USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development · Bachelor of Science in Planning and Development and the Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning. The School

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In June, 1998, USC created the School of Policy, Planning, and Development by combining its

top-ranked Schools of Public Administration and Urban Planning and Development. The new

school represents USC’s increased commitment to programs that focus on bridging the public,

private and non-profit sectors to address issues that impact the public good.

Building on the strengths of the two prestigious schools, the new school is a national leader in

bringing government, business and community together. Capitalizing on our location in Southern

California and our centers in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., our faculty, students and alumni

address policy issues of regional, state, national and international importance in public manage-

ment, public policy, health care, immigration, transportation, real estate and economic develop-

ment, urban and regional planning, and the quality of both social and physical environments.

The policy, planning and development programs are among the most diverse and wide-ranging in

higher education. This is made possible by the broad interests of the school’s faculty, its linkages to

other faculty on campus, the diversity of students, the variety of course formats and venues, and

the many degree options and specializations available to graduate and undergraduate students.

With satellite campuses located in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., the School of Policy,

Planning, and Development is committed to training professionals to lead, shape and manage the

evolving 21st century world order.

USC School of Policy,Planning, andDevelopment

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AdministrationRobert P. Biller, Ph.D., Interim Dean

Tridib Banerjee, Ph.D., Vice Dean

Regina T. Foley, J.D., M.B.A., SPHR,Associate Dean

Richard A. Sundeen, Ph.D., Associate Dean

Vicky Borrego, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Director,Washington Center

Richard F. Callahan, M.P.A., ChiefAdministrative Officer, Sacramento Center

Carol A. Rush, M.P.A., Assistant Dean, StudentAffairs

Anita West, B.A., Assistant Dean, Developmentand External Relations

FacultyUniversity Professor: Kevin Starr, Ph.D.

C. Erwin and Ione L. Piper Dean’s Chair inPublic Administration: Robert P. Biller, Ph.D.

Blue Cross of California Chair in Health CareFinance: Glenn Melnick, Ph.D.

Emery Evans Olson Chair in Public-ProfitEntrepreneurship: James M. Ferris, Ph.D.

Jeffrey J. Miller Chair in Government, Businessand the Economy: Charles Cicchetti, Ph.D.

Maria B. Crutcher Professorship in Citizenshipand Democratic Values: Terry L. Cooper, Ph.D.

Frances R. and John J. Duggan DistinguishedProfessorship in Public Administration: ChesterA. Newland, Ph.D.

C.C. Crawford Professorship in ProductivityImprovement: T. Ross Clayton, Ph.D.

Professors: William C. Baer, Ph.D., AICP;Tridib Banerjee, Ph.D., AICP; Edward J.Blakely, Ed.D.; Gerald Caiden, Ph.D.*;Jeffrey I. Chapman, Ph.D.*; Michael Dear,Ph.D. (Geography); William Dutton, Ph.D.(Communication); Peter Gordon, Ph.D.(Economics); Howard Greenwald, Ph.D.;Genevieve Giuliano, Ph.D.; Alan Kreditor,

M.C.P., AICP; Martin Krieger, Ph.D.; DavidLopez-Lee, Ph.D; Dowell Myers, Ph.D.;Robert C. Myrtle, D.P.A.*; Jane Pisano,Ph.D., Jon Pynoos, Ph.D. (Gerontology);Francine Rabvinovtiz, Ph.D.; Harry W.Richardson, M.A. (Economics); RobertStallings, Ph.D.; Kevin Starr, Ph.D.; RichardA. Sundeen, Ph.D.*; Detlof von Winterfeldt,Ph.D.; Joseph S. Wholey, Ph.D.; JenniferWolch, Ph.D. (Geography)

Associate Professors: Catherine G. Burke,Ph.D.; Elizabeth Graddy, Ph.D.; EricHeikkila, Ph.D.; Greg Hise, Ph.D.; PhoebeLiebig, Ph.D. (Gerontology); Jeffrey S.McCombs, Ph.D. (Pharmacy); James Moore IIPh.D. (Engineering); Michael Nichol, Ph.D.(Pharmacy); Peter Robertson Ph.D.*; RenaMourouzi Sivitanidou, Ph,.D.; David Sloane,Ph.D.; Shui Yan Tang, Ph.D.*; Niraj Verma,Ph.D.; Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D. (Gerontology)

Assistant Professors: LaVonna Blair, Ph.D.*;Cameron Gordon, Ph.D.; David Grazman,Ph.D.; Juliet Musso, Ph.D.; Gary Painter,Ph.D.

Distinguished Practitioner: Marvin Braude,Honorary Doctorate

Research Associate Professor of PublicAdministration: Michael Cousineau, Dr. P.H.

Research Assistant Professor of PublicAdministration: Bryan Borys, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professors: Peter Bedford, B.A.;Michael Brailoff, D.P.A.; Jonathan Brown,D.P.A.; Hugh Evans; Ph.D.; Michael Keston,M.B.A.; Kenneth Kizer, M.D.; Allan Kotin,M.A.; Brian Malek, Ph.D.; Koichi Mera,Ph.D.; Willard Price, Ph.D.; Richard Smith,J.D.; David Wilcox, M.C.P.

Adjunct Associate Professors: Cary M. Adams,J.D.; Gerald Barkdoll, D.P.A.; Bob Champion,MRED; Joseph Coyne, Dr.P.H.; ThomasGardner, D.P.A.; Curtis Henke, Ph.D.; MikeHorst, M.B.A.; Jeffrey Huffman, M.D.; BryanJackson, J.D.; Susan Kamei, J.D.; PatrickKapsner, M.P.A., FACMPE; Jerry Katell,M.B.A.; Bruce Noda, M.A.; James Ortner,Ph.D.; Marcie Paolinelli, D.P.A.; JohnSchunhoff, Ph.D.; Kennan Smith, M.Arch;Daniel Straub, Ph.D.; Deborah Torres,M.Arch; Carlos Urrutia, D.P.A.; Frank Wein,M.P.L., AICP; Daniel White, Ph.D.; MichaelWhite, Ph.D.

Adjunct Assistant Professors: Edith Balbach,Ph.D.; James Dulgeroff, Ph.D.; Darc Keller,M.S.; John Kenagy, M.H.A.; John Laughlin,D.P.A.; James McColm, M.S.; Frederick O.Nelson, M.H.A.; Desmond SaundersNewton, Ph.D.; Arthur Sponseller, J.D.;Joseph Stewart, M.A.

Clinical Professors: Gail DellaVedova,FACMPE; Sharon Grisby, M.B.A.; MelvinMarks, M.D.; Patrick G. Hays, M.H.A.; SamJ. W. Romeo, M.D.; Robert M. Sloane,M.H.A., FACHE; G. Peter Shostak, M.H.A.;John Steinhaus, LL.D.

Clinical Associate Professors: Jeffrey Green,M.H.A.; Lise L. Luttgens, M.P.H.; Tecla A.Mickoseff, M.B.A.; Donald Robertson,M.B.A.; Joan D. Rose, M.P.H.; Martin B.Ross, Dr.P.H.; Arthur S. Shorr, M.B.A.

Clinical Assistant Professors: Peter P. Aprato,Ph.D.; Douglas D. Bagley, M.S.; Daniel K.Bumgarner; Michael Carter, M.P.H.; C.Joseph Chang, M.H.A.; Gregg DeNicola,M.D.; Thomas D. Gordon; MatthewMazdyasni, M.S.; Thomas Mone, M.S.;Patricia S. Neumann, M.S.; Charles E.Payton, M.D.; Patrick Petre, M.H.R.M.;Robert Rygg, B.S.; Chris Van Gorder, M.P.A.

Lecturers: Michael Bayard, J.D.; Ken Beck,MRED; Amit Ghzh, Ph.D.; Stanley Iezman;Thomas Kenster, M.A.I.; Tom Larmore, J.D.;Leonard Mitchell, M.A., M.B.A.; J.D.; JamesM. Moore, MCP; Ehud Mouchley, CRE; IraNorris; Stephanie Pincetl, Ph.D., RossSelvidge, Ph.D.; Johannes Van Tilburg,FAIA; Paul Vandeventer; Jeffrey Weiss,MRED

Emeritus Professors: Melville C. Branch,Ph.D.; Robert M. Carter, D.Crim.; Lois Friss,Dr.P.H.; John Gerletti, Ed.D.; David Mars,Ph.D.; Alexander McEachern, M.A.; E.K.Nelson, D.P.A.; Warren Schmidt, Ph.D.;Gilbert Siegel, Ph.D.; William B. Storm,Ph.D.; Robert E. Tranquada, M.D.; WilliamJ. Williams, D.P.A.; Lowdon Wingo, Jr., M.A.,M.P.A.

Emeritus Associate Professors: Wesley E. Bjur,Ph.D.; Eli Glogow, Dr.P.H.

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Undergraduate Degrees 693

Degrees OfferedThe School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment offers the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Science in Public Policy andManagement

• Bachelor of Science in Planning andDevelopment

• Bachelor of Science in Public Policy,Management and Planning

• Master of Health Administration• Master of Health Care Management• Master of Public Policy and Management• Master of Planning• Master of Planning and Development

Studies• Master of Public Administration• Master of Public Policy• Master of Real Estate Development• Master of Construction Management and

Certificate in Transportation Systems (with Engineering)

• Doctor of Philosophy in Planning• Doctor of Philosophy in Public

Administration• Doctor of Planning and Development

Studies• Doctor of Public Administration

The Bachelor of Science and the Master ofPlanning are also offered jointly as an acceler-ated five-year program and the school partici-pates in the following interdisciplinary minors:

• Children and Families in Urban America• Construction Planning and Management• Environmental Planning and

Development• Health Policy and Management• International Policy and Management• International Urban Development• Law and Public Policy• Public Management• Public Policy• Planning and Development

The Master of Planning is offered as a dualmaster’s degree with programs in architec-ture, landscape architecture, business admin-istration, economics, gerontology, public artstudies, social work, and the Law School.

The Master of Public Administration isoffered as a dual master’s degree with pro-grams in planning, gerontology, Jewish com-munal service, law and social work.

The Master of Real Estate Development isoffered as a dual degree with the Master ofBusiness Administration and Juris Doctor.

The Master of Health Administration isoffered as a dual degree with the Master ofScience in Gerontology.

The Master of Public Policy is offered as adual degree with the Law School.

National Honor SocietiesPi Alpha AlphaPi Alpha Alpha is the national honor societyfor public affairs and administration. Grad-uate students in the School of Policy,Planning, and Development who have com-pleted at least 18 semester units and haveearned a 3.7 grade point average are eligiblefor membership.

Pi Sigma AlphaPi Sigma Alpha is the national honor societyfor students in public administration, politicalscience, and international relations. Studentswho have completed at least three coursesfrom among these fields and have earned atleast a 3.5 grade point average are eligible toapply.

Undergraduate Degrees

The School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment offers three undergraduatedegrees and 10 minors.

Degree programs include the Bachelor ofScience in Public Policy and Management,Bachelor of Science in Planning andDevelopment and the Bachelor of Science inPublic Policy, Management and Planning.The School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment also offers minors in childrenand families in urban America, constructionplanning and management, environmentalplanning and development, health policy and

management, international policy and man-agement, international urban development,law and public policy, public management,public policy, and planning and development.

AdmissionHigh school and transfer students may indi-cate their desire to declare planning anddevelopment, public policy and manage-ment, or public policy, management andplanning as a major on their university appli-cation. Students enrolled at USC wishing todeclare planning and development, public

policy and management, or public policy,management and planning must be in goodacademic standing and have completed aminimum of 24 USC units.

AdvisementStudents must discuss courses of study withthe appropriate undergraduate advisorsthroughout their college enrollment and needto develop their own individual programswith faculty and staff advisors at the time offirst enrollment and throughout their collegecareers.


Bachelor of Science in Planning and Development

The Bachelor of Science in Planning andDevelopment is an interdisciplinary, liberalarts degree program based fundamentally onthe understanding of physical and socialchange. It is designed for the undergraduatewith career goals in planning and develop-ment; or with plans to pursue graduate studyin business, development, law, planning,public policy, or social welfare; or who simplywishes to acquire an effective understandingof the role and setting of real estate develop-ment, design and policy in everyday life. Theprogram brings together knowledge of socialprocesses, structure, design and analysis with-in a framework organized around the knowl-edge requirements of making effective publicand/or private collective decisions.

The Bachelor of Science in Planning andDevelopment provides a strong foundation ingeneral education courses, a core curriculumin planning and development, elective coursework and the selection of a concentration.During the final year, each student will com-plete an individual capstone project underthe supervision of a member of the facultyand a class capstone project for a local plan-ning or development client.

AdmissionAdmission to the Bachelor of Science inPlanning and Development is selective andhighly competitive. Entering freshman andtransfer students must meet university-wideadmission guidelines. Students will be con-sidered for admission up to the junior level.

Currently enrolled USC students may applyfor admission at any time provided they haveattained a cumulative minimum GPA of 3.0.Students with less than a GPA of 3.0 will beadvised to take one full semester of PLDVcourses and obtain at least a GPA of 3.0 forthat semester. A personal interview and acad-emic references may also be required on acase by case basis.

General Education RequirementsThe university’s general education programprovides a coherent, integrated introductionto the breadth of knowledge you will need toconsider yourself (and to be considered byother people) a generally well-educated per-son. This new program requires six courses indifferent categories, plus writing and diversi-ty requirements, which are described indetail on pages 167 through 172.

All students who (1) entered the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development as fresh-men in the summer of 1997 or later; or (2) began college elsewhere in the summer of 1997 or later; or (3) began college earlier

but transfer to USC in the summer of 2000 or later, must satisfy the requirements of thenew general education program. Other stu-dents whose schedules permit are encour-aged to follow the new program as well.However, continuing and transfer studentswho began college full-time before summer1997 and enter USC before summer 2000may elect to satisfy a “transitional” planinstead, which is outlined on page 172.

Pre-major RequirementsREQUIRED COURSES UNITS

ITP 101x Introduction to Computers and DataProcessing 4

ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics 4

and one of the following courses:MATH 108 Introductory College

Mathematics 4MATH 116 Mathematics for the

Social Sciences I 4MATH 117 Introduction to

Mathematics for Business and Economics 4

MATH 118x Fundamental Principles of the Calculus 4

MATH 125 Calculus I 4MATH 200 Elementary

Mathematics from anAdvanced Standpoint 4

Minor or Related Area RequirementNon-School of Policy, Planning, and DevelopmentCourses (16 units)A minor program or an approved related area ofstudy is selected in consultation with an advisor.

Major RequirementsCORE (28 UNITS) UNITS

PLDV 355 Introduction to Urban, Regional, and International Planning 4

PLDV 361 Property Rights, Governance, and theEnvironment 4

PLDV 401 Politics and Ethics in Planning and Development 4

PLDV 402 Urban Economic Analysis 4

PLDV 404 Quantitative Methods for Planning andDevelopment 4

PLDV 407 Principles of Urban Design 4

PLDV 485 History of Planning and Development 4

METHODS COURSES (4 UNITS)

One of the following courses:PLDV 315 Urban Sleuths:

Exploring People and Places in Cities 4

PLDV 410 Graphic Techniques in Urban Planning 4

PLDV 455 Analysis for Planning and Development 4

PLDV 474 Urban Diversity and Communication 4

Field Courses (12 units)Select 12 units from either the development,design or policy concentrations.

DEVELOPMENT

PLDV 403 Advanced Finance and Investment for Planning and Development 4

PLDV 405 Comparative International Planning and Development 4

PLDV 426 History and Development of Cities 4

PLDV 440 Introduction to Housing and Community Development 4

PLDV 447 Local Economic Development 4

DESIGN

PLDV 300 Design of the Good: Conception and Judgment 4

PLDV 408 The Experience of Place 4PLDV 414 Urban Design Practicum 4PLDV 426 History and Development

of Cities 4

POLICY

PLDV 440 Housing and Community Development 4

PLDV 452 Planning, Policy-Making, and Social Change 4

PLDV 460 Political Economy and Planning 4

PLDV 461 Environmental Issues 4PLDV 480 Introduction to

Transportation Planning 4


PLDV ELECTIVES (TOTALING 8 UNITS) UNITS

PLDV 403 Advanced Finance and Investment for Planning and Development 4

PLDV 405 Comparative International Planning and Development 4

PLDV 408 The Experience of Place 4PLDV 414 Urban Design Practicum 4PLDV 426 History and Development

of Cities 4PLDV 427 Geographic Information

Systems and PlanningApplications 4





PLDV 460 Planning and Political Economy 4


PLDV 480 Introduction to Urban Transportation 4

PLDV 485 History of Planning and Development 4

PLDV 486 Los Angeles: The City, The Novel, The Movie 4

PLDV 490x Directed Research 2-8PLDV 499 Special Topics 2-4

CAPSTONE COURSES (8 UNITS) UNITS

PLDV 475L Design and Development Laboratory 4

PLDV 491 Senior Seminar 4

Bachelor of Science in Public Policy and Management

Degree ProgramStudents enrolled in the Bachelor of Sciencein Public Policy and Management majorreceive an undergraduate professional educa-tion in the context of a broad, liberal educa-tion. Breadth is demonstrated through com-pletion of courses outside the School of Policy,Planning, and Development, including theareas of: general education, transnationalstudies and math and computer languages;pre-major requirements in economics, politicalscience and sociology; and general electives.

The course of study within the major (54units) includes three components: a commoncore of courses, including an internship, thatprovides a broad foundation; a choice of oneof three specialized tracks — public institu-tions and public policy, public management,or health care policy and management; andpolicy area electives in an issue area of thestudent’s choice.

Other special features of the undergraduateprograms include the semester programs andthe senior honors seminar.

Careers in Public Policy and ManagementGraduates receive preparation for a variety ofentry-level professional positions in the pub-lic sector, in not-for-profit agencies and in for-profit companies which provide public policyand public services or which must be knowl-edgeable of, and sensitive to, public policyand public affairs concerns. Graduates alsoare prepared for law school and relatedcareers in law, as well as for graduate work insuch fields as policy analysis, business andpublic administration, health services admin-istration, gerontology and social work.

Degree RequirementsRequirements for the major are listed below.

General Education RequirementsThe university’s general education programprovides a coherent, integrated introductionto the breadth of knowledge you will need toconsider yourself (and to be considered byother people) a generally well-educatedperson. This new program requires six cours-es in different categories, plus writing anddiversity requirements, which are describedin detail on pages 167 through 172.

All students who (1) entered the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development as fresh-men in the summer of 1997 or later; or (2)began college elsewhere in the summer of1997 or later; or (3) began college earlier buttransfer to USC in the summer of 2000 orlater, must satisfy the requirements of thenew general education program. Other stu-dents whose schedules permit are encour-aged to follow the new program as well.However, continuing and transfer studentswho began college full-time before summer1997 and enter USC before summer 2000may elect to satisfy a “transitional” planinstead, which is outlined on page 172.Transitional students majoring in publicadministration must take two courses in thenatural sciences (categories III and IV).

Math/Computer Languages MATH 108 orMATH 116 or higher and ITP 101 or higher(8 units)

Transnational Studies Select one of thefollowinga. Foreign Language — demonstrated com-

petency through third semester of foreignlanguage, or

b. Semester Abroad — equivalent of 8semester units, or

c. Two courses (8 units) from TransnationalElectives list

TRANSNATIONAL ELECTIVES UNITS

ECON 350 The World Economy 4GEOG 120 Geopolitics 4IR 101x International Relations 4IR 306 International

Organizations 4IR 307 Contemporary

International Politics 4IR 330 Politics of the World

Economy 4LING 115 Language, Society, and

Culture 4PLDV 250 Third World Cities 4PPMT 482 Comparative Public

Administration 4

Pre-Major RequirementsPRE-MAJOR COURSES (16 UNITS) UNITS


ECON 205 Principles ofMacroeconomics 4

POSC 100 Theory and Practice ofAmerican Democracy, or

POSC 300 Principles, Institutions, and Great Issues of American Democracy 4

SOCI 200 Introduction to Sociology, or

SOCI 342 Race Relations 4

General Electives (10 units)


Public Policy and Management Core CoursesCORE COURSES (30 UNITS) UNITS

PPMT 215 Public Organizations andManagement 4

PPMT 220 Simulated Policymaking in Urban Systems: Theoryand Practice, or

PPMT 200 Politics and Public Policy 4PPMT 225 Public Policy Processes

and Institutions 4PPMT 240 Citizenship and Public

Ethics 4PPMT 357 Government and Business 4PPMT 401 Public Policy and

Management Issues andPractices (Internship) 2

PPMT 404 Statistics in Public Policy and Management 4

PPMT 473 Public Policy Analysis 4

TracksStudents select one track for degree empha-sis; they take 16 units (four courses) from thetrack selected.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC POLICY

TRACK (16 UNITS) UNITS

PPMT 350 Urban Institutions andPolicies 4

PPMT 371 The Nonprofit Sector and the Public Interest 4

PPMT 313 Finance of the Public Sector 4

PPMT 482 Comparative PublicAdministration 4

PPMT 486 Politics and Administration, or

PPMT 410c Washington, D.C., Semester 4

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT TRACK (16 UNITS) UNITS

PPMT 313 Finance of the Public Sector 4

PPMT 316 Administration ofPersonnel Resources 4

PPMT 351 Financial Accounting inPublic and NonprofitOrganizations 4

PPMT 403 Management Analysis I 4PPMT 414 Financial Management of

Public and NonprofitOrganizations 4

PPMT 416 Introduction to PersonnelTechnology in PublicEmployment 4

PPMT 417 Training and AppliedBehavioral Science 4

PPMT 485 Organizational Behavior in Public Administration 4

PPMT 486 Politics and Administration, or

PPMT 410c Washington, D.C., Semester 4

HEALTH CARE POLICY AND MANAGEMENT

TRACK (16 UNITS) UNITS

PPMT 230 Introduction to Health Policy and Management 4

PPMT 330 Introduction to Health Care Systems 4

PPMT 351 Financial Accounting inPublic and Non-profitOrganizations 4

PPMT 439 Administration of HealthCare Organizations 4

MANAGEMENT COURSES FOR HEALTH CARE

SPECIALIZATION IN LIEU OF POLICY ELECTIVES UNITS

PPMT 414 Financial Management of Public and NonprofitOrganizations 4

and one of the following:PPMT 316 Administration of

Personnel Resources 4PPMT 403 Management Analysis I 4PPMT 485 Organizational Behavior in

Public Administration 4

Policy Area ElectivesStudents are encouraged, but not required, tospecialize in a single issue area (8 units).Students can develop their own policy issuearea subject to approval of faculty advisor.

URBAN ISSUES (8 UNITS) UNITS

PLDV 440 Housing and CommunityDevelopment 4

PLDV 480 Introduction to UrbanTransportation 4

POSC 320 Urban Politics 4PPMT 350 Urban Institutions and

Policies 4PPMT 406ab Los Angeles Mini

Semester 4PPMT 421 Government and

Administration inMetropolitan Areas 4

RACE, GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND CLASS

(8 UNITS) UNITS

AMST 202 Interethnic Diversity in the West 4

HIST 245 Gender and Sexualities in American History 4

POSC 421 Ethnic Politics 4POSC 442 The Politics of Human

Differences: Diversity and Discrimination 4

PPMT 406ab Los Angeles Mini Semester 4

SOCI 342 Race Relations 4SOCI 360 Social Inequality: Class,

Status, and Power 4SOCI 435 Women in Society 4SOCI 437 Sexuality and Society 4

ENVIRONMENT AND POPULATION (8 UNITS) UNITS

GEOG 255 American Environmentalism 4

GEOG 257 Environment and Ethics 4GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural

Resources 4GEOL 108L Crisis of a Planet 4POSC 347 Environmental Law 4POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4SOCI 333 Environment and Society 4SOCI 344 Population, Business, and

Public Affairs 4SOCI 385 Population, Society, and

Aging 4

COMPARATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT

ADMINISTRATION (8 UNITS) UNITS

ECON 340 Economics of LessDeveloped Countries 4

IR 325 Rich and Poor States in the World Political Economy 4

PLDV 250 Third World Cities 4PPMT 482 Comparative Public

Administration 4

CRIME AND JUSTICE (8 UNITS) UNITS

POSC 432 The Politics of LocalCriminal Justice 4

PPMT 340 The American System ofJustice 4

PPMT 342 Crime and Public Policy 4SOCI 351 Sociology of Juvenile

Delinquency and theJuvenile Justice System 4

HEALTH (8 UNITS) UNITS

ECON 472 Economics of Medical Care 4

GERO 416 Health Issues in Aging 4PPMT 230 Introduction to Health

Policy and Management 4PPMT 330 Introduction to Health

Care Systems 4PPMT 439 Administration of Health

Care Organizations 4SOCI 475 Medical Sociology 4

NATIONAL POLICY ISSUES (8 UNITS) UNITS

PPMT 410a, d Washington, D.C., Semester 4-4

Policy Area Electives OptionsStudents who have elected the PublicInstitutions and Public Policy track may taketwo courses in the Public Management trackoffering in lieu of policy area electives.

