Community Development
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Every Fall
An examination of the linkages between housing and community development. The process of residential neighborhood change and the impact of housing on neighborhood conditions is explored. The course considers theories of neighborhood change, trends in residential development, and concepts of community building in the built environment. Private sector, community-based, and governmental efforts at neighborhood revitalization and their effectiveness will be studied. Related issues such as racial discrimination in housing, gentrification and the displacement of low-income residents are discussed. Course includes an engaged group project to access housing and amenities in a specified neighborhood.
HSG 5463 - Housing Policy
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Course Equivalencies: Hsg 5463/PA 5261
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Spring
Institutional/environmental settings that make up housing policy in the United States. Competing ideas about solving housing problems through public intervention in the market. Federal/local public sector responses to housing problems. prereq: [[2401 or DHA 2401], [2463 or DHA 2463]] or instr consent
HSG 8192 - Readings in Housing Studies
Credits: 1.0 -3.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Independent study, review of books, and periodicals under tutorial guidance. prereq: instr consent
HSG 8193 - Directed Study
Credits: 1.0 -3.0 [max 8.0]
Grading Basis: A-F or Aud
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Directed study in housing studies. prereq: instr consent