CRD Major Requirements (Effective Starting Fall 2023)

Community & Regional Development Major (CRD B.S.) - EFFECTIVE STARTING FALL 2023

It is the policy of the CRD Major that CRD students must be enrolled in a Summer Session (either I or II), and complete a faculty-signed academic contract, if they wish to receive unit credit for research or internship work done during the summer months.

All classes that you are taking to satisfy major requirements (i.e., lower and upper division classes, English classes) must be taken for a letter grade.                 

 

Preparatory Subject Matter

Community Development                            CRD 1                                                  
Application of Computers in Tech                PLS 21/PLS 21V
Economic Theory                                          ECN 1A/1AV/1AY or ECN 1B/1BV
Social Science Theory                                   ANT 2 or SOC 1                                                    
Statistics and Research                                 STA 13/13Y                                                              

Depth Subject Matter

Comparative Community Change               CRD 142, 152, 153 A or B or C,
                                                                       164, 172, 176 or 180 (12-13 units)                         
Economics of Community Change              CRD 118, 140, 141, 162 (8 units)
Political Processes & Community Change  CRD 147, 149, 154, 157, 158, or 171 (8 units)
Methods for Community Research              CRD 151 (required) AND one of the following:
                                                                       CRD 150, CRD 156, or LDA 150 (4-5 units)                                           
Internship                                                       CRD 192  (P/NP grading, 4 units)

Areas of Specialization (Tracks):

There are 3 tracks/areas of specialization in CRD. ONLY 1 TRACK REQUIRED. Must complete 24 units under your choice of track. At least one track class must be a CRD class (no substitutions). The CRD class must be different from the CRD classes in the Depth Subject Matter above. Only up to 4 units of CRD 192, 198 or 199 may be counted toward this requirement.

CRD TRACKS:

Written/Oral Expression 

One year (3 quarters) of English (one course must be an upper division course at UC Davis or equivalent 4 year institution). Test given by Letters and Science not applicable.
Two courses from: ENL 3, UWP 1/1Y/1V, COM 1, 2, 3, 4, NAS 5, or CMN 1 
Additional English required course for Major: UWP 101/101V/101Y, 102 series, 104 series