Students who have elected the PublicManagement track may take two courses inthe Public Institutions and Public Policytrack offerings in lieu of policy area electives.

PPMT 498 Senior Honors Seminar may besubstituted for one of the policy area electives.


Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning

The Bachelor of Science in Public Policy,Management and Planning is designed tooffer a solid introduction to the issues andinstitutions of public policy, management andplanning. The program includes a foundationin general education; a core curriculum inpublic policy, management and planning; theopportunity for first-hand experience in theplanning, policy or management processthrough a semester-long internship; and aseries of elective courses in the area of plan-ning and management. For additional infor-mation contact the School of Policy, Planning,and Development at (213) 740-0365.

The Bachelor of Science in Public Policy,Management and Planning builds from a 74-unit base which includes general educa-tion, pre-major requirements and generalelectives. Also, the student must complete 54 units in the major.


All students who (1) entered the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development as fresh-men in the summer of 1997 or later; or (2) began college elsewhere in the summer of1997 or later; or (3) began college earlier buttransfer to USC in the summer of 2000 orlater, must satisfy the requirements of thenew general education program. Other stu-dents whose schedules permit are encour-aged to follow the new program as well.However, continuing and transfer studentswho began college full-time before summer1997 and enter USC before summer 2000may elect to satisfy a “transitional” planinstead, which is outlined on page 172.

General Requirements (16 units)Math/Computer Languages — MATH 108 orMATH 116 or higher and ITP 101 or higher(8 units)

Transnational Studies Select one of the following:a. Foreign Language — demonstrated com-

petency through third semester of foreignlanguage, or

b. Semester Abroad — equivalent of 8 semester units, or

c. Two courses (8 units) from TransnationalElectives list

TRANSNATIONAL ELECTIVES UNITS

ECON 350 The World Economy 4IR 101x International Relations 4IR 306 International

Organizations 4IR 307 Contemporary

International Politics 4IR 330 Politics of the World

Economy 4LING 115 Language, Society,

and Culture 4PLDV 250 Third World Cities 4PPMT 482 Comparative Public

Administration 4

PRE-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (16 UNITS) UNITS

ECON 203 Principles ofMicroeconomics, and 4

ECON 205 Principles ofMacroeconomics 4

SOCI 200 Introduction to Sociology, or

SOCI 342 Race Relations 4POSC 100 Theory and Practice of

American Democracy, or

POSC 300 Principles, Institutions, and Great Issues of American Democracy 4

General Electives (10 units)

PUBLIC POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING CORE

COURSES (34 UNITS) UNITS

PLDV 355 Introduction to Urban,Regional andInternational Planning 4


PLDV 404 Quantitative Methods for Planning and Development 4

PPMT 215 Public Organizations and Management 4

PPMT 225 Public Policy Processes and Institutions 4

PPMT 240 Citizenship and Public Ethics 4

PPMT 357 Government and Business 4

PPMT 401 Public Policy andManagement Issues and Practices 2

PPMT 473 Public Policy Analysis 4

PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES UNITS

A total of 4 units, selected from the following:PPMT 313 Finance of the Public

Sector 4PPMT 316 Administration of

Personnel Resources 4PPMT 403 Management Analysis I 4PPMT 485 Organizational Behavior

in Public Administration 4PPMT 486 Politics and

Administration, orPPMT 410c Washington, D.C.,

Semester 4

PLANNING ELECTIVES (16 UNITS, SELECTED FROM

THE FOLLOWING) UNITS

Methods Courses (4 units)One of the following courses:PLDV 315 Urban Sleuths:


PLDV 410 Graphics Techniques in Urban Planning 4


PLDV 474 Urban Diversity andCommunication 4

Field Courses (12 units)Select 12 units from either the development,design or policy concentrations.

DevelopmentPLDV 403 Advanced Finance and

Investment for Planning and Development 4

PLDV 405 Introduction to Comparative International Planning and Development 4

PLDV 426 History and Develop-ment of Cities 4

PLDV 440 Housing and Com-munity Development 4


DesignPLDV 300 The Design of the

Good: Conception and Judgment 4

PLDV 408 The Experience of Place 4PLDV 414 Urban Design Practicum 4PLDV 426 History and Develop-

ment of Cities 4


PolicyPLDV 440 Housing and Com-

munity Development 4PLDV 452 Planning, Policy-Making,

and Social Change 4PLDV 460 Political Economy and

Planning 4PLDV 461 Environmental Issues 4PLDV 480 Introduction to Urban

Transportation Planning 4

InternshipsPublic Policy and Management and PublicPolicy, Management and Planning majors arerequired to complete at least one internship.Public Policy and Management majors, andother students, may participate in internshipsby enrolling in PPMT 401 Public Policy and Management Issues and Practices orPPMT 410b as part of the Washington, D.C.,Semester. Internships are matched as closelyas possible to the student’s interests and skills.

PPMT 401 and PPMT 410b and the accom-panying service in a position provide numer-ous opportunities to develop and formulatefuture career goals, as well as to gain personaland professional experience while completingthe undergraduate degree.

Semester ProgramsThe eight-unit and 16-unit semester pro-grams allow the student to benefit from bothtraditional and experiential learning modesand to become involved in a particular area ofprofessional activity.

Los Angeles Mini SemesterThe Los Angeles Mini Semester program pro-vides opportunities to study and experiencemetropolitan Los Angeles, its many diverse

communities, and its centers of power, influ-ence and tradition.

The Los Angeles Mini Semester is offered asan eight-unit program and consists of theurban foundation and the seminar.

The urban foundation provides an orientationto the study of urban affairs and serves as aconceptual framework for all other LosAngeles Mini Semester activities. The urbanfoundation introduces participants to LosAngeles and to its metropolitan area from sev-eral perspectives: historical, political, sociologi-cal, architectural, cultural and ethnic. Studentsmay fulfill the university diversity require-ment by completing the urban foundation.

The seminar offers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at a specific urban issue. Typicalseminar topics are housing, transportation,health care, education, or a particular neigh-borhood in Los Angeles.

Washington, D.C., SemesterThe Washington, D.C., Semester programprovides an intensive semester of confronta-tion with the political center of the nationand its complex components. The programoffers opportunities for behind-the-sceneswork in national government agencies andrelated organizations, combined with an academic environment and the chance toexplore, share and learn with a group of fel-low students.

During the fall and spring semesters, theWashington, D.C., Semester has four compo-nents: two seminars, independent study andthe internship.

The seminar serves as the focal point of the program, giving students the opportunityto integrate their experiences and learningthrough extensive discussions, papers andpresentations. Meeting in small groups, students prepare briefings on current issues,integrate political/administrative theory andpractical experience and share internshipinsights. Seminar participants visit the WhiteHouse, the Supreme Court, Congress, manyCabinet departments, embassies and otheragencies and organizations. In the seminar,students are encouraged to recognize theinterrelationships among the various experi-ences that constitute the semester program.This integration of learning is central to theseminar. The independent study componentallows students to pursue in-depth a nationaltopic that is of particular interest. The design,research and resulting paper are done in con-sultation with a member of the faculty at theWashington Public Affairs Center. Studentsinclude personal interviews with decisionmakers in their research designs. The studyculminates in a substantial written report andan oral presentation to all Washington, D.C.,Semester participants.

A 10-week Summer Program in Washington,D.C., is occasionally available. This eight-unit semester is divided into two major com-ponents: an internship and a seminar onAmerican government and politics.

Sacramento SemesterThe Sacramento Semester is offered occa-sionally as a 16-unit program and, in the sum-mer only, as an eight-unit program. The 16-unit program has four components — semi-nar, field experiences, independent studyand an internship; the eight-unit programconsists of the seminar and the internship.

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Public Policy and Management

A wide range of USC undergraduates willenter professional and business positions inwhich issues related to environmental publicpolicy and management will play an impor-tant role. This degree offers students theopportunity to study the growing professional

field of environmental studies. The majorcombines a strong scientific foundation withprofessional courses in public policy andmanagement and with electives from a vari-ety of academic programs at USC. See

Environmental Studies (page 246) for courserequirements.


Bachelor of Science in Planning and Development and Master of Planning

Students who have demonstrated exceptionalacademic success have the opportunity toearn both bachelor’s and master’s degrees inan accelerated degree program. This programallows students to earn both degrees in fiveyears.

AdmissionAdmission is available at the freshman ortransfer level. Students currently enrolled inthe Bachelor of Science in Planning andDevelopment program must apply for admis-sion to the combined degree program no laterthan their junior year.


All students who (1) entered the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development as fresh-men in the summer of 1997 or later; or (2) began college elsewhere in the summer of1997 or later; or (3) began college earlier buttransfer to USC in the summer of 2000 orlater, must satisfy the requirements of thenew general education program. Other stu-dents whose schedules permit are encour-aged to follow the new program as well.However, continuing and transfer studentswho began college full-time before summer1997 and enter USC before summer 2000may elect to satisfy a “transitional” planinstead, which is outlined on page 172.

Pre-major Quantitative Requirements (12 units)REQUIRED COURSES UNITS

ITP 101x Introduction to Computers and DataProcessing 4


and one of the following courses:MATH 108 Introductory College

Mathematics 4MATH 116 Mathematics for the

Social Sciences I 4MATH 117 Introduction to

Mathematics for Business and Economics 4

MATH 118x Fundamental Principles of the Calculus 4

MATH 125 Calculus 4MATH 200 Elementary Mathematics

from an AdvancedStandpoint 4

Minor or Related Area Requirement (16 units)An outside area of study comprising 16 unitsof related course work or a minor program isselected by each student in consultation withan advisor.

Free Electives (4 units)Selected with consent of advisor.

Undergraduate Major RequirementsCORE (24 UNITS) UNITS

PLDV 355 Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning 4


PLDV 401 Political Foundations for Planning andDevelopment 4

PLDV 402 Economic Foundations for Planning andDevelopment 4

PLDV 407 Principles of Urban Design 4PLDV 485 History of Planning and

Development 4

METHODS COURSE (4 UNITS)

One of the following courses:PLDV 315 Urban Sleuths:


PLDV 410 Graphic Techniques in Urban Planning 4



FIELD COURSES (12 UNITS)

Select 12 units from either the development,design or policy concentration.DevelopmentPLDV 403 Advanced Finance and


PLDV 405 Introduction to Comparative International Development 4

PLDV 426 History and Develop-ment of Cities 4



DesignPLDV 300 The Design of the Good:

Conception and Judgment 4PLDV 408 The Experience of Place 4PLDV 414 Urban Design Practicum 4PLDV 426 History and Develop-

ment of Cities 4PolicyPLDV 440 Housing and Com-

munity Development 4PLDV 452 Planning, Policy-Making,

and Social Change 4PLDV 460 Planning and Political

Economy 4PLDV 461 Environmental Issues 4PLDV 480 Introduction to Urban

Transportation 4

PLDV ELECTIVES (COURSES TOTALING 4 UNITS)

PLDV 403 Advanced Finance andInvestment for Planning and Development 4

PLDV 405 Introduction to Comparative Inter-national Development 4

PLDV 408 The Experience of Place 4PLDV 426 History and Develop-

ment of Cities 4PLDV 427 Geographic Information

Systems and PlanningApplications 4





PLDV 460 Political Economy and Planning 4

PLDV 461 Environmental Issues 4PLDV 474 Urban Diversity and

Communication 4PLDV 480 Introduction to Urban

Transportation 4PLDV 485 History of Planning and

Development 4PLDV 486 Los Angeles: The City,

The Novel, The Movie 2PLDV 490x Directed Research 2-8PLDV 499 Special Topics 2-4

CAPSTONE COURSES (8 UNITS)

PLDV 475L Design and Develop-ment Laboratory 4

PLDV 491 Senior Seminar 4


Graduate Course RequirementsCORE UNITS

PLUS 501 Planning Theory 2PLUS 502 Statistics and Arguing

from Data 4PLUS 505 Comparative Inter-

national Development 2PLUS 506 The Social Context of

Planning 2PLUS 507 The Urban Economy 2PLUS 509 Legal Environment

of Planning 2PLUS 510 Historical Analysis of

Urban Form and Planning Practice 2

Specialization MethodologyStudents select a four-unit methodologyspecialization from the list in the Master of Planning description. 4

LaboratoryPLUS 676L Core Laboratory

Workshop 8ElectivesElective courses to total 16 units of which atleast eight must be from the School of Policy,Planning, and Development.

Awarding of DegreesThe Bachelor of Science and Master ofPlanning will be awarded simultaneouslyupon completion of all degree requirements.Students who elect not to complete the mas-ter’s, must complete 128 units to earn thebachelor’s degree, including 48 units of upperdivision PLDV course work (including anygraduate PLUS classes).

Time LimitsAll requirements for the Bachelor of Scienceand Master of Planning must be completedwithin seven years from the semester of

admission. If not completed within that time,students will no longer be eligible for the mas-ter’s degree but may still earn the bachelor’s.

Comprehensive ExaminationSuccessful completion of a comprehensivewritten and oral examination is required ifthe candidate is also seeking a master’sdegree in planning. For specific policies,refer to the Master of Planning description.

InternshipAll students must complete 400 hours of aninternship. For specific policies, refer to theMaster of Planning description.

Transfer of CreditsGraduate courses will not be accepted fortransfer credit. Undergraduate classes may betransferred in accordance with universityguidelines.

Minor Programs

Minor in Children and Families in UrbanAmericaWhat’s happening to children and families inurban America? Students will examinechanging demographics, economics, and cul-tures and the challenges of building commu-nities that support families. They will assessinnovative ways to improve access to and uti-lization of human services, including inter-professional practice, integrated services andcommunity-based initiatives. Analysis of cur-rent social policies and policy reform initia-tives will provide a framework for studentswho want to help improve student outcomesfor children and families.

This minor includes courses from socialwork, planning, nursing, psychology, com-munication, education and other academicareas. It requires 22 units. See the School ofSocial Work section (page 746) for courserequirements.

Minor in Construction Planning andManagementThis program covers the most current theo-ries and practice of construction planning andmanagement. The program provides a valu-able adjunct credential to professional schoolstudents pursuing careers in business admin-istration, public administration, environmen-tal studies, and other areas; and a uniqueopportunity for professional focus to studentsin the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

Construction activities are complex. In con-temporary society, effective planning andmanagement of these activities requires spe-cialized knowledge of the technical, economicand political environment. This program cou-ples the knowledge of how construction activ-ities are organized with a broader understand-ing of the urban system in which constructionprojects are embedded. With the exception ofstatistics, all of the required courses are withinthe Department of Civil Engineering and theSchool of Policy, Planning, and Development.

Any USC undergraduate who has completedthe equivalent of two full-time semesters ingood standing is eligible to pursue the minorprogram. This minor program is rigorousenough to serve as an introductory credentialfor students subsequently electing to pursueadvanced studies in development, urban plan-ning, construction management or allied fields.

See the Department of Civil Engineering(page 478) for course requirements.

Minor in Environmental Planning andDevelopmentA wide range of USC undergraduates willenter professional and business positions inwhich issues related to environmental plan-ning will play an important role. This minoroffers students the opportunity to study thegrowing professional field of environmentalplanning. The minor combines a strong sci-entific foundation with professional coursesin planning and development and with elec-tives from a variety of academic programs atUSC. It requires 32 units. See EnvironmentalStudies (page 250) for course requirements.

Minor in Health Policy and ManagementThis 24-unit minor in health policy and management provides students with a back-ground in the institutions, policy and man-agement issues in the field of health careand the skills necessary to pursue a range ofhealth-related management and/or policyopportunities in the for-profit, nonprofit andgovernmental sectors. This minor is appro-priate for students interested in pursuingcareers in the health care field, especiallystudents majoring in pre-health servicesfields, business, gerontology or the socialsciences.


REQUIRED COURSES UNITS

PPMT 230 Introduction to Health Policy and Management (Gateway course) 4

PPMT 330 Introduction to Health Care Systems 4

PPMT 439 Administration of HealthCare Organizations 4

ELECTIVES UNITS

Choose three courses from one of thetwo tracks:Health Issues TrackECON 472* Economics of Medical

Care 4GERO 416 Health Issues in Aging 4GERO 421 Managed Care for an

Aging Society 4HP 412 Health Promotion and

Prevention Policy 4HP 420 Gender and Minority

Health Issues 4HP 422 AIDS in Society 4SOCI 475 Medical Sociology 4

Health Management TrackECON 472* Economics of Medical

Care 4PPMT 316 Administration of

Personnel Resources 4PPMT 351 Financial Accounting in

Public and NonprofitOrganizations 4

PPMT 414 Financial Management of Public and NonprofitOrganizations 4


*Completion of the prerequisite ECON 303 is requiredbefore enrolling in ECON 472.

Minor in International Policy andManagement The minor in international policy and manage-ment brings together courses from the Schoolof International Relations, dealing with thenew global challenges, specific regions of theworld, and international organizations and poli-cies, and the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment, dealing with core managementskills and public policy processes. Studentswill examine the changes and challengeswhich are transforming the world, and the pol-icy and management skills used to deal withthem. To increase their understanding of thecontext and application of these concepts, stu-dents must complete a semester-long intern-ship either in Washington, D.C. (through par-ticipation in the Washington, D.C. semesterprogram) or in Los Angeles with an organiza-tion that has an international focus.

Students minoring in international policy andmanagement take three courses in interna-tional relations, including the gateway course,IR 305 Managing New Global Challenges;three courses in public policy and manage-ment; and an approved internship from eitherthe School of International Relations (IR 491Field Study) or from the School of Policy,Planning, and Development (PPMT 401Public Policy Management Issues andPractice). For additional course information,see page 283.

Minor in International Urban DevelopmentAs the world shrinks, students are increasing-ly working in a global environment. Eventhose who are employed in the United Statesfind the world a competitor, employees fromaround the world and customers of all nation-alities. This minor addresses the needs ofthese students by introducing them to rele-vant urban, economic and social policy issuesas they are framed in international settings.

The minor is open to all students exceptmajors in international relations and urbanplanning and development. The minor isdesigned for students who wish to eitherwork in the international arena or who expectthat their professional careers will be affectedby activities in that arena. Students shouldsign up for the minor in the InternationalRelations student affairs office.

See International Relations (page 283) forcourse requirements.

Minor in Law and Public PolicyThe minor in law and public policy drawsupon four fields of study: public policy andmanagement, law, economics and politicalscience. It provides students with an under-standing of the political and economic con-texts in which laws are made as well as howlegal institutions shape policy formulation.Students learn to analyze the consequencesof policy and alternatives; the roles played bygovernment, business and nonprofit organiza-tions in public decision making; and the legalbases for various areas of public policy.

Students minoring in law and public policytake six required courses, including the gate-way class, PPMT 225 Public Policy Processesand Institutions, and one elective. The latterenables the student to focus on a specificarea of law.


ECON 203 Principles of Micro-economics 4

LAW 200x Law and Society 4POSC 340 Constitutional Law 4PPMT 225 Public Policy Processes

and Institutions 4PPMT 404 Statistics for Public

Policy and Management 4PPMT 473 Public Policy Analysis 4

And one of the following:ECON 434 Economic Analysis of LawPOSC 345 International Law 4POSC 347 Environmental Law 4POSC 440 Comparative Law and

the Judicial Process 4POSC 441 Cultural Diversity and

the Law 4POSC 444 Civil and Political

Rights and Liberties 4POSC 452 Critical Issues in Law

and Public Policy 4

Minor in Public ManagementThe 24-unit minor in public managementprovides the student with a basic introduc-tion to management in the context of a pub-lic or nonprofit organization, an understand-ing of central managerial skills in accounting,financial management and human behavior,and the opportunity to choose between ageneral or human resource management elec-tive track. This minor is appropriate forCollege of Letters, Arts and Sciences or pro-fessional school students planning to entermanagement level positions.


PPMT 215 Public Organizations andManagement 4

PPMT 351 Financial Accounting inPublic and NonprofitOrganizations 4

PPMT 414 Financial Management ofPublic and NonprofitOrganizations 4


PUBLIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES UNITS

Choose two courses from one of the following tracks:ManagementPPMT 403 Management Analysis I 4PPMT 482 Comparative Public

Administration 4PPMT 486 Politics and

Administration 4

Human ResourcesPPMT 316 Administration of

Personnel Resources 4PPMT 417 Training and the Applied

Behavioral Science 4


Minor in Public PolicyThis minor prepares students to understandthe context, theory, formulation, analysis andimplementation of public policy and allowthem to choose two policy areas to applytheir knowledge. The minor complementsmajors in fields such as sociology, economics,political science, history and gerontology.



PPMT 225 Public Policy Processes and Institutions(Gateway course) 4

PPMT 404 Statistics in Public Policy and Management (orequivalent) 4

PPMT 473* Public Policy Analysis 4

Public Policy ElectivesCHOOSE TWO COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING: UNITS

GERO 451 Policy and ProgramDevelopment in Aging 4


PLDV 480 Introduction to UrbanTransportation 4

POSC 347 Environmental Law 4PPMT 313** Finance and the Public

Sector 4PPMT 330 Introduction to Health

Care Systems 4PPMT 342 Crime and Public Policy 4PPMT 350 Urban Institutions and

Policies 4PPMT 357** Government and BusinessPPMT 371 Nonprofit Sector and the

Public Interest 4PPMT 486 Politics and

Administration 4

* Completion of the prerequisites ECON 203 andPPMT 404 is required before enrolling in PPMT 473.

** Completion of the prerequisite ECON 203 isrequired before enrolling in PPMT 313 or 357.

Minor in Planning and DevelopmentThe Minor in Planning and Development isan excellent complement to undergraduatestudy in a variety of fields. Insight into theplanning and development process canbroaden career choices and deepen under-standing of allied major programs. Studentsmajoring in American studies and ethnicity,economics, business administration, architec-ture, geography, gerontology, internationalrelations, journalism and social work, to namea few, would gain from the cross-disciplinaryperspective this minor provides.

Admission RequirementsA GPA of at least 2.0 and a grade of B or bet-ter in PLDV 100 or PLDV 250.

Curriculum RequirementsTo earn the minor, students must complete atotal of 24 units.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS UNITS

Introductory course (required) Select one of the following:PLDV 100 Los Angeles: The

Enduring Pueblo 4PLDV 250 Third World Cities 4

Overview of the profession (required course)PLDV 355 Introduction to Urban,

Regional, and Inter-national DevelopmentPlanning 4

One methodology course required from thefollowing:PLDV 315 Urban Sleuths: Exploring

People and Places in Cities 4

PLDV 404 Quantitative Methods for Planning and Development 4

PLDV 407 Principles of Urban Design 4

PLDV 427 Geographic Information Systems and Planning Applications 4

One context course required from the following:PLDV 361 Property Rights,

Governance, and theEnvironment 4

PLDV 401 Politics and Ethics in Planning and Development 4

PLDV 402 Urban Economic Analysis 4

PLDV 405 Introduction to Com-parative International Planning and Development 4

One professional specialization course requiredfrom the following:PLDV 403 Advanced Finance and


PLDV 414 Urban Design Practicum 4PLDV 440 Housing and Community

Development 4PLDV 447 Local Economic

Development 4PLDV 452 Planning, Policy-Making,

and Social Change 4PLDV 460 Political Economy and

Planning 4PLDV 461 Environmental Issues 4PLDV 474 Urban Diversity and

Communication 4PLDV 480 Introduction to Urban

Transportation 4PLDV 485 History of Planning and

Development 4

Capstone course (required)PLDV 475L Design and Develop-

ment Laboratory 4

Military Science 703

Aerospace Studies

Physical Education Building 112(213) 740-2670

AdministrationDavid D. Hokaj, Commander

FacultyProfessor: David D. Hokaj, M.A. (Colonel,USAF)

Assistant Professors: Troy E. Dunn, M.A.(Captain, USAF); Brian J. Haug, M.B.A.(Captain, USAF); Gregory S. Weaver, M.S.(Captain, USAF)

The Department of Aerospace Studies offersboth four-year and two-year programs ofinstruction leading directly to commissioningas an officer in the United States Air Force.To obtain a commission, qualified studentsmust pass an aptitude test and a physicalexamination, complete either program ofinstruction and concurrently receive anundergraduate or graduate degree. Creditsearned in aerospace studies courses count aselectives in all LAS degree programs. Thosestudents who qualify for and are selected toenter Air Force pilot training will be givenflight instruction. Qualified applicants maycompete for Air Force scholarships.Scholarships may pay for full tuition, booksand associated fees.

Students on scholarship must successfullycomplete a course in expository writing with-in two academic years. Students must alsosuccessfully complete a course in mathemati-cal reasoning prior to commissioning.

Program RequirementsFour-Year ProgramThis program consists of eight semesters ofaerospace studies courses (AEST 100abthrough 400ab) plus a four-week summerfield training course. Students enroll in thefirst four semesters of aerospace studies(AEST 100ab and 200ab) in the same man-ner as in any other course of instruction atUSC. Application to enroll in the last foursemesters (AEST 300 and 400) must bemade after completion of a summer fieldtraining course.

