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of courses relate to Pratt Center projects,
many students intern at the Pratt Center,
Pratt Center senior staff teach in the
PSPD, and other faculty work closely with
the Pratt Center on research and advocacy
efforts. Pratt Center’s services include:
▶ (^) Visioning to identify community
needs and workable strategies.
▶ (^) Testimony and events to
inform groups and officials
about community challenges
and opportunities.
▶ (^) Research, recommendations for
action, and advocacy to advance
community plans.
▶ (^) Neighborhood to regional
coalitions to advance specific
policy recommendations.
The PSPD also enjoys a relationship
with the New York Industrial Retention
Network (NYIRN) and with Project for
Public Spaces (PPS). NYIRN is the city’s
leading advocate and technical assistance
provider for industry, and a national
leader in studying and advocating
green construction and industry. PPS
is the nation’s leading proponent of
placemaking, traffic calming, public
markets, and more, with projects all
around the world. PSPD students have
ample opportunity to intern with NYIRN
and PPS, and work on their projects.
Other internship placements include the
New York City Economic Development
Corporation and other city agencies,
the Landmarks Conservancy and other
civic organizations, NYC Environmental
Justice Alliance and other environmental
groups, and community-based
organizations throughout New York City.
sustainable pratt
The PSPD is one of the founding
members of Sustainable Pratt
(www.sustainablepratt.org), an
interdisciplinary committee of students,
faculty, and staff. Sustainable Pratt
facilitates awareness, communication,
and cross-departmental interaction
about environmental sustainability.
global practice
The PSPD is responding to the challenges
of the “global village” with courses
that run partly or entirely abroad. These
courses are as much about students
learning global innovations and practices
as about providing opportunities for
students to study in foreign places. For
example, Pratt students have traveled to
Brazil to consider innovative approaches
to affordable housing; with European
students studied the revitalization of
former industrial districts in the Czech
Republic, Germany, and Brooklyn;
and with Indian students fleshed out
the community details of a regional
sustainability plan for Goa.
joint degree in law
Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Law School
sponsor a program leading to the degrees
of Master of Science in City and Regional
Planning and Juris Doctor (J.D.). By
taking full advantage of the PSPD’s
alliance of programs, all PSPD students
can further specialize in community
development, environmental policy,
preservation, or real estate. Students
can also participate in Brooklyn Law’s
Community Development Clinic, which
represents community development
corporations, cultural institutions, and
affordable housing providers that serve
underrepresented communities.
The joint degrees can be earned in
four to five years of full-time study—less
time and cost than if the two degrees
were pursued independently. Students
must apply and be accepted to both
schools independently. Unlike the PSPD,
Brooklyn Law does not admit students in
spring, and prospective law students must
take the LSAT. The joint degree can be
pursued simultaneously or sequentially so
long as 15+ credits of the Pratt master’s
degree are completed after matriculation
at Brooklyn Law.
Contact:
Julie Sculli
Academic Services Coordinator
Brooklyn Law School
[email protected]
718-780-0626
http://www.brooklaw.edu/academic/joint/
jointprogramsphp#mscity