Feb 15, 2025  
PUBLISHED 2025-2026 Credit Catalog 
    
PUBLISHED 2025-2026 Credit Catalog

ECON 355 - Economic Development Fundamentals


Description
Economic development is the process of increasing prosperity within a community or region. This course provides an overview of the field of economic development and the roles of economic development professionals. The course examines the assessment of community advantages and disadvantages, economic development planning, funding of economic development projects and implementation strategies. Throughout the course, the student will develop an economic development plan for a case study community.



3 Credits

Time Guidelines
The standard instructional time for the day-time course offering is 60 hours. On campus evening/week-ends and fully online hours will vary.


Equivalents
ECON 2355