Two-Year ProgramThis program is available to any student hav-ing two academic years remaining at eitherthe graduate or undergraduate level. Theprogram consists of a five-week summer fieldtraining course followed by four semesters ofaerospace studies courses (AEST 300ab and400ab). Application to this program should bemade in the fall or early spring semester pre-ceding the summer field training course.

Field Training CourseField training is offered during the summermonths at selected Air Force bases through-out the United States. Students in the four-year program participate in four weeks offield training, normally between their sopho-more and junior years. Students applying forentry into the two-year program must suc-cessfully complete one week of field trainingprior to enrollment in AEST 300.

The major areas of study in the four-weekfield training course include junior officertraining, aircraft and aircrew orientation,career orientation, survival training, basefunctions and Air Force environment, andphysical training.

The major areas of study included in thefive-week field training course are the sameas those conducted at four-week field trainingand AEST 100ab and 200ab courses.

Military Science


AdministrationJerry W. Pearce, Commander

FacultyProfessor/Commander: Jerry W. Pearce(Lieutenant Colonel, Field Artillery)

Professors: Sean MacIntosh; Paul C.Dulchinos (Major, Engineer)

The Department of Military Science pro-vides professional training for students lead-ing to a commission, upon graduation, in theActive Army, Army Reserve or the ArmyNational Guard. Through the Army ReserveOfficers Training Corps Program (AROTC),scholarship students receive up to $21,950 inyearly benefits. Scholarships are available inall majors. Because of advances in aviation,military equipment technology and medicine,technical, engineering and nursing majors arehighly desirable. Scholarships are also avail-able for Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty.

Military Science instruction is focused onhands-on leadership development and thepractical application of military skills neededto produce America’s future leaders. Addi-tionally, military science courses count aselectives in many degree programs. MS 100and MS 110 are open to students who are notenrolled in the program, but have an interestin leadership, management, military historyor military training. Enrollment in the ArmyROTC program is open to qualified full-timestudents.


Scholarship ProgramThe majority of Army ROTC cadets attendUSC on Army scholarships. All Army scholar-ships are merit based and are not dependenton individual financial need.

Scholarships are available for both ActiveDuty and Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty.Scholarships are awarded on a competitivebasis to qualified applicants for two-, three-or four-year periods depending on the appli-cant’s academic level and program of study.Scholarship cadets receive up to $21,950 inyearly benefits.

Enrolled CadetsCadets who are not awarded Army scholar-ships but are enrolled in the ROTC programduring their junior and senior year receive$150 per month subsistence allowance. Allcadets, enrolled and scholarship, receive uni-forms and military science textbooks fromthe department.

Four-Year ProgramThe four-year military science curriculum isdesigned to be part of the student’s under-graduate program. During the freshman andsophomore years, students receive introduc-tory instruction in the theory of warfare, mili-tary history, military leadership and basic

military skills. Cadets participate during theirjunior and senior years in a professionaldevelopment program with instruction inleadership, management, military justice andadvanced military skills.

Three-Year ProgramThe three-year program is available to quali-fied sophomore undergraduate students.Students may compress the first two years ofthe ROTC program by attending two ROTCclasses per semester during their sophomoreyear. Scholarships are available, on a compe-titive basis, for students with three yearsremaining toward the completion of theirundergraduate degree. Transfer students whomeet the same criteria are also eligible forscholarships. Upon acceptance, students thenfollow the military science program describedfor the four-year program.

Two-Year ProgramThe two-year program is available to quali-fied junior and senior undergraduate stu-dents, and graduate students who have twoyears of academic work remaining. Veteranswho have achieved junior academic statusand meet enrollment criteria are also eligiblefor this program. Students may receive creditfor the first two years of the ROTC program

by attending an ROTC basic camp or by pre-vious junior ROTC participation. Scholar-ships are available, on a competitive basis, forstudents with two years remaining toward thecompletion of their undergraduate degree.Transfer students who meet the same criteriaare also eligible for scholarships. Upon accep-tance, students then follow the military sci-ence program described for junior and seniorcadets in the four-year program.

Field TrainingSeveral military training programs are avail-able to qualified cadets. A six-week paidROTC Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky,qualifies students for the two-year program.All cadets attend a 35-day paid ROTCAdvanced Camp at Fort Lewis, Washington,after their junior year; this camp providespractical application of advanced military andleadership skills required for commissioning.

Adventure TrainingQualified candidates may also receive train-ing in Airborne school (parachuting), AirAssault school (rappelling from helicopters),Cadet Troop Leadership Training (training inArmy units around the world) and in North-ern Warfare school (Arctic survival).

Naval Science


AdministrationWilliam H. Allen, Commanding Officer

FacultyProfessor: William H. Allen, M.S. (Captain,U.S. Navy)

Associate Professor: James S. Trotter, M.S.(Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Navy)

Assistant Professors: Marcia A. Kuehl, M.S.,(Major, U.S. Marine Corps); John C. Mosier,B.S. (Lieutenant, U.S. Navy); Keith G.Tiernan, B.S. (Lieutenant, U.S. Navy); VincentM. Vanoss, B.S. (Lieutenant, U.S. Navy)

The Department of Naval Science providesprofessional training for students leading to areserve commission, upon graduation, in theUnited States Navy or the United StatesMarine Corps. Through the Naval ReserveOfficers Training Corps Program (NROTC),scholarship students receive full tuition,

books and $150 per month subsistence pay.Non-scholarship students may apply to par-ticipate as members of the midshipman bat-talion with limited financial assistance, earn-ing a reserve commission upon completion ofthe baccalaureate degree. Because of therapid development of highly technical shipsystems, aviation and other military equip-ment, science and engineering majors arehighly desirable; however, Navy scholarshipsare currently available to students pursuingany major offered by the university, as long asthey complete basic technical requirements.In addition to university requirements, mid-shipmen must complete 22 units of naval sci-ence courses, a physical fitness test and threesummer cruises, each about four to eightweeks long. The department also conducts asail training program for all midshipmen.

All naval science courses, from ship systemsand management to naval operations andamphibious warfare, are open to studentswho are not in the program but have an

interest in the Navy and related fields, suchas engineering, navigation and naval opera-tions, history and management.

Program RequirementsScholarship ProgramThe majority of naval science students attendthe university on Navy scholarships. Scholar-ships are awarded primarily on a four-yearbasis to high school seniors selected innationwide competition. A two-year upperdivision scholarship program is also availablewith a similar selection process to studentswho have not yet begun their junior year incollege. Applications for both types of schol-arships are due by December 1 and March 1,respectively, each year. In addition to tuitionand fees, books and uniforms, studentsreceive subsistence pay of $150 per month. A scholarship student receives, upon gradua-tion, a reserve commission in the U.S. Navyor U.S. Marine Corps and serves on activeduty for a minimum of four years.

Graduate Degrees 705

College ProgramCollege program non-scholarship students areselected by the professor of naval science atthe beginning of each academic year fromamong applicants of the freshman and sopho-more classes. These students receive uni-forms, naval science textbooks, and if select-ed for advanced standing, subsistence pay of$150 per month in their junior and senioryears. Upon graduation, a non-scholarshipstudent receives a reserve commission in theU.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps, and serve-son active duty for a minimum of three years.College Program students may be recom-mended for scholarship benefits based onsuperior academic performance and participa-tion in NROTC.

Navy Nurse Corps OptionFour-year NROTC Nurse Corps scholarshipsare also available to students who are pursu-ing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Upongraduation, Nurse NROTC ScholarshipProgram midshipmen will be commissionedas reserve officers in the Navy Nurse Corps.Nurse corps option students are only required

to take the 100-level and 400-level navalscience courses. The NSC 453 course require-ment may be waived with approval from boththe chairman of the Department of Nursingand the professor of naval science if a similarcourse is offered by the Department ofNursing. Nurse Corps option students attendtwo summer cruises, with the second onespent at a Naval hospital to learn its organiza-tion and functions, and to gain respect for theconcept of the Navy healthcare team.

Marine Corps OptionHighly motivated NROTC students mayrequest designation as Marine Corps optionstudents, and may also pursue any USC acad-emic degree. Marine Corps option studentsare required to take NSC 135, NSC 137,NSC 343, NSC 392, NSC 453 and NSC 454.In addition, their final summer cruiseinvolves intensive Marine training. MarineCorps option students also participate, on alimited basis, in field training exercises dur-ing the academic year.

Requirements for CommissioningStudents must meet USC degree require-ments in their chosen fields and completethe prescribed naval science courses. In addi-tion, scholarship students must include intheir programs MATH 125 Calculus I andMATH 126 Calculus II and PHYS 151LFundamentals of Physics I: Mechanics andThermodynamics and PHYS 152L Funda-mentals of Physics II: Electricity andMagnetism, and as electives in their academ-ic programs, two semester courses in fresh-man/sophomore English, and one semestercourse in American military history and com-puter science. Non-scholarship students mustinclude in their programs two semester cours-es in college algebra or higher mathematics,physical science, and English, and onesemester course in computer science. Ofthese requirements, Marine Corps option stu-dents are only obligated to fulfill theAmerican military history/national securitypolicy requirement, and Nurse Corps optionstudents only need fulfill the Englishrequirement.

Graduate Degrees

AdmissionApplicants for admission to the Master ofPlanning, Master of Planning and Develop-ment Studies, Master of Construction Man-agement, Master of Health Administration,Master of Health Care Management, Masterof Public Policy and Management, Master ofPublic Administration, Master of PublicPolicy, Master of Real Estate Development,the Doctor of Planning and DevelopmentStudies, the Doctor of Philosophy in PublicAdministration, the Doctor of Philosophy inPlanning, the Doctor of Planning andDevelopment Studies, or the Doctor ofPublic Administration must have a bachelor’sdegree or its equivalent from an accreditededucational institution. In recognition of theincreasing diversity of capabilities required asthe theories and practices of policy, planning,and development evolve, students from avariety of undergraduate and graduate back-grounds are encouraged to apply.

Applicants for admission will be expected tohave completed a broad range of undergradu-ate courses in addition to their academic

major or professional concentration. Generally,this will be reflected in completion of coursesfrom the following fields: English; economics(basic theory); political science, history orsociology; physical or natural science; art orphilosophy. In addition, mathematics (algebra,calculus, probability theory) and a course instatistics are strongly recommended.

Application for AdmissionAdmission to graduate programs in theSchool of Policy, Planning, and Developmentis highly selective and competitive. Prefer-ence is given to those with a record of higheducational achievement and personal quali-ties favoring success in the fields of planningor development. Applicants must haveachieved superior grades during undergradu-ate and any graduate education. A gradepoint average of 3.0 (A = 4.0) is normallyexpected as well as satisfactory scores on theGraduate Record Examinations (GRE) (aminimum score of 1,000 on the verbal andquantitative sections combined is normallyexpected of master’s applicants and 1,200 for

students applying to the Ph.D.). Studentsapplying for admission to the Master ofPlanning, Master of Planning and Develop-ment Studies or the Master of Real EstateDevelopment program may also submiteither the Graduate Management Adminis-tration Test (GMAT) or the Law SchoolAdmission Test (LSAT). Students applyingto the Master of Construction Managementprogram may submit either the GRE or theGMAT test. In exceptional cases, an appli-cant who has not met these scholarshiprequirements may be admitted with condi-tions of admission.

For specific information on admissionrequirements and application procedures,contact the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment Student Affairs Office at (213) 740-2052. Master of Construction Man-agement and Certificate in TransportationSystems applicants should apply to theSchool of Engineering. For additional infor-mation, contact the school at (213) 740-0587.


Master of Construction Management

Curriculum RequirementsStudents possessing a bachelor’s degree andwith sufficient training in capital managementand statistics may work toward the Master ofConstruction Management. This is an inter-disciplinary degree program offered jointly bythe Department of Civil Engineering and theSchool of Policy, Planning, and Development.A single application is made to the Depart-ment of Civil Engineering. The purpose ofthe Master of Construction Management pro-gram is to educate and train multidisciplinaryprofessionals to understand and execute thebroad array of technical and non-technicalactivities associated with construction man-agement. The program provides special atten-tion to the function of the constructor in realestate development.

The core of the program is drawn from theMaster of Science in Civil Engineering pro-gram in construction engineering and man-agement and from the School of Policy,Planning, and Development’s Master of RealEstate Development program:

CORE CURRICULUM UNITS

ARCH 511L Seminar: Building Systems 4

CE 501 Functions of the Constructor 3

CE 556ab Project Cost Estimating and Control 3-3

CE 502 Construction Accounting and Finance, or

GSBA 510 Accounting Concepts andFinancial Reporting, or

ACCT 538 Tax and Accounting Issues in Real Estate 3

RED 509 Market Analysis for RealEstate Development 4

RED 542 Finance of Real EstateDevelopment 4

Additional advisor approved technical and advanced electives 9

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The minimum requirement for the Master ofConstruction Management degree is 33 units.At least three elective courses totaling at leastnine units are required for this degree. Thesemay be taken from the Department of CivilEngineering, other engineering departments,the School of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment, the School of Architecture, the DavisSchool of Gerontology, the Law School or theMarshall School of Business subject to advisorapproval. Admission to some classes requiresadvanced prerequisites and is subject to avail-ability and approval of the instructor.

General RequirementsResidence and Course LoadThe normal time required for earning theMaster of Construction Management is threesemesters, including one summer sessionbeginning in July and continuing through thespring semester ending in May. Students areexpected to participate in extracurricularactivities associated with the Master of Con-struction Management program, includingthe speaker series and field trips. A candidatemust complete the last four semester units ofcourse work at USC.

Students who wish a leave of absence for asemester or longer must request it from thechairman of the Department of Civil Engi-neering in writing. Such leaves may be grant-ed for up to one year.

Time LimitsIt is expected that the work for a Master ofConstruction Management degree will becompleted within a maximum of five calendaryears. An extension of up to one year at a timemay be granted for a maximum of two years.Courses taken more than seven years prior tothe date upon which the degree is to beawarded cannot be included for the degree.

Grade Point AverageA grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (A = 4.0)is required for the Master of ConstructionManagement degree. The minimum GPAmust be earned on all course work appliedtoward the degree. A minimum grade of

C (2.0) is required in a course to receive grad-uate credit. Work graded C- or below is notacceptable for subject or unit credit towardany graduate degree. Transfer units count ascredit toward the Master of ConstructionManagement degree and are not computedin the grade point average.

Probation and DisqualificationAny student with a cumulative grade pointaverage below 3.0 for all courses taken in theprogram will be placed on academic proba-tion. A student may be disqualified to contin-ue toward a graduate degree if the studenthas been on academic probation for two con-secutive semesters. Whether or not on acade-mic probation or warning, a student may bedisqualified at any time from continuing inthe program if the chairman of the Depart-ment of Civil Engineering, after consultationwith the Civil Engineering faculty and thedean of the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment, determines that the student is deficient in academic achievement or inanother qualification required for the attain-ment of the Master of Construction Manage-ment degree.

Course Exemptions and Transfer of CreditsUp to four transferred units will be acceptedfrom another engineering school with theapproval of the Department of CivilEngineering.

Real estate development classes may not betransferred from other schools. Courses takentoward other degree programs, if determinedby the dean of the School of Policy, Planning,and Development to be equivalent to realestate development courses in the construc-tion management curriculum, may be accept-ed for subject credit only. The acceptance ofprevious course work for subject credit willenable the student to take additional electivecourses. Real estate development coursestaken at USC prior to admission to theMaster of Construction Management pro-gram may be applied toward the Master ofConstruction Management degree.


Master of Health Administration

The Master of Health Administration(M.H.A.) prepares students for managementpositions in hospitals, managed care systems,physicians groups, ambulatory care systems,government agencies concerned with healthcare planning, delivery, and quality assurance,and private firms involved in health care con-sulting, evaluation, and finance. The curricu-lum aims at assuring sufficient knowledge ofboth the public and private sectors to permiteffective functioning as a manager in each.

The M.H.A. degree is offered at the Uni-versity Park and Sacramento campuses only.

Requirements for AdmissionGeneralApplicants for the Master of HealthAdministration must apply separately to theHealth Services Administration Program.Applicants must have a bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited college or university.Applicants may take courses on limitedstanding pending formal admission to themaster’s degree program.

Applicants with bachelor’s degrees must havea minimum grade point average of 3.0 intheir undergraduate course work and a scoreof at least 500 on the verbal and at least 500on the quantitative sections of the GRE.Deviations from these minimums will beallowed when justified by exceptional workexperience, letters of recommendation orimprovement in academic performance dur-ing the third and fourth years of undergradu-ate study.

The Accelerated M.H.A. ProgramThe Health Services Administration Programwill admit a small number of undergraduatesspecializing in Health Policy and Administra-tion in the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment to the M.H.A. program afterthree years of undergraduate studies.

Applicants to the Accelerated M.H.A.Program must be USC undergraduates spe-cializing in Health Policy and Administrationin the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment. Applications will be consid-ered only from those who have completed atleast 80 units in the curriculum for this spe-cialization. Students interested in theAccelerated M.H.A. Program must apply atthe beginning of the second semester of theirjunior year. A cumulative grade point averageof at least 3.2 (A = 4.0) will be required forconsideration. In addition, applicants willsubmit a detailed essay specifying their goalsand reasons for selecting the field of healthservice administration, as well as letters ofrecommendation from three instructors, atleast two of whom must be full-time USCfaculty members. Substantial importance, inthe evaluation of applicants, will be placed onan interview procedure to be carried out by afull-time faculty member in the HealthServices Administration Program and a practi-tioner in the health administration field whoholds an adjunct appointment at USC.Academic promise, clarity of purpose andpersonal maturity will all weigh heavily indetermining admission to the AcceleratedM.H.A. Program.

Information regarding the CertificateProgram in Health Services Administrationcan be found on page 717.

CurriculumCurriculum for the M.H.A. includes 12 courses.In addition, a supervised field placement (residency) in a health service organization isrequired.

REQUIRED CORE UNITS

PUAD 512 Public Sector Economics 4PUAD 530 Problems and Issues in

the Health Field 4PUAD 531a Financial Management of

Health Services 4PUAD 532 Health Information

Systems 4PUAD 533 Health Administration

Residency Seminar 2-2PUAD 536 Legal Issues in Health

Care Delivery 4PUAD 537 Economic Concepts

Applied to Health 4PUAD 558 Quantitative Analysis I 4PUAD 585 Human Behavior in

Public Organizations 4PUAD 593 Advanced Seminar in

Health ServicesAdministration (Capstone Course) 4

ELECTIVES: ANY TWO, BUT EMPHASIS ON: UNITS

PUAD 508 Management of ManagedCare Organizations 4

PUAD 509 Management of Long-Term Care Organizations 4

PUAD 516 Concepts and Practices inPublic PersonnelAdministration 4

PUAD 535 Strategic and OperationalPlanning for Health Services 4

PUAD 538 Marketing of Health Services 4

PUAD 539 Seminar in HospitalAdministration 4

PUAD 569 Administration of MentalHealth Services 4

PUAD 573 Wellness in the Workplace 4

Note: All courses are four units, with the exception ofPUAD 533 Health Administration Residency Seminar.This course is two units per semester; two semestersof PUAD 533 are required for the M.H.A.

Master of Health Care Management

The executive Master of Health CareManagement is designed to enable workingprofessionals to pursue an advanced degreewhile maintaining their active careers. Mid-to senior-level professionals who have highinterest and potential to serve as industryleaders in the highly dynamic and competi-tive health care environment are encouragedto consider the MHM degree. In particular,the MHM is targeted to individuals such as:

(1) practicing physicians who are assumingmanagement responsibility; (2) hospital med-ical directors who are becoming highlyinvolved in managed care; and (3) health careand physician practice managers who desireto expand their skills into managed care andstrengthen their business and general man-agement capabilities.

This program uses a non-traditional, collabo-rative approach to executive education.Course work themes are interdisciplinary tooptimize integrative learning.



HMGT 510 The Dynamics of HealthCare Leadership 4

HMGT 520 Leading People and Health Care Organizations 4

HMGT 525 Managed Care Operations 4

HMGT 540 Health Economics andInsurance Mechanisms 4

HMGT 545 Systems Thinking and the Analysis of Data 4

HMGT 550 Law, Regulation, and Ethics 4

HMGT 560 Customer-Focused HealthCare Organizations 4

HMGT 565 Managing the Organization’s FinancialHealth 4

HMGT 570 Strategic Management 4HMGT 575 Managing and Improving

Health 4

Through the integrated curriculum, partici-pants gain practical skills which are devel-oped within an appropriate conceptual con-text. Emphasis is given to executive decision-making; development of sound planning,analytical and leadership capabilities; andstrong interpersonal communication. Morespecifically, MHM graduates will achieveadvanced competency in disciplines whichinclude health economics, finance, market-ing, managed care operations, strategic analy-sis and management, business development,organizational design, quality and teamwork,as well as broad-based skills in leadership andmanagement.

Core faculty are drawn from the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development andinclude senior, experienced faculty, alongwith nationally-renowned academic special-ists and health care experts. In addition tothe use of seasoned executives as guest lec-turers in class sessions, the program features abi-weekly speaker series and executivesguest speaker forum. The opportunity tointeract with health care’s leading thinkers,policymakers and practitioners is an essentialcomponent of the MHM program.

The program begins the last week of Augustwith a required residential program. In yearone, the off-site residential program focuseson developing core competencies in team-work and communication along with a strongfoundation in current health care and man-aged care issues, trends and skills for futuresuccess. Thereafter the program meets onthe University Park Campus on alternatingFridays and Saturdays throughout the yearwith a 10-week summer break. This classschedule permits health care professionals tomaintain their full-time careers while pursu-ing an advanced degree.

Applicants should have at least a bachelor’sdegree from an accredited university andseven to 10 years of significant professionalhealth care experience. The MHM office islocated in Von KleinSmid Center, Room 263,School of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment, (213) 740-9869, FAX (213) 740-0001, or email: [email protected].

Master of Planning

The planning of cities is as old as urban civi-lization. However, the contemporary planningprofession has expanded to include a broadrange of applications. Planners are now active-ly engaged in evaluating and guiding changeand development at the corporate, communi-ty, national and international levels throughthe private, public and nonprofit sectors.

Planners will play a role of increasing impor-tance in managing the pressing problems andcompeting demands of change and growth inthe remainder of this century and the next.The Master of Planning (M.Pl.) curriculumreflects this forward-looking and constantlyevolving role.

The M.Pl. curriculum provides a core ofknowledge underlying the key forms andapplications of planning. This gives the basisfor a wide choice of specific careers in the fieldand extends the relevance and value of gradu-ate education over an extended period of time.A goal of the M.Pl. curriculum is to prepareplanners to practice anywhere in the world.

The M.Pl. program is accredited by thePlanning Accreditation Board of theAmerican Planning Association.

All persons pursuing the M.Pl. will completecore courses which present basic theories,techniques and methods.

Concentrations within the curriculum enablestudents to focus on one of nine areas. Thenine concentrations offered are: built environ-ment and urban design; community change,housing and social policy; environmental poli-cy and planning; history and preservation;information technology and geographic infor-mation systems; international planning anddevelopment; land use and transportation;local economic and land development; andurban and regional analysis.

A concentration is any of these areas qualifiesgraduates for a wide range of private, publicand nonprofit sector careers with governmentagencies, consulting firms, corporations, utili-ties, international technical assistance pro-grams, nonprofit and special interest organi-zations and joint public-private ventures.

Curriculum RequirementsThe program of study for this professionalgraduate degree requires completion of 48 units, including 16 units of core curricu-lum, eight units of lab/workshops, four unitsof specialization methodology and 20 units of electives. A comprehensive examination

and an approved non-credit internship arealso required. The degree may be pursued on either a full-time or part-time basis.

Core CurriculumTHE CORE CURRICULUM COMPRISES SEVEN LECTURE-

SEMINAR COURSES:


from Data 4PLUS 505 Comparative Inter-

national Development 2PLUS 506 The Social Context

of Planning 2PLUS 507 The Urban Economy 2PLUS 509 Legal Environment

of Planning 2PLUS 510 Historical Analysis

of Urban Form and Planning Practice 2

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Laboratory/WorkshopsLaboratory/workshops are an integral part ofthe curriculum of the School of Policy,Planning, and Development, providing theessential educational link between academiceducation and the world in which graduateswill function as professionals. The laborato-ry/workshops require that students learn towork together as a team by applying their


respective capabilities and knowledge to acommon problem; much of their work as pro-fessionals will involve this kind of collabora-tive effort.

Local agencies, corporations and firms oftensponsor PLUS 676L to obtain research andanalysis. Community groups seek assistancefrom laboratory/workshops as a means ofinforming themselves more thoroughly on community problems and issues or forobtaining planning analysis otherwiseunavailable to them. The products of labora-tory/workshops are usually in the form of pol-icy recommendations, a suggested plan oralternative plans, data bases, backgroundinformation, base maps, or any one of manyspecific contributions.

Each summer, the school offers one or moreinternational laboratory/workshops. Recentinternational labs have been held in Mexico,Venezuela, Vietnam, Italy and China. All stu-dents are encouraged to take at least oneinternational laboratory course, especially students in the international planning anddevelopment concentration. Travel expensesare not included in tuition.

