The Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program can help you in your job and your career. We offer practical, convenient and cost-effective professional development in many areas of urban planning, design and placemaking.

From January 12 to February 19, we are offering several Deep Learning courses:

*Building Creative Communities-- Learn how to improve community development through the arts and build sustainable arts communities

*Current Trends in Land Use Law -- Get a deeper understanding of key trends and hot topics in planning law

*Economic Development Studio -- Get a deeper understanding of why some economic development projects succeed, even in difficult economies

*Housing Market Analysis -- Get the skills to make better recommendations about housing development in your community

*Urban Design Analysis -- Get the skill sets to help you improve the physical quality of places

All courses are fully online and there are no scheduled meetings. You participate on your schedule. As the name indicates, Deep Learning courses go beyond what typical training courses do. Our courses challenge you to think more deeply about the topic, helping you become more creative and more capable of addressing difficult problems in our field.

All courses are eligible, or will be submitted, for 14 AICP Certification Maintenance credits each. All courses count for 20 hours toward a Bloustein Professional Certificate.
Our practical courses are taught by seasoned practitioners and give you the chance to share ideas with professionals from around the United States. Take a course or two to help improve your work, or earn a Bloustein Professional Certificate to enhance your career.

BOCEP Deep Learning courses are instructor-led and designed for busy professionals who want to be knowledgeable in a subject and learn best by sharing ideas with other smart professionals. While most BOCEP learners are urban planners, anyone interested in making places better is welcome to participate.

There are no required meetings, though all participants are welcome to join in class videoconferences. Unlike workshops that try to cram information in one or two days, BOCEP Deep Learning courses are 5.5 weeks. That gives you time to learn, practice your skills and share insights with your classmates. There are several ways to learn in a class: Through readings assigned by the instructor, instructor-guided conversations in discussion boards among class members; and in some classes, quizzes to test your knowledge. In the Deep Learning studio courses, learners work on real projects for real clients.

Each course costs $295, and a limited number of scholarships of up to $145 are available. Planetizen readers can get $50 off any course. Use promotion code BGBBS. If you pursue a Bloustein Professional Certificate, there is an additional $50 fee per course. (With that fee, you get free access to monthly leadership development sessions.) For more on how to get scholarships, please subscribe to the weekly PDI online newsletter.

The Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program 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 of planning in the United States.
For more information, please visit http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/pdi or contact Leonardo Vazquez, AICP at [email protected] or 732-932-3822, x711.