Master of Arts in Community Development and Planning (12 - Unit Research Track)

Community development is so much more than blueprints and zoning. It's about cultivating spaces where people can flourish. Spaces with enough green space to play and relax. Spaces that offer economic opportunities that allow people to realize their dreams and aspirations. Places where people have access to quality, culturally responsive food, education, healthcare, and housing. At Clark, you will learn about the power structures that shape community spaces, and how to create processes in which community members have a say in those power structures.

Community development happens in the context of relationships. As practitioners, we cant impose our own visions on communities. Rather, through community-engaged learning, students collaborate with community members and other stakeholders to understand each community's unique strengths, and then collectively create strategies so that people's dreams can take root and grow.

Grounded in principles and practices of ethical community engagement, we provide students with knowledge and skills in finance, project management, monitoring & evaluation, geo-spatial analysis, and non-profit leadership. These skills are needed to be a practitioner who can be a partner and ally in a community's transformation.

12-unit research track completed in four semesters, with students conducting primary research in the summer between their two years of study (Fall start only)

Please include transcripts from all institutions attended individual mark sheets consolidated transcript and confirmation of degree.
Personal Statement - In your written statement please discuss your professional goals your academic and or research interests and your plans for achieving these goals Please outline your specific educational professional or other experiences that will contribute to your success in the program and your career. This statement should not exceed 800 words.
Two letters of recommendation.
All master's programs have the following requirements
TOEFL ETS code 5969 - 85 overall sub-score minimum of 20 or
TOEFL ITP Plus Scores or
IELTS - 6.5 overall sub-score minimum of 6 or
PTE - 61 overall with no band below 55 or
Completion of ELS 112 or
Completion of EC English B2 plus Pre-Advanced Level.