Students will complete a total of eight unitsof PLUS 676L (4) to satisfy this requirement.

Specialization MethodologyStudents select one methodology courseappropriate to their concentration area or pro-fessional interests in consultation with theiracademic advisor.

PLUS 504 Research and AnalyticalTechniques 4

PLUS 573 Design Skills for UrbanPlanners 4

PLUS 574 Planning Analysis andEvaluation 4

PLUS 606 Advanced Research Methods in Planning:Multivariate StatisticalMethods 4

PLUS 607 Advanced Research Methods in Planning:Optimization and Matrix Methods 4

PLUS 608 Advanced Research Methods in Planning: Survey Research Methods 4

PLUS 609 Advanced Research Methods in Planning:Qualitative Methods 4

Planning ElectivesStudents may elect one or two concentrationswhich represent the areas of most rapid pro-fessional and intellectual development withinthe field of planning. One concentrationmust contain 12 units of which at least eight

units must be selected from the curriculumof the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment. The remaining elective unitsmay be chosen from any category. Non-school courses may be selected by the stu-dent with the approval of an academic advi-sor and must be directly concerned with thesubject matter of the concentration.

The courses listed under each concentrationare illustrative; other approved graduate elective courses may be selected with theapproval of an academic advisor. Concentra-tions are not mandatory, but strongly encour-aged, as they represent the teaching andresearch strengths of the school. Courses maybe listed in several concentrations.

Built Environment and Urban Design: PLUS610 (4), PLUS 615 (4), PLUS 631 (4), PLUS633 (4), PLUS 643 (4); RED 673 (2), RED674 (2), RED 675 (4)

Community Change, Housing, and Social Policy:PLUS 508 (4), PLUS 539 (4), PLUS 540 (4),PLUS 543 (4), PLUS 545 (4), PLUS 550 (4),PLUS 552 (4), PLUS 570 (4), PLUS 633 (4),PLUS 643 (4); RED 598 (2)

Environmental Policy and Planning: PLUS 508 (4), PLUS 526 (4), PLUS 539 (4),PLUS 541 (4), PLUS 561 (4), PLUS 562 (4),PLUS 600 (4), PLUS 615 (4), PLUS 623 (4),PLUS 626 (4)

History and Preservation: PLDV 426 (4),PLDV 485 (4), PLDV 486 (2); RED 573 (2)

Information Technology and GeographicInformation Systems: PLUS 526 (4), PLUS 626(4), PLUS 676L (4)

Land Use and Transportation: PLUS 560 (4),PLUS 562 (4), PLUS 565 (4), PLUS 566 (4),PLUS 580 (4), PLUS 581 (4), PLUS 582 (4),PLUS 680 (4)

Local Economic and Land Development: PLUS 521 (4), PLUS 540 (4), PLUS 541 (4),PLUS 543 (4), PLUS 545 (4), PLUS 546 (4),PLUS 547 (4), PLUS 550 (4), PLUS 552 (4),PLUS 560 (4), PLUS 562 (4), PLUS 565 (4),PLUS 566 (4), PLUS 570 (4), PLUS 623 (4),PLUS 643 (4); RED 509 (4), RED 542 (4),RED 546 (4)

International Planning and Development: PLUS 543 (4), PLUS 631 (4), PLUS 632 (4),PLUS 633 (4), PLUS 634 (4), PLUS 635 (4),PLUS 640 (4), PLUS 643 (4); RED 583 (2),RED 585L (4)

Urban and Regional Analysis: PLUS 539 (4),PLUS 565 (4), PLUS 566 (4), PLUS 635 (4);RED 509 (4)

Comprehensive ExaminationSuccessful completion of a comprehensivewritten and oral project-oriented examinationis required of all students seeking the Masterof Planning degree (except for students pur-suing the dual degree with either economicsor gerontology). The examination explicitlycovers the core courses and laboratory/work-shops, but it is expected that students willalso utilize material covered in their special-ization methodology and concentration(s)and/or electives.

The comprehensive examination normally isgiven in the fall and spring semesters of eachyear. Students usually take the examinationin the last semester of their second year.

The examination is administered by a facultycommittee appointed by the dean. Examina-tions are graded on an honors/pass/fail basis.Students who fail the examination may takeit again within one year. The examinationmay only be repeated once.

InternshipStudents working toward the Master ofPlanning degree must complete an internshipof at least 10 weeks’ duration and a minimumof 400 hours in an organization engaged inplanning or a closely related activity. Studentsmust submit a report describing and evaluat-ing the internship experience. Arrangementsmust also be made for an evaluative report ofthe internship by the student’s supervisorsubmitted directly to the academic advisor.The internship is not for unit credit.

Students often fulfill their internship whileworking part-time in a planning-related jobduring their course of study in the program orin the summer between the two academicyears. If a student has had equivalent experi-ence prior to admission to the program, theinternship may be waived by the dean on therecommendation of the student’s academicadvisor.

The school provides information to studentsconcerning internship and summer employ-ment opportunities. While it is the ultimateresponsibility of the student to secure theinternship and fulfill the requirement, theschool does have a Professional DevelopmentOffice that actively works with school alumniand area planning organizations to place stu-dents in appropriate internships. There arenumerous internship opportunities in thegreater Los Angeles area.


Directed ResearchWith the advice of the faculty, a student mayelect to enroll in directed research either asan elective or as a substitute for up to fourunits of the laboratory/workshops require-ment. Working directly with a faculty mem-ber, the student pursues an interest or prob-lem appropriate to the student’s program ofstudy.

The final product of directed research will beapproved by the faculty member supervisingthe student. This may be a written report,graphic formulation, physical model, mathe-matical-statistical analysis, computer outputor film — depending on the most appropriateexpression of the research undertaken.

General RequirementsResidence and Course LoadThe Master of Planning normally requirestwo academic years of full-time study.Courses are also scheduled to allow comple-tion on a part-time basis.

At least 36 units of graduate-level study mustbe done in residence at USC. The residencyrequirement may not be interrupted withoutprior permission from the School of Policy,Planning, and Development. Students accept-ed into the program with academic deficien-cies will require a correspondingly longer timeto complete their course work. Students seek-ing the degree on a part-time basis must takeat least one course each semester and onesemester must be in full-time residence. Thesemester in residence must be taken withintwo academic years after admission to the pro-gram, and at least eight units of requiredcourse work must be taken.

Students must be enrolled at USC for the fall and spring semesters each year until all degree requirements have been met.Students who find it necessary to be excusedfrom a semester of registration must request aleave of absence from the Student AffairsOffice by the last day to drop/add courses ofthe semester in question; such leaves may begranted for up to one year. For additionalinformation refer to USC policies governingcontinuous enrollment, readmission, andleaves of absence in the Academic Policiessection of this catalogue.

Time LimitsAll requirements for the Master of Planningmust be completed within five calendar yearsfrom the beginning of the semester in whichthe student was admitted to the program.University regulations prohibit the accep-tance of credits for courses taken toward theMaster of Planning degree more than sevenyears after the date they were successfullycompleted.

Grade Point Average RequirementWhile enrolled in the program a student mustmaintain a grade point average of at least a3.0 for all courses taken toward the degree.

Probation and DisqualificationAny student with a cumulative grade pointaverage below 3.0 for all courses taken in theprogram will be placed on academic proba-tion. A student whose semester grade pointaverage is below 3.0, but whose cumulativegrade point average is 3.0 or higher, will beplaced on academic warning.

A student may be disqualified to continuetoward a graduate degree if the student hasbeen on academic probation for two consecu-tive semesters. Whether or not on academicprobation or warning, a student may be dis-qualified at any time from continuing in theprogram if the dean of the school, after con-sultation with the faculty, determines that thestudent is deficient in academic achievementor in another qualification required for theattainment of the Master of Planning degree.

Course Exemptions and Transfer of CreditsGraduate work by transfer may be acceptedfrom approved graduate schools as deter-mined by the USC Articulation Office uponrecommendation of the dean of the school.Not more than 12 units of graduate work,with grades of B or better may be transferredfor credit to the Master of Planning degree.

The following courses, or their equivalents,cannot normally be transferred for unit creditfrom other institutions: PLUS 501, 502, 505,506, 507, 509, 510, 590, 594 and 676L.Undergraduate work will not be credited foradvanced or graduate standing. Students may petition to receive subject credit forthese courses; unit requirements must bemet through the completion of additionalelectives.

Some applicants for admission to the schoolwill have been engaged in work in planning,development or closely related activities.Although this experience may have been ben-eficial to the students involved and may satis-fy the internship requirement, it may not beconsidered equivalent to academic education.

Master of Planning and Development Studies

The Master of Planning and DevelopmentStudies degree is designed for mid-careerprofessionals in planning, development orrelated disciplines who desire to updateand/or redirect their professional skills andcareers. The program is very flexible, allow-ing students to pursue areas of expertise thatthey find valuable in their present or futurecareers. Entering students must have a mini-mum of five years of planning, developmentor related professional work experience.

Curriculum RequirementsThe Master of Planning and DevelopmentStudies program requires completion of28 units. Basic degree requirements consist of two core courses; 16 units in an emphasisarea approved by an advisor; and an integra-tive seminar course during which the studentcompletes a written and oral comprehensiveexamination.


PLUS 503 Policy Issues in Planning and Development 4

PLUS 504 Research and Analytical Techniques 4

PLUS 591 Integrative Seminar(normally in the last semester in conjunction with the comprehensiveexamination) 4

Concentration Area(s)Students elect a concentration area from oneof three already defined or, with priorapproval by an advisor, design a concentra-tion from School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment courses and USC graduatecourses. A minimum of eight units must be

School of Policy, Planning, and Developmentcourses. The three defined concentrationareas are:

Community Economic Development Select 16 units from the following courses: PLUS526 (4), PLUS 540 (4), PLUS 543 (4), PLUS545 (4), PLUS 546 (4), PLUS 547 (4), PLUS560 (4), PLUS 570 (4); RED 509 (4), RED542 (4), RED 546 (4)

Environmental Policy and Planning Select 16 units from the following courses: PLUS526 (4), PLUS 539 (4), PLUS 541 (4), PLUS561 (4), PLUS 562 (4), PLUS 563 (4), PLUS581 (4), PLUS 600 (4), PLUS 626 (4), PLUS633 (4), PLUS 643 (4), PLUS 676L (4)


International Planning and Development Select16 units from the following courses: PLUS543 (4), PLUS 631 (4), PLUS 632 (4), PLUS633 (4), PLUS 634 (4), PLUS 635 (4), PLUS640 (4); RED 583 (2), RED 585L (4)

Integrative Seminar and ComprehensiveExaminationSuccessful completion of a comprehensiveexamination is required of all students seekingthe Master of Planning and DevelopmentStudies degree. The integrative seminarcourse (PLUS 591) and comprehensive examshould be taken during the semester ofintended graduation. During the seminar class,students identify a practice-oriented problemcovering the core courses and concentrationarea, which ideally is sponsored by a planningand/or development office or firm. The stu-dent will: (1) prepare a professional-qualitydocument; (2) present the solution to a facultycommittee with invited sponsor guests; and (3)have an oral defense. Students who fail theexamination may take it again within one year,but it may only be repeated once.

General RequirementsResidence and Course LoadThe Master of Planning and DevelopmentStudies may be completed in one academicyear of 12 units in the fall and spring semes-ters and the four-unit integrative seminar/comprehensive examination the followingsummer semester.

At least 18 units of graduate study must bedone in residence at the University ParkCampus, the Sacramento Center or at anapproved off-campus study center.

Time LimitStudents in the program must complete allrequirements for the Master of Planning andDevelopment Studies within five calendaryears from the beginning of the semester in which the student was admitted to theprogram.

Grade Point Average RequirementWhile enrolled in the program, a studentmust maintain a grade point average of atleast 3.0 (A = 4.0) for all courses taken towardthe degree.

Probation and DisqualificationAny student with a cumulative grade pointaverage below 3.0 for all courses taken in theprogram will be placed on academic proba-tion. A student whose semester grade pointaverage is below 3.0, but whose cumulativegrade point average is 3.0 or higher, will beplaced on warning.

A student may be disqualified to continuetoward a graduate degree if the student hasbeen on academic probation for two consecu-tive semesters. Whether or not on academic

probation or warning, a student may be dis-qualified at any time from continuing in theprogram if the dean of the school, after con-sultation with the faculty, determines the stu-dent is deficient in any degree requirement.

Course Exemption and Transfer of CreditsCredit for graduate work may be transferredfrom approved graduate schools as deter-mined by the USC Articulation Office on rec-ommendation of the dean of the school. Notmore than four units of graduate work, withgrades of B or better, can be transferred forcredit toward the Master of Planning andDevelopment Studies degree.

The following courses, or their equivalents,may not normally be transferred for unitcredit from other institutions: PLUS 503,PLUS 504 and PLUS 591. Undergraduatework may not be transferred into the degreeprogram for unit credit.

Some applicants for admission to the school will have been engaged in work inplanning, development or closely relatedactivities. Although this experience shouldbe beneficial to the students involved, itmay not be considered equivalent to acade-mic education.

Master of Public Administration

AdmissionThe Master of Public Administration pro-grams are under the jurisdiction of the Schoolof Policy, Planning, and Development. Alladmissions decisions are made by the school,following guidelines set by the university.See the Admission section of this catalogue.

With the exceptions noted below all ques-tions about the programs and all materialsrequired for admission should be submittedto: M.P.A. Programs, Admissions Office, VKC232, University Park, University of SouthernCalifornia, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626.

Exceptions to this procedure are those candi-dates applying for admission to the M.P.A. pro-grams in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

Admission to each of these programs is deter-mined by the faculty and admissions commit-tees connected with those areas. Applicationpackages should be sent directly to the pro-gram office. For applicants to the programs inSacramento: Master of Public Administration

Programs, Sacramento Center, 1201 J Street,Sacramento, CA 95814; For applicants to pro-grams in Washington, D.C.: Master of PublicAdministration Programs, WashingtonCenter, 512 Tenth Street, N.W., Washington,D.C. 20004.

ApplicationsThe admission decision is made using criteriawhich include verification that the applicanthas completed a bachelor’s degree from anaccredited college, has maintained a Baverage in undergraduate course work andhas earned an acceptable score on the verbaland quantitative portions of the GraduateRecord Examinations (GRE) or the GraduateManagement Admissions Test (GMAT).Other elements of the applicant’s educationaland experiential background are also evaluat-ed. International students whose national lan-guage is not English must also submit a Testof English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)score.

Each candidate should submit the followingto the school: (1) official transcripts of all pre-vious college and university work, showingan awarded degree where appropriate; (2) copies of GRE or GMAT scores; (3) anessay answering questions on the admissionquestionnaire provided by the school; (4) anup-to-date resume which includes academicand professional accomplishments; (5) threeor more letters of evaluation from previousinstructors and from professional associateswho can attest to the applicant’s potential; (6) completed USC Graduate AdmissionApplication, along with the nonrefundableprocessing fee; and (7) completed School ofPolicy, Planning, and DevelopmentSupplemental Graduate Application.

International applicants may be asked to sup-ply additional information. See the Admis-sion section of this catalogue.


DeadlinesApplications for admission are evaluatedmonthly. Those students who are also apply-ing for financial aid, or who must meet otherdeadlines for admission, should submit appli-cation materials early enough to allow theadmissions decision to be made in advance ofthose other deadlines.

The admissions process generally takes aboutfour to six weeks after all necessary materialshave been submitted.

PrerequisitesSocial ScienceAny undergraduate major is acceptable aspreprofessional background, provided theapplicant has had at least 12 semester units(16 quarter units) of undergraduate coursework in cultural anthropology, economics,ethnic studies, social and human geography,political science, sociology or related socialscience area courses; no more than two ofthese courses may be in the same field.

Deficiencies in the social science prerequisitemay be met while in residence by takingappropriate courses in other departments, butsuch course work may not be counted towardthe course requirements for the master’sdegree.

StatisticsA basic competence in descriptive and infer-ential statistics is also required for the M.P.A.programs. This prerequisite may be fulfilledby successfully completing the school’sStatistics Competence Examination, or bysuccessfully completing PPMT 404 with agrade of B or higher (A = 4.0), which may notbe used for graduate credit.

All prerequisites must be fulfilled within thefirst 12 units of graduate course work. Thestatistics prerequisite must also be metbefore enrolling in PUAD 506, PUAD 514,PUAD 525, PUAD 558 or PUAD 591.

Transfer CreditThe Degree Progress Department deter-mines whether work done elsewhere is avail-able for consideration for credit toward theUSC degree. That office requires officialtranscripts of all course work done beforeentering USC. A Transfer Credit Statementof these official transcripts, done after a stu-dent has been admitted to regular status atUSC, will indicate which units are availablefor transfer. These courses do not applytoward the degree unless, and until, the stu-dent’s major department submits a memoassigning transfer credit to the DegreeProgress Department in the Office ofAcademic Records and Registrar.

Upon approval by the director of the degreeprogram, a candidate for the M.P.A. who hasdone graduate work at a recognized institu-tion prior to admission to USC or holds amaster’s degree from a recognized institutionmay receive transfer credit for a maximum ofeight semester units.

Application of any available transfer creditstoward a graduate degree will be determinedby the director of the particular degree pro-gram, based on the semester units availablefor transfer as shown on the Transfer CreditStatement.

These general guidelines are followed by theadmissions evaluator and by faculty mem-bers: (1) the work must be completed at anaccredited graduate school; (2) the grademust be B or better; (3) the work must be afair and reasonable equivalent to currentUSC course work at the graduate level whichfits into the logical program for the degree;(4) the units are not more than seven yearsold at the time of petition for transfer; (5) theunits must reflect current knowledge in thefield; and (6) the work must be completedprior to admission to the USC program.

USC does not give transfer credit for lifeexperience, credit by examination, noncreditextension courses or thesis course supervision.

Waiver of Course ContentThe school recognizes that some applicantsmay have covered the material contained incore courses or courses required for a particu-lar specialization. Under these circumstances,one particular course requirement may bewaived, allowing the student to complete amore advanced course in the same area.Students who have a background in a particu-lar area of study may be allowed to substituteother courses. In these situations students donot receive unit credit but are permitted totake course work which does not repeat earli-er academic experiences.

Waiver of content is usually given only in the case of previous academic study of thesubject, not in the case of experiential back-ground in the area.

Students who believe they are eligible forcontent waiver decisions must petition thefaculty of the school, providing evidence of the previous work through transcripts, syl-labi and other pertinent material. Contact the school’s Student Affairs Office forinformation.

International StudentsStudents applying for graduate programsshould send applications and appropriate doc-uments to the M.P.A. Programs AdmissionsOffice, which processes all such applications.

AdmissionA student is accepted for admission only forthe semester indicated on the letter of admis-sion. If the student desires to enter at anothertime, or if the student cannot arrive on cam-pus in time for the semester in which he orshe was admitted, the student must contactthe M.P.A. Programs Admissions Office inwriting. That office will contact the Office ofInternational Admissions.

Students who do not enroll for the semesterindicated on the letter of admission cannotbe guaranteed admission to a later session.They will need to work with the M.P.A.Programs Admissions Office to determineprocedures to follow.

Official Document to Enter the United StatesThe M.P.A. Programs Admissions Office,working with the Office of InternationalAdmissions, will provide the official admis-sion letter and the I-20 or the IAP-66 eligibil-ity certificate, whichever is appropriate, forthe student to enter the United States.

Any student who enters the United Statesusing these documents issued by USC mustregister for the semester to which he or shehas been admitted. Failure to register dis-qualifies the student from reapplying for oneyear from that semester to which he or shehad been admitted. Reacceptance is notguaranteed.

Registration RequirementsInternational students on student visas mustbe registered as full-time students asarranged by the International PublicAdministration Center and the Office ofInternational Student Services. A full-timegraduate load is eight units. Such studentsare not eligible to be considered studentswithout formal registration and may be inviolation of immigration laws when not prop-erly registered.

International students who have questionsabout registration requirements should con-tact the Office of Recruitment and StudentAffairs.


Admission StatusM.P.A. applicants may be permitted to takecourses before the admission process is com-pleted or they may be admitted before cer-tain conditions have been met; each studentmust, however, attain regular status (stand-ing) admission to the school prior to or uponcompletion of 8 graduate units.

Limited Status Students (Preadmission)Students taking courses who have not beenadmitted to the school are designated limitedstatus students. These students may be tak-ing courses to meet prerequisites; they maybe waiting for part of their application pack-age materials to arrive; or they may be inves-tigating whether an M.P.A. is the best choicefor them.

To be considered for limited status enroll-ment, interested students need to completethe School of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment Limited Student Application forEnrollment form and submit official or unof-ficial copies of their transcripts from theirbachelor’s degree granting institution.Students with a 3.0 grade point average (A =4.0) may enroll in up to eight units of gradu-ate courses in the School of Policy, Planning,and Development.

School of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment Limited Student Application forEnrollment forms may be obtained from the Admissions Office, School of Policy,Planning, and Development, University ofSouthern California, VKC 232, Los Angeles,CA 90089-0626; telephone (213) 740-6842.Limited students may only enroll during thein-person registration period (the weekbefore classes begin).

Limited status students may apply only eightunits of appropriate graduate work toward theM.P.A. after admission. Units beyond thesefirst eight must be petitioned for through theschool. Students on limited status are encour-aged to complete the application and admis-sion processes before completing those firsteight units.

D.P.A. and Ph.D. CandidatesD.P.A. and Ph.D. students who pass the qual-ifying examinations and complete the M.P.A.course requirements or their equivalent dur-ing their course work at USC may, with therecommendation of the coordinator of theM.P.A. program, apply for and receive theM.P.A. degree.

M.P.A. CurriculumThe M.P.A. course requirements aredesigned to address current and future pro-fessional competencies for accomplishment;to establish a sequence of basic requiredcourses; and to maximize student choice anddepth in specialized studies. The curriculum

requires 40 units for completion (41 for pre-service students). Pre-service students, thatis, those who have less than 25 months’employment experience in a professionallevel position, are also required to take aninternship that includes a one-unit seminar.

Core CoursesThe M.P.A. core consists of four, four-unitcourses:

PUAD 500 Public Administration and SocietyPUAD 512 Public Sector EconomicsPUAD 595 Public Organization and

Management TheoryPUAD 597 Professional Practice of Public

Administration

Three of the required core courses (PUAD500, 512 and 595) provide the foundation tothe field and the fourth (PUAD 597) servesas a capstone course. PUAD 500 must betaken in the first semester or within the first12 units and PUAD 597 must be taken in thefinal semester or last 12 units of the student’sprogram.

Management CompetenciesM.P.A. students are expected to developmanagerial competencies in three areas bytaking at least one course in each of the fol-lowing areas:

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES UNITS

Analytic MethodsPUAD 506* Administrative Research

and Analysis, orPUAD 525* Program and Policy

Evaluation, orPUAD 558* Quantitative Analysis I 4

Organizational BehaviorPUAD 585 Human Behavior in

Public Organizations 4

(With the approval of the M.P.A. or centerdirector, the student may choose a humanresource management elective to fulfill thisrequirement.)

FinancePUAD 514* Public Financial

Management and Budgeting 4

(With the approval of the M.P.A. or centerdirector, the student may choose a finan-cial management elective to fulfill thisrequirement.)

*The statistics requirement must be met beforeenrolling in PUAD 506, 514, 525 or 558. A studentmust pass the school’s statistics competency examina-tion or pass PPMT 404 with a grade of B or better. Theexamination is offered every semester.

Area Cluster ElectivesStudents may elect to devote their threeelective courses to gain depth in a designatedarea cluster. These areas include thefollowing:

federal public managementfinancial managementhuman resource managementinformation systemsintergovernmental managementinternational policy and managementlocal governmentnonprofit managementpopulation statisticsregulatory policy and management

Students may elect to follow a more general-ist perspective and take their elective coursesfrom the array of elective offerings.

Thesis OptionThesis option, PUAD 594ab Master’s Thesis(4 units), may be taken as part of the electivecategory. Information regarding the thesiscontract is available from the M.P.A. director.All theses and dissertations submitted in ful-fillment of requirements for graduate degreesmust conform to university regulations withregard to form and method of preparation.

Internship and PUAD 544 InternshipSeminarPre-service students are required to take theinternship and PUAD Internship Seminar inthe same semester. The student is placed ina supervised internship position, working aminimum of 16 hours for at least 10 weeks.

Specialization in IntergovernmentalManagementIn addition to the substantive area cluster,M.P.A. students may choose the specializa-tion in intergovernmental management.

Students in this specialization enroll incourses and serve internships at each of threesites — studying local government issues inLos Angeles, state government issues inSacramento and federal government issues inWashington, D.C., — offering participants anopportunity to study and understand thecomplex interrelationships among the threelevels of government.

In addition to completing M.P.A. core require-ments, students enroll in PUAD 552, 553 and 554. PUAD 564 may be substituted forPUAD 554.


Master of Public Policy

The Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) programis designed to prepare students for careers asprofessional policy analysts. The program isunder the jurisdiction of the School of Policy,Planning, and Development. When com-pared with the Master of PublicAdministration program, this degree placesmore emphasis on analytic and quantitativeskills and concludes with a unique opportuni-ty to integrate knowledge acquired through apracticum course.

