• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The principal goal of the Community, Environment, and Development (CED) major is to develop the knowledge and skills of undergraduate students to enable them to assist local people, their communities, and institutions effectively understand, respond to and ultimately shape economic and social changes, including those that pose risks to the environment. The CED major focuses on the fields of community and economic development, environment and natural resources, and the critically important interactions between these fields, both locally and globally. Building skills and knowledge to tackle important environment and development issues facing communities today requires a multidisciplinary or transdisciplinary program; the major bridges the disciplines of agricultural, environmental and regional economics on the one hand and rural sociology on the other. Foundation (Level I) courses introduce students to key concepts in economics and sociology, and examine how these disciplines contribute to the basic content knowledge encompassing community and economic development and environmental economics and sociology. Level II courses build on the Foundation courses by extending the content knowledge to address the interrelationship between environment and natural resources and community and economic development. Coursework in Methods, Quantification and Communication is also required, including methods and techniques such as Geographical Information Systems and Geographical Information Analysis, statistics and survey research methods. Finally, students select among three options: Community and Economic Development, Environmental Economics and Policy, and International Development.

Students specialize in an option that further allows them to develop skills and competencies matching their specific education and career goals. It is expected that some students completing the program will choose to attend graduate school or law school, while others will choose employment after graduation.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT?

Community, Environment, and Development is a multidisciplinary program that brings together economics and sociology to help students understand and address issues related to economic and community development, the environment and natural resources, and international development. The major emphasizes critical thinking, core knowledge, and skills required for professional success working on community-level issues. To complement this core, students take an additional four courses outside of CED to tailor the major toward their own interests. Our alumni work in a wide variety of different areas, such as corporate social responsibility, economic development, government, community associations or nonprofits, environment/sustainability, and local foods, all with a common focus on the community level.

YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS PROGRAM IF...

You are passionate about domestic or international development, environmental quality, or sustainability

You would like a problem-oriented, customizable major that blends together economics, sociology, and other disciplines to give you a wide skillset

You want small classes where professors know your name, and that emphasize discussion

You are a “people person” and want a career that betters people’s lives

You want a solid foundation for going to law school or graduate school

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Agricultural Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Other English language requirements: TOEFL PBT score of 550; SAT: Score of 530 or higher on the critical reading section; ACT: Score of 24 or higher on the English section.

课程信息

学制：全日制(MINIMUM OF 120 学分)

学费：US$34,858.00 (¥ 225,667) /年

开学时间：预计在八月 2022

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留学地点：Pennsylvania State University Park Campus201 Old Main,UNIVERSITY PARK,Pennsylvania,16802, United States