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  • Human and Community Development
    1303 Hart Hall
    Davis, CA 95616
    Tel: (530) 752-1926
    Fax: (530) 752-5660
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  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
Community Development

Application Deadline

  • ADMISSION
  • Final: Jan. 15

  • FELLOWSHIP
  • Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan. 15
  • Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan. 15

Degrees Offered

  • M.S. Plan I
  • M.S. Plan II

Designated Emphases

Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores

Administrative Bylaws

The community development program is designed to prepare students for careers in community and human services as administrators, designers, planners, researchers and technicians. The core program emphasizes social analysis of communities, community design and planning, microeconomic planning, program development and nonprofit management, community action research and skills for community change. Specializations include rural communities and agricultural issues, community design and planning, housing, women's issues in the community, minority communities, community health and human services, and environmental issues.

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the Community Development Web site.

Contacts

Program Chair
Chris Benner Human and Community Development (530) 754-8799
Academic Advisers
9/1/07 - 8/31/09
Chris Benner Human and Community Development 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 754-8799
Dave Campbell Human and Community Development 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-4328
Frank Hirtz Human & Community Development 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-8928
Steve Wheeler Environmental Design 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 754-9332
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Cat Huff Human & Community Development (530) 752-1926
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Jean Telford Graduate Studies (530) 752-9292