The M.P.P. degree is offered at the Univer-sity Park Campus only.

Requirements for AdmissionCandidates for admission must have main-tained a minimum B (3.0) average duringtheir undergraduate degree work and attain ascore of at least 500 on the verbal and at least500 on the quantitative sections of the GRE.Exceptions to these requirements are allowedif justified by outstanding work experience,letters of recommendation, or demonstratedimprovement in academic performance dur-ing undergraduate studies.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degreefrom an accredited institution and have com-pleted a minimum of the equivalent of threesemester hours in each of the followingsubjects: microeconomic theory, Americanpolitical institutions and statistics. If theseprerequisites are not satisfied upon applica-tion, the applicant may be admitted on spe-cial status while they are being completed.

Degree RequirementsStudents are required to complete 48 units ofgraduate work. The following 32 units consti-tute the M.P.P. core and must be completedby students.

REQUIRED CORE COURSES UNITS

PUAD 512 Public Sector Economics 4PUAD 527 Public Policy Formulation 4PUAD 529 Public Policy Evaluation 4PUAD 558 Quantitative Analysis I 4PUAD 559 Quantitative Analysis II 4PUAD 570 Organizations and Public

Policy 4PUAD 572 Methods for Policy

Analysis 4PUAD 589 Policy Analysis Practicum 4

Students are also required to complete onemanagement course from the following list:

MANAGEMENT COURSE (CHOOSE ONE) UNITS

PUAD 514 Public FinancialManagement and Budgeting 4

PUAD 519 Alternative DisputeResolution 4

PUAD 551 Financial Accounting in the Public and Non-Profit Sectors 4

PUAD 552 IntergovernmentalManagement: LocalPerspective 4

PUAD 578 Nonprofit Management and Leadership 4

PUAD 585 Human Behavior in Public Organizations 4

In addition to these 36 required units, stu-dents are required to take 12 units of elec-tives. Elective courses typically will be takenin an area of concentration and will be select-ed with the advice and written consent of thedirector of the M.P.P. program. The following

are examples of possible areas of concentra-tion: Communications Policy, EducationPolicy, Environmental Policy, GerontologyPolicy, Government Finance Policy, HealthPolicy and Social Welfare Policy.

During a student’s final semester of theprogram the Policy Analysis Practicum isrequired as a component of the program’s 48 units of course work. The practicum is anopportunity for students to apply their ana-lytic skills to a current problem for an actualclient. Admission to the practicum is grantedon the approval of the M.P.P. director, andnormally requires prior completion of mostrequired courses.

Specialization in Intergovernmental ManagementM.P.P. students may choose to specialize inintergovernmental management. This spe-cialization offers students the opportunity tostudy public policy and the complexity ofintergovernmental relationships at three lev-els of government. Students enroll in coursesand serve internships in Los Angeles,Sacramento and Washington, D.C.

In addition to completing the M.P.P. corerequirements, students enroll in PUAD 552Intergovernmental Management: LocalPerspective, PUAD 553 IntergovernmentalManagement: State Perspective and PUAD554 Intergovernmental Management: FederalPerspective. PUAD 564 Federal ManagementSystems may be substituted for PUAD 554.

Students interested in this specializationmust notify the M.P.P. director prior to begin-ning their courses in the M.P.P. program.

Master of Public Policy and Management

The Master of Public Policy and Management(MPPM) is designed for public sector man-agers and planners who are assumingincreased management responsibility; man-agers, planners and analysts involved in socialsector programs who want to expand theirskills in management and strengthen theiranalytic and policy analysis capabilities; and,health care administrators, managers and ana-lysts who are becoming highly involved inthe design, evaluation and leadership ofhealth care programs.

This program is specifically designed forinternational students and U.S. students whowish to work in international settings, includ-ing the Pacific Rim, Latin America and coun-tries in other regions with evolving socialsystems.

Students are required to complete a mini-mum of 32 course credits. All students mustfulfill core requirements (20 units) in funda-mental policy analysis and management disci-plines and an additional 12 units in an areaofconcentration chosen by the student. The

core requirements include: PUAD 507Applied International Policy Analysis andManagement Project; PUAD 512 PublicSector Economics; PUAD 523 AppliedStatistics for Planning, Policy and Manage-ment; PUAD 524 International Public Policyand Management Seminar; and PUAD 525Policy and Program Evaluation.


Students in the program select an area ofconcentration in which they complete a sec-ond tier of recommended courses. Each ofthese concentrations offers a selection ofoptional tracks, or interest areas, allowing stu-dents to pursue in depth one or more areas ofparticular relevance to their career goals. Theconcentration areas enable students in theinterdisciplinary MPPM program to establisha second “home” in one of the school’s pro-grams, such as health administration.Students are required to consult with facultyadvisors to choose elective courses best suit-ed to their needs.

Through the integrated curriculum, partici-pants gain practical skills which are devel-oped within an appropriate conceptual con-text. Many of the courses and applied pro-jects integrate examples and data from thestudent’s home countries. Program graduateswill have achieved advanced competency indisciplines that include public sector eco-nomics, applied methods for public policyanalysis, evaluation and management.

Core faculty are drawn from the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development andinclude senior, experienced faculty alongwith nationally-renowned academic special-ists and experts in applied fields such ashealth care policy and management. In addi-tion to the participation of internationalexperts and visiting scholars as guest lectur-ers in class sessions, the program features aninternational seminar on public policy andmanagement with guest lectures by highlevel policy makers from the student’s homecountries. The opportunity to interact withleading scholars, policy makers and practi-tioners from the U.S. and abroad is an essen-tial component of the program.

The program begins in late June with inten-sive English language workshops and acourse in applied methods. The languageworkshop can be waived for students with600+ TOEFL scores. In the fall semester,international students transition into the reg-ular program consisting of required coursesand electives in their chosen concentrationarea. Some students may be required to

enroll in additional English language work-shops depending on how they score onrequired English exams. Most students canexpect to complete the program in 13 months.The intensive nature of the program isdesigned for students who are not workingwhile they are enrolled in the program. Thisapproach minimizes the amount of time thatprofessionals must be away from their full-time careers to pursue an advanced degree.Some students may be able to complete theircourse work in 11 months and would be eligi-ble for an optional two-month internshiparranged for them by the program. Applicantsshould have at least a bachelor’s degree froman accredited university and five to sevenyears of significant professional experience.The Master of Public Policy and ManagementProgram office is located in the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development, VonKleinSmid Center, Room 263, phone (213)740-9869, fax (213) 740-0001.

Master of Real Estate Development

The Master of Real Estate Developmentprogram is a carefully integrated programthat brings together the three main elementsof real estate development: design, financeand public policy. It is a one year full-time or two year part-time program of studydesigned to provide students with theknowledge and skills they require to com-pete successfully in the development indus-try. The curriculum encompasses eight areasof study with which developers must be con-versant, including real estate law, economics,finance, market analysis, negotiation, plan-ning, architecture and engineering. Coursesare taught by full-time faculty members fromthe School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment. In addition, practicing devel-opers, lawyers, planners and other profes-sionals make regular contributions to thecourse of study, helping students link learn-ing to practice.

Curriculum RequirementsThe program of graduate study for the pro-fessional degree requires successful comple-tion of the core curriculum (32 units), elec-tive courses (8 units) and a comprehensiveexamination. Students must complete a totalof 40 units.

Core CurriculumThe core comprises nine lecture-seminarcourses that combine lectures, projects, caseanalyses, and exercises which allow studentsto experience all facets of the developer’stasks and problems. The integrative project,RED 675L, provides problem solving exer-cises and the evaluation of actual develop-ment situations. Courses emphasize variousdesign, regulatory and fiscal problems associ-ated with urban development and the devel-oper’s role in improving development stan-dards in the industry.

CORE COURSES UNITS

RED 500 Real Estate Development and the Economy 2

RED 509 Market Analysis for RealEstate Development 4


RED 546 Development Processes 4RED 547 Project Management

and Construction 2RED 551 The Approval Process 4RED 662 Legal Issues in Real

Estate Development 4RED 673 Design History and

Criticism 2RED 674 Building Typologies 2RED 675L Community Design

and Site Planning 4

Eight units of elective course work arerequired for the Master of Real Estate Devel-opment. These courses may be taken in theSchools of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment, Architecture, and Business, the LawSchool and the Department of Civil Engi-neering. Admission to some classes requiresadvanced prerequisites and is subject toavailability and approval of the instructor.

Comprehensive ExaminationSuccessful completion of a comprehensivewritten and oral examination is required of allstudents seeking the Master of Real EstateDevelopment degree. The examinationexplicitly covers the core courses. It is nor-mally administered late in the spring semes-ter by a faculty committee appointed by thedean. Students who fail the examination oncemay take it again within one year. The exam-ination may not be repeated more than once.


General RequirementsResidence and Course LoadThe Master of Real Estate Development maybe completed on either a full-time or part-timebasis. Both options begin in the summer ses-sion in July. The full-time program requires 10 months of study. Students will enroll ineight units in the summer session and 16 unitsin the fall and spring semesters. The part-timeoption is completed over a two-year period.Students will enroll in four units in the sum-mer session and eight units in the fall andspring semesters. Students are also expectedto participate fully in all extracurricular activi-ties associated with the Master of Real EstateDevelopment program, including the weeklyspeaker series and site visits.

Students who wish a leave of absence for asemester or longer must request it from thedean in writing; such leaves may be grantedfor up to one year.

Students must have an approved laptop com-puter as required by instructors and mustdemonstrate calculator and spreadsheet skills;a calculator and/or spreadsheet one unit classis offered on-line via the Internet. Studentsmust pass this course or a diagnostic exami-nation prior to the start of classes in July.

Time LimitThe time limit within which students in theprogram must complete the requirements forthe Master of Real Estate Development isgoverned by the following regulations:

All requirements for the Master of RealEstate Development must be completedwithin five calendar years from the firstcourse at USC applied toward the degree.University regulations prohibit the accep-tance of credits for courses taken toward aMaster of Real Estate Development degreemore than seven years after the date theywere successfully completed.

Grade Point Average RequirementWhile enrolled in the program, a studentmust maintain a grade point average of atleast 3.0 for all courses taken toward thedegree.

Probation and DisqualificationAny student with a cumulative grade pointaverage of below 3.0 for all courses taken inthe program will be placed on academic pro-bation. A student may be disqualified to con-tinue toward a graduate degree if the student

has been on academic probation for two con-secutive semesters. Whether or not on acade-mic probation or warning, a student may bedisqualified at any time from continuing inthe program if the dean of the school, afterconsultation with the faculty, determines thatthe student is deficient in academic achieve-ment or in another qualification required forthe attainment of the Master of Real EstateDevelopment degree.

Course Exemptions and Transfer of CreditsCourses taken toward other degree programs,if determined by the dean to be equivalent to courses in the curriculum, may be accept-ed for subject credit only. All students arerequired to complete 40 units while enrolledin the Master of Real Estate Developmentprogram. Course work taken prior to admis-sion will not be retroactively applied towardthe degree; students will be granted subjectcredit. The acceptance of previous coursework for subject credit will enable the stu-dent to take additional elective courses.

Certificate Programs

Graduate Certificate in TransportationSystemsThe graduate certificate in transportation systems is an interdisciplinary programadministered by the Department of CivilEngineering. The certificate program allowsstudents to specialize in transportation appli-cations, while simultaneously receiving adegree in their home department. The cer-tificate in transportation systems combineselements of transportation engineering withtransportation policy, planning and projectmanagement. The program is especiallyappropriate for students intending to pursuecareers as developers of transportation tech-nologies or as implementors of technologieswithin government agencies.

Students electing the certificate programapply to the Department of Civil Engineering.Course prerequisites for the program are:1) one course in statistics or uncertainty,

equivalent to ISE 225, PLDV 404 or CE 408;

2) one course in engineering economy,equivalent to ISE 360;

3) one course in micro-economics, equiva-lent to ECON 203; and

4) one course in a high level programminglanguage, such as C or Fortran.

These prerequisites may be satisfied afterenrollment in the certificate program by tak-ing the indicated courses or their equivalent.Graduate students cannot receive credit forcourses numbered below 400. Detailedadmissions requirements are published bythe Department of Civil Engineering.

Requirements for CompletionThe curriculum consists of five graduatecourses for a total of 17 units.


CE 519 Transportation Engineering 3

CE 585 Traffic Engineering and Control 3

ISE 515 Engineering ProjectManagement 3

PLUS 580 Urban TransportationPlanning and Management 4

PLUS 581 Institutional and PolicyIssues in Transportation 4

Qualified students holding a bachelor’sdegree also have the option of enrolling inthe certificate program without receiving aseparate graduate degree.

Certificate Programs 717

Certificate Programs in Public FinancialManagementStudents enrolled in the public financialmanagement certificate program are requiredto take 52 graduate units of course work (53 for pre-service students). Sixteen of theseunits are M.P.A. core courses (PUAD 500,512, 595 and 597); and 12 units of manage-ment competencies (PUAD 514, 506 or 525or 558, and 585). In addition, students musttake 16 units of course work in finance andrelated subjects (PUAD 513, 551, 552 or 553 or 564, and 527 or 528). Eight units ofapproved electives will be selected fromamong: PUAD 521, 531b, 550, 552, 553, 564,583, 525 or 529, and 557. Pre-service studentsmust also serve an internship and be enrolledin PUAD 544.

Students may receive this certificate with aspecialization in intergovernmental manage-ment provided they complete the threecourse sequence (PUAD 552, 553 and 564).Students may satisfy this requirement if theyapply two of these courses toward the eight-unit elective requirement and apply the thirdcourse toward the 16-unit finance and relatedsubjects requirement.

Certificate Program in Public Policy Analysisand ManagementStudents enrolled in the public policy analysisand management certificate program arerequired to take 52 graduate units of coursework leading to the M.P.A. and the certificate(53 for pre-service students). Sixteen of theseunits are M.P.A. core courses (PUAD 500,512, 595 and 597); 12 units are from manage-ment competencies (PUAD 514, 558 and585). In addition, students must take 16 unitsof course work in policy analysis (PUAD 527or 528, 572, 529 or 525 or 559, and 589). Eightunits of approved electives are required. Pre-service students must also serve an internshipand be enrolled in PUAD 544.

Students may receive this certificate with aspecialization in intergovernmental manage-ment provided they complete the threecourse sequence (PUAD 552, 553 and 564).Students may satisfy this requirement if theyapply two of these courses toward the eight-unit elective requirement and apply the thirdcourse to the four-unit policy analysisrequirement.

Certificate Programs in Health ServicesAdministrationThe Health Services Administration Programof the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment offers three certificate pro-grams in specialized areas of health careadministration. The certificates are designedto provide practitioners with means forimproving or updating their knowledge andexperience in a challenging and professional-ly relevant course of study. Certificates areoffered in Administration of Long Term CarePrograms, Executive Administration ofMental Health Programs and Management ofAmbulatory Care Systems. Applicants for theHealth Services Administration certificateprograms must make formal application foradmission to the certificate program, providetranscripts of all college work, supplementedby three letters of recommendation, includ-ing one from a former instructor, a resumeand a personal statement describing theircareer goals and the relationship of the cer-tificate to those ends.

It is expected that applicants to the certifi-cate programs should have graduated from arecognized college with an approximate gradepoint average of B in the last 60 units of col-lege work. Non-graduates may be admitted ifthe director believes that there is evidence tosuggest that the applicant is capable of gradu-ate level work.

Successful completion of the certificate willnot be a deciding factor in the admissiondecision for the degrees offered by theHealth Services Administration Program orthe School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.

Each program requires 20 units of graduatecredit including a 16-unit core and a four-unitspecialized seminar in the area of the certifi-cate concentration. Core courses (16 units)are: PUAD 530, 558 or 585, 531a or 551; one elective. One specialized seminar as fol-lows (four units): PUAD 569, 508, 509 orGERO 550.

Completing a certificate program does notconstitute completion of or admission to theMaster of Health Administration (M.H.A.)degree program nor will it be a deciding fac-tor in the admission decision to the M.H.A.degree program. Students in the M.H.A. pro-gram, however, may qualify for award ofthese certificates if they complete the applic-able course requirements.

Certificate in Training and HumanResources DevelopmentStudents enrolled in the Certificate Programin Training and Human ResourcesDevelopment are required to take 52 gradu-ate units of course work (53 for pre-servicestudents). Sixteen of these units are M.P.A.core courses (PUAD 500, 512, 595 and 597);12 units are management competencies(PUAD 514, 506 or 525 or 558, and 585). Inaddition, students must take 16 units ofhuman resources development courses(PUAD 416, 516, 517 and 586) and eightunits of approved electives.

Students may also choose to complete theseven-week International Training ofTrainers (ITOT) program. They will begiven credit for three courses (PUAD 517,522 and 586). These students will be able tocomplete the human resources managementand elective requirements by taking PUAD416, 516 and one four-unit elective. Pre-service students must also serve an internshipand be enrolled in PUAD 544.

Certificate in Public ManagementThis program provides students with a solidfoundation of training and skills in manage-ment. Individuals who need training in pub-lic administration but who are unable toenroll for the Master of Public Administration(M.P.A.) degree may find this certificate pro-gram of particular interest. Key to the pro-gram’s success is the close integration of theacademic curriculum and the application ofskills and theory to managerial work assign-ments. Students may enroll at any timethroughout the year. This certificate is avail-able at the Washington Center.

The program consists of four courses: PUAD500, 585, 526 or 591; and one elective select-ed from any 500-level offering in the PUADcurriculum.

Certificate in Regulatory Policy andManagementThis program is designed to provide thedepth and breadth of knowledge and skillsneeded by regulatory agency managers, ana-lysts, scientists, and policy support personnelto augment their previous specialized trainingin a particular discipline such as engineering,law, medicine or science. The courses andthe course content are designed to meet spe-cific needs identified through initial andongoing discussions with agency staff mem-bers, agency executives and other keystakeholders.


The program consists of four courses: PUAD567 Decision Making in Regulatory Agenciesand PUAD 527 Public Policy Formulation;and two of the following: PUAD 528 PublicPolicy Implementation, PUAD 529 PublicPolicy Evaluation, PUAD 557 Business andPublic Policy, PUAD 566 Management ofIntergovernmental Programs, PUAD 568Presidency, Congress, and the Bureaucracy,and PUAD 591 Research and Evaluation in

Public Administration. For this certificate,PUAD 567 Decision Making in RegulatoryAgencies is available only at the WashingtonCenter.

Non-Credit Programs Offered by the Centerfor International Training and DevelopmentManagement Effectiveness ProgramThis is a four-week intensive training programin the art and science of management. Theprogram is designed to enhance leadership

effectiveness and the development of a man-agement generalist perspective.

International Executive Development LaboratoryThis five-week laboratory focuses on issuesin executive leadership, strategic manage-ment, environmental analysis, internationalfinance and economics, computer-based pro-ject planning, and implementation ofplanned change strategies.

Dual Degree Programs

A dual degree program is an academic optionwhich allows a student to enroll in two gradu-ate programs simultaneously. Application mustbe made to both schools, and if accepted toboth, the student pursues a specially designedprogram which combines selected coursesfrom the two academic units. Students arerequired to seek advisement from both schools.The student will have the opportunity toacquire the knowledge and skills from twofields of study.

The dual degree program enables the stu-dent to integrate a closely related field withplanning or development. The purpose ofthe dual program is to provide an enrichededucational experience; accordingly, concur-rent course work in the two fields is required.

Since the unit requirements of dual degreesdepend upon the mutual transfer of unitsbetween the two academic units, no othertransfer of credits will be allowed.

Students who decide, at any point, to earnonly one of the two degrees must meet allthe regular requirements for earning thatdegree alone.

Students in Master of Planning dual degreeprograms must fulfill the comprehensiveexamination and appropriate internshiprequirements except where noted otherwise.

Master of Planning/Master of ArchitectureThe Master of Planning/Master of Architec-ture dual degree program facilitates highlyrelated cross-disciplinary studies in architec-ture and in planning at the master’s level.This program offers students interested indeveloping a career in urban design an oppor-tunity to make more substantial commit-ments in both disciplines and to achieve a

more coherent and extensive knowledge inthe design of built environments and publicpolicy. Candidates must already possess adegree in architecture. This dual degree program normally requires five semesters inresidence.

RequirementsRequirements for completion of the dualdegree program are 72 units, including 36 units in architecture and 36 units in plan-ning, as follows:

ARCHITECTURE UNITS

ARCH 532ab Elements of the Urban Landscape 2-2

ARCH 533ab Urban Landscape Case Studies 2-2

ARCH 605abL Graduate Architecture Design 8-8

ARCH 693abL M.Arch. Thesis, Option I, or

ARCH 695abzL M.Arch. Thesis, Option II 4-8

POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT UNITS


from Data 4PLUS 505 Comparative

International Development 2

PLUS 506 The Social Context ofPlanning 2

PLUS 507 The Urban Economy 2PLUS 509 Legal Environment

of Planning 2PLUS 510 Historical Analysis of

Urban Form and Planning Practice, or

RED 673 Design History and Criticism 2

Specialization Methodology: A four unit courseselected from the list shown in the MPL program.

Laboratory/Workshops: PLUS 676L (4, 8) tototal eight units.

Electives: eight units of elective courses takenwithin the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.

Master of Planning/Master of BusinessAdministrationThe Master of Planning/Master of BusinessAdministration dual degree program enablesthe student to understand the conduct andrequirements of business, accounting, corpo-rate and strategic planning, real estate mar-keting, and finance. Further, students gainexpertise in public policy, city planning andthe interpretation of government regulations.Exposure to both fields becomes an educa-tional as well as a professional asset forcareers in either public service or privateenterprise. This dual degree program normal-ly requires five semesters in residence.

RequirementsA total of 84 units is required for the dualdegree: 48 units of work in the MarshallSchool of Business and 36 units in theSchool of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment. Required courses that must be taken in the Marshall School of Businessinclude: all courses required in an M.B.A.core program and graduate business electivessufficient to bring the total units com-pleted in the Marshall School of Business toat least 48.

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PLUS 506 The Social Context ofPlanning 2

PLUS 507 The Urban Economy 2PLUS 509 Legal Environment of

Planning 2PLUS 510 Historical Analysis of


Specialization Methodology: A 4-unit courseselected from list shown in the MPL program.



Master of Planning/Master of Arts inEconomicsThe School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment and the Department ofEconomics jointly offer a two-year programleading to the M.Pl. and M.A. degrees.Applicants must apply to the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development and theGraduate School and meet the admissionrequirements of both.

RequirementsRequirements for completion of the dualdegree program are 56 units, including 20 units in economics and 36 units in plan-ning, as follows:

ECONOMICS UNITS

ECON 500 Microeconomic Analysis and Policy 4

ECON 501 Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy 4

ECON 513 The Practice ofEconometrics 4

Electives Economics 8


PLUS 501 Planning Theory 2PLUS 505 Comparative


PLUS 506 The Social Context of Planning 2

PLUS 509 Legal Environment of Planning 2

PLUS 510 Historical Analysis of Urban Form and Planning Practice 2

Laboratory/Workshops: PLUS 676L (4 or 8) tototal eight units.

Electives: 14 units of elective courses takenwithin the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.

Thesis: A thesis is required on a subject inter-relating economics and urban planning anddevelopment. Students must register in aminimum of four units of PLUS 594abz (2-2-0) and maintain continuous registrationuntil completion of the thesis.

During the summer after the first year ofgraduate study, the student normally servesan internship in a planning organization. Thestudent must complete a thesis acceptable toboth faculties.

Master of Planning/Master of Science inGerontologyThe M.S./M.Pl. dual degree is one of a fewin the nation which combines the knowledgeof the older population with the skills neededto plan services for older people. The M.Pl.prepares the graduate for the responsibilitiesinvolved in development of public and pri-vate institutions and programs. The M.S.indicates a special focus on the older personand the skills to analyze and design programsfor this growing population.

RequirementsRequirements for completion of the dualdegree program are 66 units including 26 units in gerontology, 36 units in planningand a minimum of four units of thesis ineither gerontology or planning, as follows:

GERONTOLOGY UNITS

GERO 510 Physiology of Development and Aging 4

GERO 520 Life Span Develop-mental Psychology 4

GERO 530 Life Span Develop-mental Sociology 4

GERO 540 Social Policy and Aging 4GERO 591z Field Practicum 6GERO elective 4











Thesis: A thesis is required on a subject inter-relating gerontology and planning. Studentsmust register in a minimum of four units ofPLUS 594abz (2,2,0). Students must main-tain continuous registration until completionof the thesis.

Master of Planning/Master of LandscapeArchitectureThe dual degree option in planning and land-scape architecture (within the School ofArchitecture) trains professionals in policyand design, and to be competent with designproblems at different scales, but with a dis-tinctly urban focus. Candidates must alreadypossess a degree in architecture. The dualdegree program normally requires five semes-ters in residence.

