Cultural planning and development courses can help you be more influential in your community

Do you want the arts to be more supported in your community?  You have to do more than show pretty pictures and say the arts are special.  You have to show how the arts can improve quality of life and build more prosperous communities.  A Bloustein Professional Certificate in Cultural Planning and Development can help.

Part of the Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program (BOCEP), and in connection with Arts Build Communities,  our Deep Learning courses in cultural planning and development can give you the knowledge and tools to help make the arts a bigger part of your community's future.

BOCEP is offering at least four courses in arts-based economic and community development between September 2010 and July 2011.  All Deep Learning courses are online and instructor-led:

• Cultural Economic Development Studio, September 15 to October 23, 2010 
• Site Planning Analysis, November 3 to December 18, 2010, 
• Leadership for Cultural Planning, January 5 to February 12, 2011 
• Cultural Heritage Tourism Planning, February 23 to April 2, 2011

At least two more courses are in development for Spring and Summer 2011.

These courses are practical, interactive and convenient.  They are designed to help you choose better strategies for connecting the arts with community and economic development.  The courses are for busy people who don't have the time or resources to commit to many meetings, but want a lot more than they get in conferences or one-day workshops.   There are no required meetings, but you get the time and opportunity to share ideas with professionals and other smart people from around the United States.  The courses are open to anyone who has an interest in cultural planning, community planning, or economic development.

In a Deep Learning course, you learn in several ways -- engaging in online discussions with other smart professionals; getting guidance from the instructor, a seasoned professional who also leads the conversations among classmates; taking quizzes to test your learning; or in some classes, working on real projects for real clients.  In previous urban design studio courses, learners have created a form-based code for a commercial corridor in Virginia and a transit-oriented design plan for Perth Amboy, NJ.

Learners who pass at least three courses can earn a Bloustein Professional Certificate of Completion, and earn hours toward a Master Practitioner or Expert Practitioner Professional Certificate.

Every urban design course is also eligible for 14 American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance credits.

BOCEP is produced by the Professional Development Institute of Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.  Bloustein is one of the top schools and leading centers of planning knowledge in the United States.

For more information on urban design or any other Deep Learning courses, please visit the Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program or contact Program Manager Swena Gulati by email or at 732-932-3822, x636.

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