Students earn course credit by working on a project for an outside organization involved in urban development or administration. Details of each student's responsibilities are worked out in consultations among the student, the project supervisor and the Instructor.

• Gain professional work experience
• Encourage development of professional/academic skills
• Gain first-hand knowledge of employment and how an institutional body in the urban environment identifies its priorities, attempts to realize its goals, and deals with other institutional actors in the field