RequirementsCompletion of the dual degree requires 66 units, including 14 units of specifiedcourses in architecture, 24 units of courses inurban planning, 16 units of elective coursesand 12 units of thesis option I or directeddesign research.

The specified courses are those required forthe Master of Landscape Architecture degree.

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE UNITS

ARCH 532ab Elements of the Urban Landscape 2-2

ARCH 533ab Urban Landscape Case Studies 2-2

ARCH 597abzL Landscape ArchitectureThesis Option I, or

ARCH 598abzL Landscape Architecture Directed Design Research 4-8-0

Electives 16

STUDIO UNITS

ARCH 542aL Landscape Architecture Design (jointly offered withPlanning) 6






PLUS 507 The Urban Economy 2


PLUS 509 Legal Environment of Planning, or

PLUS 510 Historical Analysis of Urban Form and Planning Practice 2

RED 673 Design History and Criticism 2


Master of Planning/Master of PublicAdministrationThe Master of Planning/Master of PublicAdministration dual degree program isdesigned for the study of the relationshipsbetween planning and public administration.Administrative skills, budgeting and fiscalanalysis, a knowledge of operations servicesof local governments, and formulation andconduct of planning operations within thecontext of municipal management arerequired. This dual degree program normallyrequires five semesters in residence.

RequirementsRequirements for completion of the dualdegree program are 64 units, including 28 units in public administration and 36 unitsin planning, as follows:

Prerequisites: 12 undergraduate course creditunits of social science, not more than eightunits in any one field, are required. Studentsmust also satisfy the M.P.A. statistics prereq-uisite and other prerequisites. PLUS 502 sat-isfies the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment prerequisite in descriptive andinferential statistics for students in theMaster of Planning/Master of Public Admin-istration dual degree program. Dual degreestudents completing PLUS 502 with a gradeof B or higher (A = 4.0) need not take PPMT404 Statistics in Public Policy andManagement.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION UNITS

PUAD 500 Public Administration and Society 4

PUAD 512 Public Sector Economics 4

PUAD 514 Public FinancialManagement and Budgeting 4

PUAD 585 Human Behavior in Public Organization 4

PUAD 597 Professional Practice ofPublic Administration 4

PUAD 506 Administrative Research and Analysis, or

PUAD 525 Policy and ProgramEvaluation, or

PUAD 558 Quantitative Analysis I 4PUAD 595 Public Organization and

Management Theory 4

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING UNITS

PLUS 501 Planning Theory 2PLUS 502 Statistics and

Arguing from Data 4PLUS 505 Comparative







Electives: 12 units of elective courses takenwithin the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment. Dual degree students whocomplete PPMT 404 with a grade of B orhigher need not take PLUS 502. Instead,dual degree students who complete PPMT404 should take an additional four units ofPolicy, Planning, and Development electivecourses for a total of 16 elective units.

Master of Planning/Master of Public ArtStudiesThe Master of Planning/Master of Public ArtStudies dual degree program offers an unusu-ally rich opportunity for students interestedin developing a new knowledge base tobecome a successful professional working inthe arena of public art administration, plan-ning and community development. LosAngeles and the facilities at USC provide aunique learning laboratory to graduate a morecompetitive professional with a better under-standing of both the administration of publicart and issues of urban planning.

Students must complete the followingrequirements in this program: 64 units,including 22 units in public art studies, 22 inurban planning and development, and 20 in afield of study with no more than two coursestaken from other USC programs.

PUBLIC ART STUDIES (22 UNITS) UNITS

PAS 561 Administration Survey 3PAS 562 Administration and Program

Development 3PAS 571 History Survey 3PAS 572 History 3PAS 581 Forum 2PAS 585 Public Space, the Public

Realm and Public Art 3PAS 591 Field Internship

Experience 1PAS 594ab Master’s Thesis 2-2

POLICY, PLANNING, AND

DEVELOPMENT (22 UNITS) UNITS


from Data 4PLUS 505 Comparative International

Development 2PLUS 507 The Urban Economy 2PLUS 509 Legal Environment of

Planning 2PLUS 510 Historical Analysis of


PLUS 573 Design Skills for Urban Planners 4

PLUS 676L Core Laboratory Workshop 4

Field of Study (20 units)No more than eight units from outside theSchools of Fine Arts and Policy, Planning,and Development

Capstone ProjectsStudents must complete a master’s thesisthrough the School of Fine Arts and the M.Pl.comprehensive examination through theSchool of Policy, Planning, and Development.

InternshipAll students must complete 400 hours ofinternship through the School of Policy,Planning, and Development. This internshipmay be partially or completely fulfilledthrough prior professional experience.

Master of Planning/Master of Social WorkThe dual degree program between socialwork and urban planning and developmentoffers unique opportunities for students whowant to devote their professional careers tosocial policy, social planning or social servicesdelivery. Students with a dual degree willhave broader employment options beyondthose in traditional planning or social work.

The schedule of courses allows students toobtain a grounding in direct service in the firstyear so that planning course work is supple-mented by a knowledge of consumers, servicedelivery, and so on. Courses for both schoolsare taken simultaneously so that social workand planning content are intermingledthroughout. Two years of field practicums insocial work provide in-depth exposure tosocial service issues from both planning anddirect service angles, thus satisfying some ofthe planning laboratory/workshop require-ments and making a separate planning intern-ship requirement unnecessary.


RequirementsRequirements for completion of theM.S.W./M.Pl. degree are 79 units including47 units in social work and 32 units in plan-ning. Students must select the communityorganization, planning and administrationconcentration in the second year of theirsocial work program.

SOCIAL WORK UNITS

SOWK 503 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I 3

SOWK 505 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II 3

SOWK 533 Social Welfare I 3SOWK 543 Social Work Practice I 3SOWK 545 Social Work Practice II 3SOWK 562 Social Work Research 3SOWK 586ab Field Practicum I 3-3SOWK 609 Human Behavior in

Groups and Organizations 3

SOWK 649ab Seminar in CommunityOrganization 3-3

SOWK 679 Social Planning andAdministrative Processes 3

SOWK 686ab Field Practicum II 4-4and any one of:SOWK 634 Social Policy: Family

and Children 3SOWK 635 Social Policy: Mental

Health 3SOWK 636 Social Policy: Health

Care 3SOWK 637 Social Policy: The

World of Work 3









PLUS 552 Urban Planning and Social Policy 4

Laboratory/Workshops: PLUS 676L (4)


Master of Real Estate Development/Juris DoctorThe Juris Doctor/Master of Real EstateDevelopment dual degree program providesthe opportunity for in-depth study of legalissues and real estate development. Theincreasingly regulatory environment develop-ers work within demands that professionals inthe real estate industry have a strong under-standing of the legal system. Lawyers whoplan to specialize in real estate law will bene-fit from a thorough understanding of thedevelopment process, including financial,planning, marketing and design issues. Appli-cation must be made to both the Law Schooland the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment. This program normallyrequires three years (including one summer)of full-time study in residence to complete.

Requirements for completion of the dualdegree program are 108 units, including76 units in law and 32 units in planning anddevelopment.

LAW SCHOOL UNITS

LAW 502 Procedure I 4LAW 503 Contracts 4LAW 504 Criminal Law 3LAW 505 Legal Profession 3LAW 507 Property 4LAW 508 Constitutional Law I 4LAW 509 Torts I 4LAW 510 Legal Research 0LAW 511ab Introduction to

Lawyering Skills 1, 1LAW 512 Law, Language,

and Ethics 3LAW electives including fulfillment of the upper division writing requirement (2) 43


RED 500 Real Estate Development and the Economy 2

RED 509 Market Analysis for Real Estate Development 4



and Construction 2RED 551 The Approval Process 4RED 673 Design History and


and Site Planning 4Elective from the School of Policy, Planning, and Development 4

Students are required to complete a com-prehensive examination administered byfaculty members from both the Law Schooland the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.

Students must have an approved laptop com-puter as required by instructors and mustdemonstrate calculator and spreadsheet skills;a calculator and/or spreadsheet one unit classis offered on-line via the Internet. Studentsmust pass this course or a diagnostic exami-nation prior to the start of classes in July.

Master of Real Estate Development/Masterof Business AdministrationThe Master of Real Estate Development/Master of Business Administration dualdegree program enables students to expandtheir skills in planning, land development,marketing, decision sciences, accounting,management, finance and economics. Theprogram is targeted for students who have aclear career goal of becoming real estatedevelopers but who lack formal training inbusiness. The program normally requires twoyears (including summers) of full-time studyin residence to complete.

RequirementsA total of 80 units is required. Requiredcourses include: all courses required in anM.B.A. core program; FBE 565 Economics of Urban Land Use — Feasibility Studies (3 units); graduate business electives sufficientto bring the total units completed in theMarshall School of Business to at least 48; and 10 Policy, Planning, and Developmentcourses (32 units).

Students must have an approved laptop com-puter as required by instructors and mustdemonstrate calculator and spreadsheet skills;a calculator and/or spreadsheet one unit classis offered on-line via the Internet. Studentsmust pass this course or a diagnostic examina-tion prior to the start of classes in July.


RED 500 Real Estate Develop-ment and the Economy 2

RED 509 Market Analysis for Real Estate Development 4



and Construction 2RED 551 The Approval Process 4RED 662 Legal Issues in Real

Estate Development 4RED 673 Design History and


and Site Planning 4

USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development722

Comprehensive Examination: Students arerequired to complete a comprehensive exam-ination administered by faculty membersfrom both the Marshall School of Businessand the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.

Master of Public Administration andMaster of Science in GerontologyThe Master of Public Administration/Masterof Science in Gerontology (M.P.A./M.S.) dualdegree offers students interested in manage-ment of agencies and institutions the oppor-tunity to gain in-depth knowledge of theadministrative and organizational processesand management skills necessary for theeffective delivery of services to older persons.

In the M.P.A./M.S. dual degree, studentsspend their first year taking the requiredcourses in the USC Davis School ofGerontology. The research course, GERO593 Research Methods and the capstonecourse GERO 555 Integrating Gerontology:A Multidisciplinary Approach, are taken inthe Davis School of Gerontology. The stu-dent begins courses in the School of Policy,Planning, and Development during the sec-ond semester of the first year.

Two versions of this dual degree are avail-able, one with a general orientation and onewith an emphasis on health services adminis-tration. Students must apply to both schoolsand, if accepted to both, participate in aspecially designed program combining coursework from both schools.

Curriculum requirements for the generalfocus dual degree are detailed in the DavisSchool of Gerontology section of this cata-logue. Students are encouraged to seekadvisement as they plan their actual pro-grams, since curriculum changes may occur.

GERONTOLOGY REQUIREMENTS UNITS

GERO 510 Physiology of Development and Aging 4

GERO 520 Life Span DevelopmentPsychology 4

GERO 530 Life Span DevelopmentSociology 4

GERO 540 Social Policy and Aging 4GERO 550 Administration and

System Management inPrograms for Older Adults 4

GERO 555 Integrating Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Approach 4

GERO 591z Field Practicum 8GERO 593 Research Methods 4Gerontology skills related elective 4

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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNITS

PUAD 500 Public Administration andSociety 4

PUAD 512 Public Sector Economics 4PUAD 514 Public Financial


PUAD 506 Administrative Research and Analysis, or

PUAD 525 Policy and ProgramEvaluation, or

PUAD 558 Quantitative Analysis I 4PUAD 585 Human Behavior in Public

Organizations 4PUAD 595 Public Organization and

Management Theory 4PUAD 597 Professional Practice of

Public Administration 4

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Program AdaptationSee the Davis School of Gerontology,page 548.

Master of Health Administration andMaster of Science in GerontologyA dual Master of Health Administration andMaster of Science in Gerontology (M.H.A./M.S.) is offered jointly by the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development and theDavis School of Gerontology. Students in thedual degree program must be admitted byboth academic units and complete 72 units ofpost-graduate academic work. See the DavisSchool of Gerontology section of this cata-logue for requirements for admission and cur-riculum for the dual degree program.

Master of Public Administration and Juris DoctorThe dual degree program with the LawSchool and the School of Policy, Planning,and Development enables qualified studentsto earn a Juris Doctor/Master of PublicAdministration (J.D./M.P.A.) in approximate-ly three years of study.

Some of the topics covered in the LawSchool are also covered in the program of theSchool of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment, so some credit toward the law degreemay appropriately be given for specifiedgraduate work taken in the School of Policy,Planning, and Development. Similarly, somecredit toward the master’s degree may appro-priately be awarded for certain work complet-ed in the Law School. The goal of the pro-gram is to encourage law students to gain arecognized competence in administration,which has a direct relevance for the roleslawyers are asked to play in society.

Students must apply to, and be accepted by,both schools. They may be accepted to adual degree program at the time of theiracceptance to the Law School or at thebeginning of their second year of law school.The program requires the completion of therequired first year of law school and the ful-fillment of a statistics prerequisite, either bypassing a proficiency examination or by suc-cessfully completing PPMT 404 Statistics inPublic Policy and Management before begin-ning work on the M.P.A.

Credit toward the law degree may not begiven for graduate work completed prior tothe completion of the first year of law school.The School of Policy, Planning, and Devel-opment, on the other hand, may allow somecredit toward the M.P.A. for approved workcompleted prior to the first year of lawschool.

Students are required to complete 97 units ofcourse work.

Curriculum RequirementsFirst Year Required law school courses

Second and Third Year The remaining 39 unitsof law school courses, 32 additional units ofpublic administration courses. These coursesare from the M.P.A. core (PUAD 500, 512,595 and 597) and management competencies(PUAD 506 or 525 or 558, 514 and 585) and aPUAD elective.

Master of Public Policy and Juris DoctorThe School of Policy, Planning, and Devel-opment and the Law School offer a dualdegree that enables qualified students to earnboth a Juris Doctor and a Master of PublicPolicy in approximately four years of study.

The dual degree allows students to acquire ablend of the analytic skills of public policyand an understanding of legal institutions andprocesses. This combination of knowledge iswell suited for law students who want toaffect the policy-making process and craftlegislation to aid in the achievement of pub-lic policy goals. It is equally appropriate forprospective policy analysts who are interestedin law and public policy.

Students must apply to, and be accepted by,both schools. They may be accepted to thedual degree at the time of their acceptance tothe Law School or at the beginning of theirsecond year of law school. Dual degreestudents spend the first year of the programcompleting the required first year of lawschool. The remaining units of law schoolcourses and the required 36 units of coreMPP courses are taken by students in thesecond through fourth years.


Students are required to complete 112 unitsof course work, 76 units in the Law Schooland 36 units in the School of Policy, Planning,and Development. The MPP program has astatistics prerequisite that can be satisfiedeither by passing a proficiency examination orby successfully completing PPMT 404Statistics in Public Policy and Management.

The required MPP courses are PUAD 512,527, 529, 558, 559, 570, 572, 599 and a man-agement competency course approved by theMPP director.

Master of Public Administration andMaster of Social WorkThe Master of Public Administration/Masterof Social Work (M.P.A./M.S.W.) dual degreeoffers students who are interested in careersas administrators of social agencies the oppor-tunity to combine solid preparation in thesubstantive field of social work with theacquisition of the administrative capabilitiesnecessary in the public sector.

It is anticipated that the M.P.A./M.S.W. willrequire two calendar years of full-time study.The first academic year will be devoted tothe standard social work first year curriculum.Students can enter this program only withthe written consent of both schools. Studentswho apply initially to the School of SocialWork must declare their intention to pursuethe M.P.A./M.S.W. dual degree at the time oftheir application. If admission is approved,such students will be admitted to the dualdegree program. Social work students select-ing this program are required to select theCommunity Organization, Planning andAdministration concentration in their secondyear program. However, students who havesubstantial prior supervisory or administrativeexperience can petition the dean of theSchool of Social Work to waive this concen-tration requirement.

During the second year, the curriculum willcombine both social work and public adminis-tration course work. The curriculum for bothsummers will be in public administration.

SOCIAL WORK (50 UNITS) UNITS

SOWK 503 Human Behavior and theSocial Environment I 3

SOWK 505 Human Behavior and theSocial Environment II 3

SOWK 533 Social Welfare I 3SOWK 535 Social Welfare II 3SOWK 543 Social Work Practice I 3SOWK 545 Social Work Practice II 3SOWK 562 Social Work Research 3SOWK 586ab Field Practicum I 6SOWK 609 Human Behavior in

Groups and Organizations 3

SOWK 629 Evaluation of Research:Community Organization,Planning and Administration 3

SOWK 649ab Seminar in CommunityOrganization 6

SOWK 679 Social Planning andAdministrative Processes 3

SOWK 686ab Field Practicum II 8

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (28 UNITS) UNITS


PUAD 512 Public Sector Economics 4PUAD 514 Public Financial


PUAD 595 Public Organization andManagement Theory 4

PUAD 597 Professional Practice ofPublic Administration 4

PUAD Electives* 8

*Electives in public administration need to beapproved by the graduate advisor in the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development.

Master of Public Administration andMaster of Arts in Jewish Communal ServiceThe Master of Public Administration/Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service(M.P.A./M.A.) has been developed to preparethose who want to make a career in Jewishcommunal service. Students receive a solidacademic and experiential foundation in theAmerican Jewish experience — its history,culture and ways of getting things done —combined with the theory and practice ofcommunity organization and administration.

Students must complete 88 units of coursework, 36 in public administration, and mustserve 24 months in supervised field work.There is an opportunity to spend either12 months in Sacramento, California, orWashington, D.C. At these sites, studentsattend classes while serving internships inthe offices of politicians, lobbyists or otheradvocates.

Students must meet admission requirementsand be admitted by both the School of Policy,Planning, and Development and HebrewUnion College.

Curriculum RequirementsThe program begins in June of each year andstudents participate for the next 24 months.Students are expected to work out individualcourse plans with advisors from each school.

In addition to applying to the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development, thoseinterested in the program should contact theOffice of Admissions, Hebrew Union College— Jewish Institute of Religion, 3077University Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007-3796, for comprehensive information aboutits requirements.

Public administration course work may betaken at any of the three centers. At eachsite, a student will complete the PUAD coreand elective courses, will take independentstudy with an HUC professor, and will servein an internship while enrolled in HUC field-work classes.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS UNITS


PUAD 512 Public Sector Economics 4PUAD 595 Public Organization and

Management Theory 4PUAD 597 Professional Practice of

Public Administration 4PUAD 525 Policy and Program

Evaluation, orPUAD 558 Quantitative Analysis I, orPUAD 506 Administrative Research

and Analysis 4PUAD 514 Public Financial


PUAD 585 Human Behavior in PublicOrganizations 4

PUAD Electives (2)* 8

*AN ELECTIVE IS DEFINED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING

COURSES:

PUAD 551 Financial Accounting in thePublic and Non-ProfitSectors

PUAD 561 Entrepreneurship and thePublic Sector

PUAD 571 The Voluntary NonprofitSector and Public Policy

PUAD 578 Nonprofit Management andLeadership

Substitutions for the two electives may berequested by petition to the graduate advisorin the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.

Field Work RequirementThroughout the program, students areexpected to serve in supervised internships.Fieldwork is administered cooperatively bythe faculties of Hebrew Union College andthe School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.


Regulations Concerning a Second Master’sDegreeFor rules governing a second master’s degree,see page 59 of this catalogue. In accordancewith these policies, transfer credits will begranted only on the basis of a written petitionto the M.P.A. program coordinator and on thebasis of credits recognized by USC in aTransfer Credit Statement.

Teaching CredentialStudents may want to prepare for teaching aswell as for public service. By careful planning

in the upper division of the undergraduatedegree and during the graduate years, require-ments for a bachelor’s degree, a master’sdegree and the university recommendationfor a community college instructorship maybe met without unnecessary duplication ofeffort and waste of time. Those interested inteaching should consult advisors in both theSchool of Policy, Planning, and Developmentand the School of Education before begin-ning upper division and graduate work.

Public Administration ProfessionalSequence with the School of EngineeringRegulations governing the Master of Sciencein Civil Engineering permit some candidatesfor this degree to take 12 units outside theSchool of Engineering. Those who wish to doso may take 12 units (three courses) in publicadministration. Two courses in this sequencemust be selected from among PUAD 500,512, 514, 585, 595 and 597. One course in thissequence must be selected from amongPUAD 506, 525 and 558. PUAD 514 requiresPUAD 512 and statistics as prerequisites.PUAD 597 should be taken last if elected.

Doctoral Degrees

The School of Policy, Planning, and Devel-opment offers the Doctor of Philosophy inPlanning (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy inPublic Administration, the Doctor of Planningand Development Studies (D.P.D.S.) and theDoctor of Public Administration (D.P.A.). The D.P.A. is intended to develop a highlevel of conceptual and research competencein public administrators and practitioners inplanning and development. The Ph.D. isdesigned to prepare individuals for universitylevel teaching and research. The D.P.A. andD.P.D.S. are administered by the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development; the Ph.D.is administered by the Graduate School andthe faculty of the School of Policy, Planning,and Development. Ph.D. students must consult the Graduate School section of thiscatalogue for regulations and requirementspertaining to its degrees. The D.P.A. isoffered at all three centers (Los Angeles,Sacramento, Washington, D.C.); the D.P.D.S.is offered in Los Angeles and Washington,D.C.; the Ph.D. is offered only at theUniversity Park Campus, Los Angeles.

Students should also consult the AcademicPolicies and Information section of thiscatalogue.

Completion of the requirements for eitherdegree is assumed to take a minimum ofthree years of approved graduate study andresearch beyond the bachelor’s degree. Forthe Ph.D. student, a minimum of 24 graduateunits completed in residence on the Univer-sity Park Campus in Los Angeles is required.For the D.P.A. student, a minimum of20 graduate units must be completed at theUniversity Park Campus or the Sacramento

or Washington, D.C., Centers within two cal-endar years. D.P.D.S. students are required tocomplete a minimum of 12 units at theUniversity Park Campus. Full-time study isrepresented by enrollment in eight units dur-ing the semester. Usually, the school and thestudent’s guidance committee insist on aclear and mutually understood commitmentof time and energy by the student to ensuresignificant involvement in the doctoral learn-ing experience. For university policiesregarding continuous enrollment, leave ofabsence and readmission, see page 60 of thiscatalogue.

Application and AdmissionAdmission to graduate standing for the Ph.D.,D.P.A. or D.P.D.S. is recommended by theschool’s admissions committee acting underguidelines established by the GraduateSchool as outlined in the Graduate Schoolsection, page 555, and the GraduateAdmission section, page 56. In addition tothose guidelines, D.P.A. and D.P.D.S. stu-dents are expected to have a minimum offive years of substantial administrative expe-rience. Students intending to enroll in LosAngeles should direct questions about theprogram and all materials for the admissionapplication to Doctoral Programs, Office ofStudent Affairs, VKC 232, School of Policy,Planning, and Development, University ofSouthern California, University Park, LosAngeles, CA 90089-0041. D.P.A. studentsintending to enroll in Sacramento orWashington, D.C., should contact the appro-priate center for information on the specificapplication procedures and deadlines.

The deadline for applications for admissionto the Ph.D., D.P.A. and D.P.D.S. programsin Los Angeles is February 1. Applications tothe D.P.A. program in Sacramento may besubmitted throughout the year and theprocess of reviewing these applications iscontinuous. Application decisions for admis-sion to the D.P.A. and D.P.D.S. programs inWashington, D.C., are made once each yearfor a fall semester admission. Applications foradmission to the Ph.D., D.P.A., and D.P.D.S.programs in Los Angeles are also made onceeach year for a fall semester admission.

Doctoral program applicants may be allowedto take master’s level courses before theadmission process is completed. Studentsmay not take 600-level course work untilafter formal admission.

The admission decision is made using crite-ria which include verification that the appli-cant has a bachelor’s degree from an accred-ited college or university, has maintained ahigh grade point average in the last 60 unitsof undergraduate work, and has earned acompetitive score on the verbal and quanti-tative portions of the Graduate RecordExaminations (GRE). Other elements of theapplicant’s educational and experientialbackground are also evaluated, includingperformance in other advanced degrees.D.P.A. and D.P.D.S. applicants must alsoprovide evidence of at least five years ofpractical administrative experience.

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Each applicant should submit the following:(1) one copy of official transcripts of all previ-ous college and university work (be sure thatthese official transcripts show an awardeddegree where appropriate); (2) copies of GREscores; (3) a 1000-word essay discussing theapplicant’s background and reasons for wanti-ng to pursue a Ph.D. degree and identifyinghis or her personal, educational and profes-sional goals; (4) an up-to-date resume, includ-ing academic and professional accomplish-ments; (5) three or more letters of recom-mendation, two from previous instructors,others from instructors or from professionalsupervisors or colleagues (the letters shouldindicate the applicant’s academic and profes-sional accomplishments and potential); (6) a completed USC Graduate AdmissionApplication, along with the nonrefundableapplication fee; and (7) a completed School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development Supple-mental Graduate Application. Internationalapplicants are asked to submit additionalinformation. See the International Admis-sions section under Master of Public Admin-istration in this catalogue. Applicants shouldcarefully choose, and clearly state, the degreeobjective (Ph.D., D.P.A., or D.P.D.S.) forwhich they are applying, since different setsof admissions criteria exist for each of them.

