Select four classes from the following.
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Graduate Study Abroad
One graduate study-abroad course completed in a business discipline other than the concentration field may be counted toward the concentration. |
| EDEN 6350 |
Introduction to Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Cr. 3. (3-0) Graduate standing
This course investigates the complicated intermingling of public and private roles in economic development within cities and surrounding regions. Topics include: small business development and government subsidies, approaches to land acquisition and disposition, private provision of public benefits through exactions, linkage, and inclusionary/incentive zoning, strategic capital investments, and urban redevelopment strategies. |
| EDEN 6355 |
Economic Development and Entrepreneurial Finance
Cr. 3. (3-0) Graduate standing
The course first examines the fundamentals of economic development finance, including an overview of economic development finance, business credit analysis, fixed asset financing, real estate financing, sources of private and public finance, and capital budgeting. Coverage also includes entrepreneurial finance designed to help managers make better investment and financing decisions in entrepreneurial settings, including venture capital and private equity. |
| EDEN 6356 |
Methods in Economic Development
Cr. 3. (3-0) Graduate standing
This is an introductory course in data analysis, methods of measurement, survey techniques, data presentation, economic and demographic trend analysis, location analysis as applied to economic development, and GIS. Emphasis will be on computer applications. |
| EDEN 6357 |
The Practice of Local Economic Development
Cr. 3. (3-0) EDEN 6350, EDEN 6355, EDEN 6356
This course introduces students to the practices underlying the field of economic development. Economic development is a field that has grown in importance in recent years as the post-modern economy in the United States has evolved away from traditional manufacturing jobs towards service-oriented industries. This restructuring has heightened the competition between cities for economic growth and new development, leading to a new wave of strategies and programs to develop new industries or attract relocating firms. |
| EDEN 6358 |
Theory and Practice of Regional Economic Development
Cr. 3. (3-0) EDEN 6350, EDEN 6356
This course examines issues surrounding sustained economic growth, such as retention of the existing firms to maintain economic growth for the region while adding new businesses. Topics include the supply chain; human resources; cluster analysis; location analysis with emphasis on location decision-making and investment by different types of businesses; foreign direct investment; international trade; land use policy (natural resource and environment); and the SWOT analysis. |
