The Community Development graduate program at the University of California, Davis, is a two-year multi-disciplinary applied social science program that leads to a Master of Science degree. The course of study provides a strong theoretical background in Community Development derived from a multi-disciplinary approach that includes Sociology, Anthropology, Political Economy, Geography, Environmental Science, Landscape Architecture, and other social sciences, combining both their theoretical as well as applied aspects.
The program helps students link conceptual knowledge with cutting-edge practical experience so they can influence the social, economic, cultural, and political forces that affect the well-being of people living in community settings whether small towns or large cities, whether in the United States or elsewhere in the world. The combination of theoretical knowledge and applied practical skills are specifically geared towards community development interventions that most effectively can help under-served populations. The current research and teaching areas in which the Community Development Graduate Group has particular strengths are:
- Community economic development
- Community organizing and organizations in under-served communities
- Local impacts of globalization and trans-nationalism
- Urban political development and change
- Rural development
- Community design and planning
- Public health and welfare of Communities
- Environmental conservation and planning
- Community based agriculture and gardens, sustainable agriculture
- Gender and development
There are 13 publications in this collection, published between 2003 and 2009.
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