Transfer CreditsThe application of any available transfercredits toward a graduate degree at USC willbe determined by the faculty of the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development, based onthe semester units available for transfer asshown in the Transfer Credit Statement.Refer to Transfer of Course Work, page 52,for more information.

The procedures and conditions of transfer arethe same as those for the master’s degree pro-grams given on page 52 with the followingexception: transfer credits cannot be olderthan 10 years at the time of petition for trans-fer and must reflect current knowledge in thefield. However, students entering with anappropriate completed graduate degree froman accredited institution may be eligible foradmission to the D.P.A. program withAdvanced Standing. Consult the DoctoralCoordinator and the Graduate Admission

section of this catalogue, page 26, for furtherinformation.

Deferral of EnrollmentAdmission to the university is granted for aspecified semester, and it is expected thatstudents will begin their programs duringthat semester. The school will normally allowstudents to defer their enrollment up to oneyear from the admission semester. Studentswho wish to defer enrollment should notifythe school in writing no more than 30 daysafter the beginning of the semester of admis-sion. Students who do not inform the schoolin a timely manner of their intent to deferenrollment may be required to reapply foradmission.

Please note that more stringent regulationsapply to international students. See theAdmission section of this catalogue, page 26.

Admission to CandidacyAcceptance to graduate standing does not initself imply that the student is admitted orwill be admitted to candidacy for anadvanced degree. Application for admissionas a candidate for an advanced degree is aseparate and subsequent step. See theGraduate School section of this catalogue,page 555.

Admission of International StudentsAll international applicants for admission to doctoral programs should submit materi-als to Doctoral Programs, Recruitment andAdmissions Office, VKC 232, School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development, Uni-versity of Southern California, UniversityPark, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626. See the Admission section of this catalogue,page 26.

Screening ProcedurePh.D. students are required to pass a screen-ing procedure after completing the four corecourses. D.P.A. and D.P.D.S. students arerequired to pass a screening procedure after16 units of course work. The procedure isdesigned to ensure that only those studentswho have demonstrated intellectual andscholarly potential continue in the program.

There are differences between the screeningprocess for Ph.D. in Planning, Ph.D. inPublic Administration, D.P.A. and D.P.D.S.students. Students should consult theirdegree program chair for details.

Guidance CommitteeA guidance committee assists the student inoutlining an academic program leadingtoward the degree. This committee bearsresponsibility for counseling the doctoral stu-dent, for approving a course schedule andpreliminary and qualifying examinations, andfor recommending the student for admissionto candidacy. After approval of the student’sprogram and proposed time schedule, theprogram is submitted in writing to the doctor-al coordinator. This should be accomplishedby the beginning of the second year, follow-ing successful screening.

The guidance committee is to be establishedby the beginning of the second year and priorto starting course work in the area of concen-tration. The chair should have recognizedexpertise in the qualifying area and should bea regular participant in the qualifying exami-nation committee for that area. The majorityof the members of the guidance committee(typically at least three out of five) should beexperts in the area in which the student isqualifying and should be regular participantsin the qualifying examination committee.The remaining members should have a clearinterest in this area.

Students will formalize their relationshipwith their committees through the develop-ment of a contract which specifies all coursescompleted, date of screening decision, thearea of concentration, and which courses willbe taken and when, in order to prepare forthe area section of the qualifying examina-tion. This contract will be signed by the stu-dent, the members of the guidance commit-tee and the faculty doctoral advisor. It will befiled in the doctoral office.


Doctor of Philosophy in Planning

The Doctor of Philosophy in Planningdegree is under the jurisdiction of theGraduate School. Students should also referto the Graduate School section of this cata-logue for general regulations (page 555). Allcourses applied toward the degree must becourses accepted by the Graduate School.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) inPlanning emphasizes a rigorous program ofadvanced study and research, stressing quali-tative or quantitative analysis and the theoret-ical dimensions of planned intervention andsocial change. Specialization and expertise ina substantive field such as transportation, his-tory, housing, community development, envi-ronmental analysis, urban design, real estatedevelopment, social policy planning theory orinternational development is required.

Curriculum RequirementsThe Doctor of Philosophy in Planning degreeis administered by the doctoral committee ofthe school. Each student initially plans aninterdisciplinary program comprising a set ofcore courses and two fields (inside and out-side) of interest developed by the studentwith assistance from faculty advisors. The stu-dent must complete sufficient course work toprepare for written and oral qualifying exami-nations covering his or her field of interest.The student then completes the program with a dissertation which focuses on a researchproblem in an area related to planning orurban policy. The program requires the com-pletion of 60 units of course work, comprisingthe following elements: Master of Planningcore (12 units), doctoral core (12 units),methodology (4 units), fields of study (28units) and dissertation (4 units minimum).

Core CurriculumDOCTORAL CORE PROVIDES FOUNDATION IN

PLANNING THEORY AND RESEARCH DESIGN:

PLUS 601 Advanced Planning Theory I 4

PLUS 602ab Research Design 2-2PLUS 605 Advanced Planning

Theory II 4

MethodologySELECT ONE METHODOLOGY COURSE:

PLUS 606 Advanced Research Methods in Planning:Multivariate StatisticalMethods, or

PLUS 607 Advanced Research Methods in Planning:Optimization and MatrixMethods, or

PLUS 608 Advanced Research Methods in Planning: Survey Research Methods, or

PLUS 609 Advanced Research Methods in Planning:Qualitative Methods, oranother approved methods course from another academic unit at USC 4

While a Master of Planning degree is not aprerequisite for admission, those studentsentering the doctoral program without a mas-ter’s degree in planning will be required tocomplete 12 units of the 16-unit M.Pl. corecurriculum: PLUS 501 (2), PLUS 502 (4),PLUS 505 (2), PLUS 506 (2), PLUS 507 (2)and PLUS 509 (2) or PLUS 510 (2). Studentsentering with an M.Pl. or equivalent degreewill receive 20 units of advanced standing.

Fields of StudyStudents will take course work in two disci-plines or substantive areas according to partic-ular interests and needs. There is ampleopportunity to shape a degree program toeach student’s background, needs and inter-ests, while drawing upon the diversity ofresources available at USC. Twenty-eightunits of course work are required for the fieldsof study. Students entering with a master’sdegree, whether in planning or another disci-pline, will receive eight units of advancedstanding applied toward the field of studyportion of the doctoral curriculum. Studentsare expected to actively participate in one ofthe five research workshops directed by facul-ty and to seek teaching experience.

Screening ProceduresPrior to screening, the student should havecompleted 12 units of the Doctor of Philoso-phy core. The student is also expected tohave completed the research methods course.

Prior to screening, each student prepares aresume and a preliminary statement describ-ing the fields of specialization. After passingthe written screening examination, the stu-dent meets with the faculty committee todiscuss the proposal for course work, fields ofspecialization and research interests. Oncethe student passes screening, a guidancecommittee is formed and its chair serves asthe student’s principal advisor in preparingfor the qualifying examination.

Guidance CommitteeFollowing screening, each student selects aguidance committee, which officially over-sees the development of the student’s acade-mic program through the qualifying examina-tion. Five committee members are designat-ed to provide guidance in the field developedby the student. A minimum of three mem-bers, including at least one tenured member,must be from among the faculty participa-ting in this Doctor of Philosophy program,and at least one member must be from out-side the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment.

Qualifying ExaminationThe guidance committee prepares a compre-hensive written examination covering thefields of study. The exact format for the writ-ten portion is determined by each committeein advance. Answers to the questions in thewritten portion are graded by all committeemembers. Following completion of the writtenportion, the entire committee conducts an oralexamination of the student, focusing on mater-ial both complementary and supplementary tothe written examination but relevant to thefield and overall program selected by the stu-dent. Upon passing both portions of the quali-fying examination, the student becomes a can-didate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Course Exemption and Transfer of UnitsGraduate work may be accepted by transferfrom approved graduate schools as deter-mined by the USC Office of Admission uponrecommendation of the dean of the school.

Students entering the doctoral program with amaster’s degree in a field other than planningor who have completed graduate course workmay receive up to 12 units of advanced stand-ing toward the Ph.D. in planning. Studentsentering with a Master of Planning degree orits equivalent may receive up to 20 units ofadvanced standing. In all cases, students mustcomplete a minimum of 30 units of doctoralclasses, plus dissertation, at USC. Evaluationof advanced standing is normally conductedas part of the student’s screening.


Some applicants for admission to the schoolwill have been engaged in work in planningor closely related activities. Although thisexperience should be of benefit to the stu-dents involved, it cannot be consideredequivalent to academic education.

Doctoral DissertationThe dissertation is based on original researchon a planning or urban/regional policy issuerequiring an interdisciplinary perspective.The research is supervised by a dissertationcommittee of three or more regular USC

faculty, atleast one of whom must be fromoutside the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment. A two semester minimum registration in PLUS 794 (2) is required of all candidates. Students must maintain continuous registration until completion ofthe dissertation.

Defense of the DissertationOral defense of the dissertation before thedissertation committee is usually made on apreliminary draft.

Format for Theses and DissertationsAll theses and dissertations submitted in ful-fillment of requirements for graduate degreesmust conform to university regulations withregard to format and method of preparation.See Regulations for Format and Presentationof Theses and Dissertations available from theGraduate School, Grace Ford Salvatori 315.

General RequirementsRefer to the Graduate School section in thiscatalogue for policies regarding time limits,leave of absence, scholarship standing andprobation.

Doctor of Planning and Development Studies

Planning and development are critical con-cerns of the nation and the world at the endof the 20th century. Whether redesigning thehealth care system, reproducing economicinnovation in our central cities, or facilitatingeconomic and social relationships across theglobe, planners and developers are on centerstage.

Leading the way into the next century willbe a group of experienced practitioners whohave updated and expanded their profession-al achievements by developing additionalconceptual and research competency throughthe Doctor of Planning and DevelopmentStudies (DPDS).

The goals of the program are: to create aunique educational environment that willforge these professionals into a cadre forurban change; to develop urban professionalswho can merge development and planningtools to design new integrative policy plan-ning and implementation systems; to estab-lish a set of new problem solving paradigmsfor examining and altering planning anddevelopment decision-making and to equipprofessionals with sophisticated analyticaltools and a sharper cultural awareness so theycan practice planning and development any-where in the world.

AdmissionThe program is intended for people withconsiderable professional experience andintellectual interests. Requirements foradmission include: GPA of 3.0 (A = 4.0) for allpost-high school academic work, submissionof GRE and, for international students,TOEFL scores; five letters of recommenda-tion, including at least one academic and one

professional; five or more years of profession-al experience; a resume and, if appropriate, aportfolio; and a study prospectus detailing aproposed field of study. Guidelines forpreparing the prospectus are included in theapplication package. Additional requirementsfor international students are listed underAdmission of International Students, page 26.Each application will be examined with theaim of admitting an applicant whose studyprospectus suggests the ability and focus toproduce an innovative approach to profes-sional practice.

Applicants are expected to hold a master’sdegree in architecture, landscape architec-ture, public administration, real estate devel-opment, urban/city/regional planning, urbandesign or a closely related field. Applicantswith master’s degrees in other fields will beexpected to complete foundation coursesprior to entering the degree’s core classes.

Upon admission to the program, each studentwill be assigned a faculty advisor who willoversee his or her program.

Curriculum RequirementsThe Doctor of Planning and DevelopmentStudies is administered by the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development for full-time and part-time students. The DPDSrequires completion of 60 units of coursework comprising the following elements:

REQUIREMENTS UNITS

Foundation courses 20DPDS courses 8Methods course 4Field of study 20Conspectus Preparation 4Planning, design and

development project (minimum) 4

Foundation CoursesUp to 20 units of foundation courses arerequired. These courses may be taken fromthe school’s master’s degree programs or, withprior approval, from other USC graduatedegree programs. Students who hold a relatedmaster’s degree and have previously fulfilledthe foundation course requirements may beawarded up to 20 units of advanced standingto fulfill the foundation course requirements.Such decisions will be made as part of theadmissions process by the school’s faculty.


PLUS 603 Planning and Development Paradigms 4

PLUS 623 Politics of Planning and the Urban Environment 4

PLUS 692 Conspectus Preparation 4

MethodsA student’s methods course should beapproved by the student’s Professional Advi-sory Committee. Possible courses include:

PLUS 573 Design Skills for Planners 4

PLUS 574 Planning Analysis and Evaluation 4

PLUS 608 Advanced Research Methods in Planning: Survey Research Methods 4

PLUS 609 Advanced Research Methods in Planning:Qualitative Methods 4

PLUS 612 Analysis of Quantitative Data for Planning andDevelopment 4


Screening ProcessAs quickly as possible, the student will forma Professional Advisory Committee consistingof the student’s advisor and two other schooland USC faculty and up to five professionalswhose activities are related to the student’s.This commitee shall oversee the student’sprogram to its conclusion.

At the completion of no more than 16 unitsbeyond the foundation courses and/or PLUS603 and PLUS 623, students will complete aprogram statement which will consist ofresponding to a short list of specific planningand development problems using appropriateprofessional paradigms. The student willthen meet with the Professional AdvisoryCommittee to formally review the student’sprogress toward the degree.

Field of StudyIn consultation with their faculty advisors andProfessional Advisory Committee, studentswill craft a field of study related to the pro-fessional arena of practice. The field may ormay not reflect standard academic bound-aries, such as transportation and land useplanning. Students should take advantage ofUSC’s resources in developing the field,especially taking into consideration the

relationship of practice to theory and context.Twenty units of course work are required forthe field of study, eight of which may betaken outside the School of Policy, Planning,and Development.

Conspectus PreparationIn PLUS 692 students complete a profession-al conspectus that defines their field of study,its structure and place within professionalpractice, and other related questions. Theconspectus will be presented to the student’sProfessional Advisory Committee for accep-tance. Only after it is accepted may the stu-dent proceed to the Planning, Design andDevelopment Project.

Planning, Design and Development ProjectThe capstone project of the DPDS is the stu-dent’s completion of the Planning, Designand Development Project (PDDP). ThePDDP is a study of an aspect, site, issue orother such element of professional practice.Each PDDP should be designed to presentan innovative or original contribution to thepractice of planning and development. Theparameters of the PDDP are intentionallyleft wide, allowing the project to be producedas solely text, or text in conjunction with

film, computer program, design or anothermultimedia format.

The PDDP is supervised by the student’sProfessional Advisory Committee. Studentsmust maintain continuous registration in thePLUS 694 series until completion of thePDDP. Upon completion of an approveddraft of the PDDP, students will present their findings in an open session, but theProfessional Advisory Committee is the soleevaluator.

General RequirementsThis degree is administered by the School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development. At least 24 units must be fulfilled in residence at USC.The total length of the study must not exceedsix academic years. Students are encouraged toactively participate in a non-credit School ofPolicy, Planning, and Development doctoralworkshop. Policies regarding time limits, leave of absence, scholarship standing, acade-mic warning, and other issues not directlyaddressed are consistent with those of theGraduate School. Please consult the AcademicPolicies and the Graduate School sections ofthis catalogue for additional information.

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration

ResidenceIn order to receive the Ph.D. the studentmust complete a minimum of 60 units ofgraduate work at USC and other institutions.Ph.D. students may be authorized to transferinto the Ph.D. program a maximum of 30graduate units completed at other universi-ties. A minimum of 24 graduate units com-pleted in residence on the University ParkCampus in Los Angeles is required. Usuallythe school and the student’s guidance com-mittee insist on a clear and mutually under-stood commitment of time and energy by thestudent to ensure full-time involvement inthe doctoral learning experience.

Guidance and Dissertation CommitteeIn concert with the Ph.D. student the schoolrecommends to the Graduate School forapproval a five-member guidance commit-tee, one member of which must be from out-side the school; when the guidance commit-tee recommends the student for candidacyand a dissertation topic is approved, theguidance committee is replaced by a three-member dissertation committee, one mem-ber of which must be from outside theschool.

The guidance committee is to be establishedby the beginning of the second year and priorto starting course work in the area of concen-tration. The chair should have recognizedexpertise in the qualifying area and should bea regular participant in the qualifying exami-nation committee for that area.

The majority of the members of the guidancecommittee (typically at least three of the five)should be experts in the area in which thestudent is qualifying and should be regularparticipants in that qualifying examinationcommittee. The remaining members willhave a clear interest in this area.

Students will formalize their relationshipwith their committees through the develop-ment of a contract which specifies all coursescompleted, date of screening decision, thearea of concentration, and which courses willbe taken and when, in order to prepare forthe area section of the qualifying examina-tion. This contract will be signed by the stu-dent, the members of the guidance commit-tee and the faculty doctoral advisor. It will befiled in the doctoral office.

Course RequirementsDoctoral students are required to complete aminimum of 60 acceptable graduate unitsbefore receiving the Ph.D. These 60 unitsmay include a maximum of eight dissertationunits, PUAD 794 Doctoral Dissertation. The60 units must include at least 32 units ofcourse work at the 600 level or above, allow-ing a maximum of eight units of PUAD 790Research but excluding 794. Ph.D. studentsare required to complete 32 units of 600 levelor above course work (PUAD 700ab, 791ab,675, 685, 691 and 695 plus three courses [12units] for an area of concentration) prior tothe qualifying examination. In addition, stu-dents are required to complete four units ofcourse work in the statistics course PUAD692 Multivariate Statistical Analysis.

Students will be expected to meet therequirements for their qualifying area duringtheir second year in the program (includingthe summer subsequent to their second year).An area will be constituted by three or moredoctoral level courses (seminars, either withinthe School of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment or elsewhere at USC, and PUAD 790).A research apprenticeship in the area of spe-cialization will also be required in addition tocourse work. The faculty has specified a fixedset of areas in which students can qualify.


Time LimitSee the Requirements for Graduation sectionof this catalogue, page 58, for the time limitfor completing all requirements for the Ph.D.

Preliminary RequirementsStatistics and Research MethodologyPh.D. students must demonstrate compe-tence in statistics and research methodologyby successfully passing PPMT 404 Statisticsin Public Policy and Management or itsequivalent, PUAD 691 Seminar in ResearchMethods and PUAD 692 MultivariateStatistical Analysis. A student’s guidancecommittee may also require additional coursework in this area. This requirement must besatisfied prior to the qualifying examination.

Foreign LanguageThe purpose of the foreign language require-ment is to provide students with languagetools needed for scholarly research. EachPh.D. student is required to demonstrate areading knowledge of one language otherthan English. Any foreign language for whichthe USC Testing Bureau provides a standard-ized examination, as well as a number ofother languages, is acceptable. A minimumscore of 500 is required.

In cases of nonstandardized language exami-nations, the student’s guidance committeewill give specific approval for the languageand for the method of testing. The testingmethod approved by the guidance committeemust approximate the level of attainmentrequired for successful completion of GSFLTexaminations.

Other Preliminary RequirementsOne-Year Research ApprenticeshipStudents will be required to complete aresearch apprenticeship during their secondyear. The apprenticeship will be with a mem-ber of the school’s faculty. It should be initi-ated during the spring semester prior to enact-ment to adequately plan the experience.

The apprenticeship requirement will be aminimum of one academic year of workinvolving a minimum of three hours perweek. Since students will enter the programwith varying experience and skills in research,the apprenticeship will be broadly construedto include library research, data entry, assis-tance with grant proposal preparation andwork on publications in progress. Studentswill be required to keep a log of their workwith full entries concerning the type andamount of work accomplished each week.

Evidence of successful completion of theresearch requirement will consist of adescriptive and evaluative statement of thestudent’s research responsibilities and activi-

ties, signed by both student and advisor, andthe work log.

One-Year Teaching ApprenticeshipStudents will be required to complete ateaching apprenticeship during their thirdyear. The apprenticeship will be with a mem-ber of the School of Policy, Planning, andDevelopment full-time tenure track faculty.It should be initiated during the springsemester prior to enactment so that the stu-dent may participate in course planning. Therequirement will be a minimum of one acad-emic year of work involving a minimum ofthree hours per week. Students will beexpected to sit in on some, but not all, ses-sions of a specific class taught by the facultymember with whom they are working. Theyshould also meet regularly with this facultymember to discuss how he or she developedthe design for the course, the preparation oflectures and teaching plans, the gradingprocess and other elements of the teachingprocess. The faculty member may assign thestudent responsibility for one or two classsessions, or portions of sessions, with an eval-uative discussion to follow. The student mayalso be assigned to assist with the preparationfor specific classroom exercises. Students willbe required to keep a log of their work withfull entries concerning the type and amountof work accomplished each week.

Evidence of successful completion of theteaching requirement will consist of adescriptive and evaluative statement of thestudent’s work and activities, signed by bothstudent and advisor, and the work log.

Qualifying ExaminationThe objective of the qualifying examinationis to evaluate the student’s knowledge and toserve as an instrument to demonstrate compe-tence in the core areas of public administra-tion and the student’s chosen field of concen-tration in preparation for candidacy. The qual-ifying examination consists of written and oralsegments which the student takes when theguidance committee is satisfied with the stu-dent’s preparation in the examination area.Qualifying examinations are scheduled onceeach year during September or October. Theoral phase of the examination must be com-pleted within 60 days following the writtensegment. Students will be required to pass aqualifying examination that consists of twodistinct parts which they can separately passor fail. They can pass both, fail both, or passone and fail the other. Ultimately, both partsof the examination must be passed in order toqualify. Failure on one of the two parts of theexamination does not require retaking bothparts. Only the part failed (core or area exami-nation) must be redone.

The first part is the core examination. Thisexamination will be collaboratively designedby the instructors of the four core courses andoriented toward testing students’ ability tointegrate material from these courses. WithPUAD 691 Seminar in Research Methods aspart of the core, a portion of this examinationwill focus on methodological issues. Theexamination will be administered during twofull-day sessions.

The second part is the area examination.Each of the four area examinations will becollaboratively designed by the relevant qual-ifying area committee to test the student’scompetence in his or her qualifying area(depth, breadth, integrative and analyticalcapabilities). The examination will be admin-istered during one full-day session.

The qualifying examination will be held inSeptember or October, with the expectationthat students will take it at the beginning oftheir third year in the program. The twocomponents of the examination must betaken concurrently. The student must beadequately prepared to take both compo-nents, rather than taking the core examina-tion one year and the area examination thenext year. Both examinations will be adminis-tered during a one-week period.

Since the results of the examination will notbe known before the deadline to register forclasses in August, students should register forPUAD 794a Doctoral Dissertation. Any stu-dent not passing the examination would thendrop PUAD 794a and prepare to retake theexamination.

The process of grading examinations will beaccomplished in two ways. For the core sec-tion examination, the process will be central-ized by having the grading done by a com-mittee comprising the four core courseinstructors plus the doctoral advisor. For thearea examinations, responsibility for the grad-ing will stay with the guidance committee.Oral examinations will be required only forthe area examination. The core section of theexamination will be evaluated entirely on thewritten work. Upon passing both the coreand area portions of the examination, the stu-dent will be expected to reduce the guidancecommittee to a dissertation committee. SeeGeneral Requirements for the Doctor ofPhilosophy Degree.


DissertationThe candidate must research and write adissertation. Working with a faculty directorand with other members of the dissertationcommittee, the candidate must register forPUAD 794 Doctoral Dissertation for at least two semesters after admission to candi-dacy. University policy requires these regis-trations to be during either the fall or springsemesters. A candidate who is actually work-ing on a dissertation with faculty assistanceduring a summer will be allowed to registerone time only for two units of PUAD 794that summer. See the Graduate School sec-tion of this catalogue, page 560.

Defense of the Dissertation DesignAfter the successful completion of the quali-fying examination, the Ph.D. student will berequired to present and formally defend acomplete research design for the dissertation.The design will be circulated for review andevaluation by the dissertation committee.Following faculty evaluation, students will be

required to have a formal defense of a disser-tation proposal with their dissertation com-mittee. This proposal should include themethodology, research design, literaturereview and instrumentation (if applicable).The proposal defense will be conducted withthe entire dissertation committee present andwill thoroughly examine the feasibility, sig-nificance and originality of the proposedresearch. After this step has been completed,further work leading to the completion of thedissertation is authorized.

Format for DissertationSee the Graduate School section of this cata-logue, page 560.

Oral Defense of the DissertationAfter the dissertation committee has approvedthe dissertation in substance, the candidatemust defend it before the committee andother interested doctoral program faculty andcolleagues. Successful completion of the oraldefense marks the ultimate step for the can-didate within the School of Policy, Planning,and Development. The candidate must be

certain that the dissertation also meets specif-ic university requirements before acceptanceby the Graduate School. See the GraduateSchool section of this catalogue, page 560.

Areas of ConcentrationThere will be four areas from which studentsmay select a specialization in which toqualify: public policy, public managementand organization, health policy and manage-ment, and comparative and internationaldevelopment.

The specification of required courses to ful-fill each of these areas of specialization willbe the responsibility of each qualifying areacommittee of the faculty. These may includeseminars offered within the School of Policy,Planning, and Development if there is a suf-ficient number of students specializing in agiven area to make such a course viable.Otherwise, courses may be identified in otherdepartments of the university which wouldbe appropriate, and PUAD 790 Research maybe designed to serve this purpose.

Doctor of Public Administration

Residence and Unit RequirementsTo receive the Doctor of Public Administra-tion (D.P.A.) the student must complete aminimum of 60 units of graduate work atUSC and other institutions. D.P.A. studentsmay be authorized to transfer a maximum of24 graduate units completed at other univer-sities into the D.P.A. program. A minimum of24 graduate units must be completed at theUniversity Park Campus, the Sacramento orWashington, D.C., Centers within two calen-dar years. Full-time study is represented byenrollment in eight units during the semes-ter. See Residence Requirements, page 59,for additional information.

The school and the student’s guidance com-mittee insist on a clear and mutually under-stood commitment of time and energy by thestudent to ensure significant involvement inthe doctoral learning experience.

Guidance and Dissertation CommitteesFor the D.P.A. student, a three-member guid-ance committee is chosen, one member ofwhich may be from outside the school. Afterthe committee recommends the student forcandidacy following completion of coursework and appropriate examinations, the guid-ance committee is replaced by a three-mem-ber dissertation committee.

StatisticsD.P.A. students must demonstrate compe-tence in statistics by successful completion ofPPMT 404 Statistics in Public Policy andManagement with a grade of B or better orsuccessful completion of the school’s Statis-tical Competence Examination with a scoreof 80% or better.

Course RequirementsAll doctoral students are required to completea minimum of 60 acceptable graduate unitsbefore receiving the Ph.D. or D.P.A. These60 units may include a maximum of eightdissertation units, PUAD 794 DoctoralDissertation. Further, these 60 units mayinclude up to 24 transfer units for the D.P.A.student. This transfer work may not be morethan 10 years old at the time of petition fortransfer. However, students entering with anappropriate completed graduate degree froman accredited institution may be eligible foradmission to the D.P.A. program withAdvanced Standing. A minimum of 36 unitsof course work beyond that graduate degree,exclusive of 794 Doctoral Dissertation, willbe required for the degree. Consult theDoctoral Coordinator and the GraduateAdmission section of this catalogue, page 26,for further information. The 60 units mustinclude at least 28 units of course work at the600 level or above, allowing a maximum ofeight units of PUAD 790, but excludingPUAD 794.

D.P.A. students are required to complete 16units of 600 level course work: PUAD 600Seminar in Public Administration (eightunits) and PUAD 685 Seminar on Organiza-tional Behavior in Public Systems and PUAD695 Seminar in Administrative Theory (eachfour units). D.P.A. students must completeeight units of these required courses prior tothe preliminary screening process.

Comprehensive ExaminationAfter core course work is completed, the stu-dent must pass a comprehensive writtenexamination which integrates the content ofPUAD 600, 685 and 695. An oral examinationmay be required if it is thought necessary.

Research MethodologyD.P.A. students must demonstrate their com-petence in research methodology by comple-tion of PUAD 691 Seminar in ResearchMethods and a research design or report readby at least two members of the faculty.

Policy Analysis and Quantitative MethodsD.P.A. students must demonstrate compe-tence in policy analysis and quantitativemethods by completion of PUAD 527 PublicPolicy Formulation or PUAD 558 Quan-titative Analysis I, or by successfully passingexaminations that cover the content of these courses, or by one course and oneexamination.

Courses of Instruction 731

Fields of Specialization and QualifyingExaminationsIn consultation with the faculty advisor andthe guidance committee, the student willselect two fields in which to qualify by pass-ing written and oral examinations on the con-tent of these fields. The faculty advisor andguidance committee will assist the student inselecting course work to prepare for qualify-ing examinations.

Qualifying examinations are scheduled dur-ing the fall and spring semesters inSacramento and Washington, D.C. In LosAngeles, the qualifying examinations areadministered once a year in September orOctober. The oral phase of the examinationmust be completed within 60 days followingthe written segment.

Time LimitThe time limit for completing all require-ments for the D.P.A. degree is eight yearsfrom the first course at USC applied towardthe degree. An academic department may

grant an extension of one year at a time for amaximum of two years. See Time Limits forDegree Completion, page 58.

Format for DissertationSee the Graduate School section of this cata-logue, page 560.

DissertationThe candidate must research and write a dis-sertation. Working with a faculty director andwith the other members of the dissertationcommittee, the candidate must register forPUAD 794 Doctoral Dissertation for at leasttwo semesters after admission to candidacy.University policy requires these registrationsto be during either the fall or spring semes-ters. A candidate who is actually working on adissertation with faculty assistance during asummer will be allowed to register one timeonly for two units of PUAD 794 that summer.See the Graduate School section of this cata-logue, page 560.

Defense of the Dissertation DesignAfter the successful completion of the quali-fying examination, the D.P.A. student will berequired to present and formally defend acomplete research design for the dissertationin a meeting with all dissertation committeemembers participating. The design will becirculated for review and evaluation by thedissertation committee. After this step hasbeen completed, further work leading to thecompletion of the dissertation is authorized.

Oral Defense of the DissertationAfter the dissertation committee hasapproved the dissertation in substance thecandidate must defend it before the commit-tee and other interested doctoral program fac-ulty and colleagues. Successful completion ofthe oral defense marks the ultimate step forthe candidate within the School of Policy,Planning, and Development. The candidatemust be certain that the dissertation projectalso meets specific university requirementsbefore acceptance by the Thesis Editor. Seethe Graduate School section of this catalogue,page 560.

Courses of Instruction

PUBL IC POL ICY AND MANAGEMENT(PPMT)

The terms indicated are expected but are notguaranteed. For the courses offered during anygiven term, consult the Schedule of Classes.

200 Politics and Public Policy (4, Sp) Anexamination of how public policy is made inAmerica, using images of politics and policiescommunicated in movies as a starting point.

215 Public Organizations and Management(4, FaSp) Political, social and legal contexts of public organizations and management;public/private organizational differences;organizational instruments for policy imple-mentation. (Duplicates credit in formerPUAD 200.)

220 Simulated Policymaking in Urban Sys-tems: Theory and Practice (4, FaSp) Theo-retical basis of policymaking; simulatedprocesses of policy initiation, selection, andimplementation; impacts and future pros-pects of public decisions on a simulatedurban community.

223x Career Planning and Development (2, Irregular) Exploration of theories, litera-ture, and techniques of personal career plan-ning and development. Graded CR/NC. Notavailable for degree credit.

225 Public Policy Processes and Institutions(4, FaSp) Gateway to the bachelor of sciencein Public Policy and Management and minorin Public Policy. Structures and processes inaddressing societal problems; contexts andconstraints of federal policy making; agenda-setting, formulating alternatives, adoption,implementation; explanations for policy mak-ing in the U.S.

230 Introduction to Health Policy and Management (4, Fa) Gateway to the minor inHealth Policy and Management and theHealth Care Policy and Management track ofthe bachelor of science in Public Policy andManagement. Institutions and processesaffecting health care policy and managementof health care delivery in the United States;historical and philosophical roots; access andquality issues; responsiveness to public needs.

240 Citizenship and Public Ethics (4, Fa)Review of legal and ethical traditions of citi-zenship with emphasis on the latter; consid-eration of implications for current practice ofpublic policy-making and management.

313 Finance of the Public Sector (4, Sp) Jus-tifications for and effects of government poli-cies; tax and spending sides of governmentbudgets; public goods; externalities; socialinsurance; redistribution and welfare; tax pol-icy. Prerequisite: ECON 203.

316 Administration of Personnel Resources(4, FaSp) Human resource development andmanagement; values and processes in civil ser-vice career systems; training practices; humanrelations in supervision; personnel theory.

330 Introduction to Health Care Systems (4, Sp) Concepts and determinants of healthand illness; health care delivery organizationsand programs; the role of the administrator;issues in health care financing and access;quality evaluation; future trends.


340 The American System of Justice (4, Sp)Introduction to the system of justice adminis-tration: components — police services, judi-ciary, corrections; interrelationships andissues; management strategies for change.

342 Crime and Public Policy (4, Fa) Publicpolicy agenda-setting, alternatives formula-tion, and implementation for crime and crim-inal justice; analysis of specific issues includ-ing crime control, death penalty and guncontrol.

350 Urban Institutions and Policies (4, Fa)Theories of urbanization and urban develop-ment; social organization of urban communi-ties; local governance; and selected urbanpolicies; methods of urban analysis. (Dupli-cates credit in former PPMT 250.)

351 Financial Accounting in Public and Non-Profit Organizations (4, Fa) Basic accountingprinciples and concepts necessary for thepreparation and understanding of financialstatements; accounting for service organiza-tions in the public/nonprofit sector; fundaccounting.

357 Government and Business (4, Sp) Inter-related roles of business and public institu-tions; effects of public policies and laws onbusiness sector; incorporates public and busi-ness perspectives. Prerequisite: ECON 203.

371 The Nonprofit Sector and the PublicInterest (4, Fa) Theories of the voluntarynonprofit sector; its role and impact in soci-ety; its relationship to government and busi-ness; public policies toward the sector.(Duplicates credit in former PPMT 271.)

390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, indi-vidual studies. No more than one registrationpermitted. Enrollment by petition only.

397 Management for Non-Managers (4, Irregular) Contemporary management the-ory; the nature of modern complex organiza-tions; roles and responsibilities of managers;managerial and organizational effectiveness;organizational structure and dynamics.

401 Public Policy and Management Issuesand Practices (2 or 4, max 8, FaSp) Specialstudies and projects in various subject mat-ters related to public policy and managers.Not more than two registrations in coursepermitted for credit toward degree. GradedCR/NC.

403 Management Analysis I (4, FaSp) Intro-duction to organizational and systems analy-sis; historical perspective; systems theory;information systems, procedure analysis;management planning; introduction tomodels.

404 Statistics in Public Policy and Manage-ment (4, FaSpSm) Elementary statisticaltechniques, introduction to probability; mea-surement theory, correlational analysis, sam-pling; significance tests, statistical inference.

405 The Administrator and Public Relations(4, Irregular) Requisites of sound public rela-tions programs in government agencies; tech-niques for selecting, preparing, and dissemi-nating governmental issues; media; social,psychological, and political principles.

406amb Los Angeles Mini Semester (4-4,FaSpSm) A more limited version of the LosAngeles Semester.

408abcd Los Angeles Semester (4-4-4-4,FaSp) Intensive seminar with field work inthe nature of the urban community; its cul-ture, economics, environment, politics, andsocial problems. May be substituted for gen-eral or departmental requirements on theapproval of the appropriate dean or majordepartment chair.

410abcd Washington, D.C. Semester (4-4-4-4, FaSp) Overview of political andadministrative environment of the federalgovernment; its basic processes and functionsthrough field visitations, research projects,internships, group discussions, and collo-quium. Concurrent enrollment: PPMT 410abcd.

411abcd Sacramento Semester (4-4-4-4,Irregular) Exploration of political, economic,and administrative climate of the state gov-ernment; basic processes and functionsconsidered through seminars, research proj-ects, visitations, group discussions, andinternships.

412ab International Perspectives on UrbanProblem Solving (4-4, Irregular) Research oncomparative urban public policy and adminis-tration utilizing case study approach; fieldresearch includes study in various foreigncities.

414 Financial Management of Public andNonprofit Organizations (4, Sp) Time valueof money, risk, government bonds and tax-exempt financing, cost of capital, budgeting,financial statement analysis, and working cap-ital management. Prerequisite: PPMT 351.

416 Introduction to Personnel Technologyin Public Employment (4, Fa) Work design;job analysis; job evaluation; compensationand benefits; tests and examination design;validity and reliability in selection. Prerequi-site: PPMT 316 or departmental approval.

417 Training and the Applied BehavioralScience (4, Sp) The nature of public servicetraining; training management; training plans;personal and organizational development;skilled training needs assessment; evaluation.

421 Government and Administration inMetropolitan Areas (4, Irregular) Adminis-tration problems created by large urban areascomprising many political entities; suggestedsolutions; experience in Los Angeles area;current trends.

427 Urban Government and Management(4, Irregular) Preparation and discussion ofcases dealing with selected policy areasincluding transportation, housing, poverty,and environmental quality.

439 Administration of Health Care Organi-zations (4, Sp) Theory and practice; role ofgoverning bodies, medical staffs and qualityreview committees; current trends; commu-nity responsibility; regulatory and oversightagencies.

440 Management of Justice Systems (4, FaSp) Social controls and delivery of jus-tice administration services; comparative sys-tems; organization theory and justice admin-istration; system adaptation and change; sys-tem performance measurement: economy,efficiency, effectiveness.

441 Judicial Administration (4, Irregular)Local, state, federal judicial systems; consti-tutional, legislative, judicial influences onadministrative action. Administrative prob-lems associated with judicial functionsincluding district attorney, public defender,the courts.

442 Administration of Police Services (4, FaSp) Police and society; the structureand organization of American policing, cur-rent managerial problems; police researchand development; future planning; adminis-tration of police juvenile programs.

452 Organization and Interface of JuvenileJustice Subsystems (2, FaSp) Effective inter-face among juvenile justice subsystems(police and social service agencies, schools,courts); legal/jurisdictional parameters,resource constraints; strategies for joint inter-vention and problem resolution.

453 Program, Policy, and Legislative Trendsin Juvenile Justice (2, Irregular) Examina-tion of current research findings and legisla-tion in juvenile justice; relations of newinformation to operating assumptions ofagencies; impacts, trends; implications formanagement practice.


454 Problems and Issues in the Delivery ofYouth Services (2, Irregular) Strategies forcoordinated mobilization of diverse juvenilejustice agencies; resolution of conflictingagency objectives (e.g., enforcement vs. reha-bilitation). Information and resource needs;organizational skills, techniques.

462 Theory and Practice of NutritionalCounseling (2, Irregular) Principles of nutri-tion and techniques of communication andcounseling to provide information on diet andnutrition to various audiences and clients.

463 Principles of Health Education (2, FaSp)Health concerns; health promotion and pre-vention; role and delivery of emergency care;theory and practice of communicating healthinformation. (Duplicates credit in formerPUAD 461a.)

464 Issues in Health Education (2, FaSp)Patterns of exposure to specific health risksand interventions effective in risk reduction;motivation and communication in health riskreduction; analysis of field observations.(Duplicates credit in former PUAD 461b.)

473 Public Policy Analysis (4, FaSpSm)Rational policy analytic process with anemphasis on modeling and evaluation tech-niques; cost-benefit analysis; decision analy-sis; evaluation research; introduction to thecomputer. Prerequisite: PPMT 404 or PLDV404; PPMT 225 and ECON 203.

482 Comparative Public Administration (4, 2 years, Sp) Methodology, theories, andmodels of comparison; functional processes of administration in developing and devel-oped nations compared; role of bureaucracyin development and nation-building; ecologyof administration.

485 Organizational Behavior in PublicAdministration (4, FaSp) Understandinghuman behavior in public organization: moti-vation, roles, communication; group behaviorand decision-making in public context; man-aging conflict; leadership and change in pub-lic complex organizational systems.

486 Politics and Administration (4, Sp)Administrative relationships to the policyprocesses; influence of political and economicpressures on administrative policy determina-tion; political behavior by administrators; caseanalysis.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8,FaSpSm) Individual research and readings.Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite:departmental approval.

491 Research in Public Administration (4, Irregular) Philosophy of science; researchtheory in social sciences; survey and controlresearch methodology; research designs andanalysis; research literature; individualresearch. For undergraduates and mastersstudents with emphasis on understandingresearch. Prerequisite: PPMT 404.

495 Philosophy of Public Administration (4, Irregular) Theoretical roots of publicadministration; values and methodologies incontemporary administrative theory and prac-tice; public service ethics; current issues.

498 Senior Honors Seminar (4, Fa) Con-cepts, theories, and methods of analysis of aselected topic within the field of publicadministration. Prerequisite: 3.5 GPA in PUADcourses; 3.0 GPA overall; and departmentalapproval.

499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Sp) Studiesin selected areas of public affairs andadministration.

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT(PLDV)

100m Los Angeles, The Enduring Pueblo (4, FaSp) Gateway to the minor in Planningand Development. Ethnic history of LosAngeles, emphasis placed on architecture,city systems, and development. Multiplicityof cross-connections shaped by race, ethnic-ity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.

150 The Emergence of the American City(4, Irregular) Survey of the relationship ofurban planning and political power, includingthe various factors which shaped the distinc-tively American form of the city.

203 Spatial Organization of Society (4, Irregular) Introduction to spatial patternsof human activity; determinants of locationbehavior; spatial structure of agricultural,industrial, commercial, and residential land-use; problems of spatial organization.

210x Animals and the Moral Landscape (4, Irregular) Evaluation of the moral statusof animals; human-animal interactions; ani-mals in the economy; pets and human well-being; animals in research; animal liberationmovements. Not available for major credit.

250m Third World Cities (4, FaSp) Gatewayto the bachelor of science in Planning andDevelopment. The transition from traditionalto modern cities in the developing world. Pri-macy and dualism; comparative urbanism asan expression of cultural variation; contrast inWestern cities.

260m Planning, Diversity and Space (4, Irregular) Analysis of how diversity isimpacted by physical space, proximity andseparation. Consideration of selected diver-sity problems as planning issues, includingdiagnosis and policy prescriptions.

265x Understanding Urban Complexity andForm Through Geographic Information Sys-tems (4, Irregular) GIS (geographic informa-tion systems) software combines cartographicand database capabilities. Introduction toGIS; exploring applications in understandingspatial aspects of social diversity and urbanform. Not available for major credit.

275L Environment and Behavior (4, Irregular) Introduction to social andbehavioral functions and effects of the builtenvironment including concepts such as terri-toriality, privacy, behavior settings, cognitivemaps; emphasis on projects.

280x The Automobile and the City (4, Irregular) Examination of the complexprocess of decisions that resulted in the adop-tion of the auto and the development of theworld’s most extensive highway system. Notavailable for major credit.

300 The Design of the Good: Conceptionand Judgment (4, Sp) How to design, make,and judge things we take as whole and good— cities, art, science, policies; projects inengineering, planning, business. How thingsfail. Craftsmanship.

310x The Idea of God in Social Thoughtand in Social Policies (4, Irregular) The the-ological foundations of topics and questionsof modern social science and of planning anddevelopment. Not available for major credit.

315m Urban Sleuths: Exploring People andPlaces in Cities (4, Irregular) Exploring theprocesses through which we construct andconstrue cities; application and evaluation ofempirical methods; special focus on the mul-tiple landscapes in Los Angeles.

355 Introduction to Urban, Regional, andInternational Planning (4, FaSp) Under-standing of the incremental process of build-ing cities and regions; planners’ historic andcontemporary role; major topics such as landuse, transportation, economic development;case studies from Europe, Americas, andAsia.

361 Property Rights, Governance, and theEnvironment (4, FaSp) Role of propertyrights in historic governmental structures,modern environmental concerns and theirconnection to traditional views of propertyrights, contemporary role of governmentalsystems.


390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, indi-vidual studies. No more than one registrationpermitted. Enrollment by petition only.

401 Politics and Ethics in Planning andDevelopment (4, Sp) Key issues in planningtheory; difficulties faced by planners anddevelopers and strategies to overcome them;review and discussion of ethics literature asrelated to planning and development issues.

402 Urban Economic Analysis (4, Fa) Basicconcepts; how planners intervene and affectthe market; focus on land use zoning, conges-tion, housing, public goods, fiscal impacts,entitlements, and cost-benefit analysis.

403 Advanced Finance and Investment forPlanning and Development (4, Sp) Advancedreal estate principles. Mortgage financing ofresidential and income-producing propertytypes. Prerequisite: PLDV 402.

404 Quantitative Methods for Planning andDevelopment (4, Fa) Fundamentals of proba-bility and statistics and survey of other ana-lytic techniques, framing statistical questionsand identifying, collecting, evaluating, andmanaging data.

405 Introduction to Comparative Interna-tional Development (4, FaSp) Urbanization,transition from agricultural to globalizeddiversified economies, service delivery,finance, policy, and roles of government.

407 Principles of Urban Design (4, Fa) Read-ing of the urban landscape, understandinghistoric antecedents of contemporary urbanform, normative visions of city form, appreci-ation of urban design process; fieldwork.

408 The Experience of Place (4, Fa) Theexamination and planning of spaces from theframework of the elemental senses — taste,touch, movement, sight, scent, and hearing.A humanist approach to planning.

410 Graphic Techniques in Urban Planning(4, FaSp) Graphic media and methods forrecording and representing physical environ-ments and related human uses and experi-ences. Techniques for displaying abstractconcepts, relationships, and data systems.

414 Urban Design Practicum (4, Fa) Applica-tion of design concepts and graphic skills to alocal design problem sponsored by a localpublic or private client in a studio setting;site visits, community contact, presentations.Prerequisite: PLDV 407, PLDV 410.

426 History and Development of Cities (4, FaSp) Role of cities in civilization; originsof institutions and physical forms; social andintellectual history; concepts of the “ideal”city; urban/metropolitan goals.

427 Geographic Information Systems andPlanning Applications (4, Sm) Basic GISconcepts, ArcView and other GIS software,planning applications and databases, basiccartography; students select, research andprepare a planning GIS analysis project.(Duplicates credit in former GEOG 497L.)Prerequisite: PLDV 265L, GEOG 281L, ordepartmental approval.

440 Housing and Community Development(4, Fa) Evolution of government housing andcommunity development programs; presentpractices, e.g., housing elements, economicdevelopment, neighborhood rehabilitation;housing needs and market analysis; housingand health.

447 Local Economic Development (4, Fa)Economic development in a capitalist sys-tem, historic review, sectoral review, funding,strategizing, partnerships, evaluation; classproject.

452 Planning, Policy-Making, and SocialChange (4, Sp) Processes designed to inter-vene in and achieve social change in cities;successes and failures of past attempts;preparation of case study or other researchproject.

455 Analysis for Planning and Develop-ment (4, Sp) Presentation of concepts centralto planning; macroanalytics — national,regional, and urban systems; microanalytics— behavior of individuals, households, andorganizations; systems analysis; investmentanalysis.

460 Political Economy and Planning (4, Fa)Focus on political resolution of conflictbetween status quo and intervention,whether for profit or in the public domain;dynamics of intersection of politics and politi-cal process and the market-based economy.

461 Environmental Issues (4, Irregular)Metro-regional ecologies; environmentalquality through land use planning, water/airquality planning, residuals management andenvironmental design; legal mandates, planevaluation, and program implementation.

474 Urban Diversity and Communication (4, Fa) Analysis of communities with censusdata. Population diversity. Design of opinionsurveys of market and policy issues. Researchcommunication, writing with numbers,graphic presentation.

475L Design and Development Laboratory(4, FaSp) Examines issues of urban planningdesign and development through laboratoryexperiences; emphasis on urban design anddevelopment in the Los Angeles region.

480 Introduction to Urban Transportation(4, Sp) Current transportation planning andcritiques. Transportation planning; the rela-tionship to urban structure; conventional andpara-transit modes; analysis of local plans.

485 History of Planning and Development(4, Sp) Historical evolution of planning anddevelopment. How changing modes of plan-ning and development have shaped the builtlandscape throughout the century.

486 Los Angeles: The City, The Novel, TheMovie (2, Irregular) Every real city is also animagined city: a look at Los Angeles and itsparts from four perspectives: place, fiction,film, and fiction-into-film.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8, FaSpSm)Individual research and readings. Not avail-able for graduate credit. Prerequisite: depart-mental approval.

491 Senior Seminar (4, FaSp) Advanced studyand discussions in planning and development.

499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregular)Review of major city and regional problems.Nature and contribution of different forms ofplanning to their solution.

AEROSPACE STUDIES (AEST )

100ab Aerospace Studies I: Air Force Mis-sion and Organization (1-1, FaSp) a: Intro-duction to U.S. Air Force and the militaryprofession; USAF organization and functions;Strategic Air Command organization, com-mand, control, and weapons systems; com-munication skills. b: Organization and func-tion of NORAD; tactical air, military airlift,systems, logistics, air training and communi-cations commands; Army, Navy, Marines;reserves; separate operating agencies.

110ab Leadership Laboratory I (1-1, FaSp)Introduction to the military experience focus-ing on customs and courtesies, drill and cere-monies, and the environment of an Air Forceofficer. Graded CR/NC.

200ab Aerospace Studies II: Air Force His-tory (1-1, FaSp) a: Development of aerospacepower in the U.S. through World War II;emphasis on the Army Air Corps; communi-cation skills. b: Development of aerospacepower since World War II; emphasis on inter-national confrontations involving the UnitedStates; communication skills.


210ab Leadership Laboratory II (1-1, FaSp)Introduction to the military experience focus-ing on customs and courtesies, drill and cere-monies, and the environment of an Air Forceofficer. Graded CR/NC.

300ab Aerospace Studies III: Air Force Management and Leadership (3-3, FaSp)Air Force management focusing on the newmanager in the Air Force milieu. Emphasison communication skills peculiar to theAir Force.

310ab Leadership Laboratory III (1-1, FaSp)Practical introduction to Air Force leadershipfocusing on military communicative skills,group dynamics, and application of theoriesof leadership and management. GradedCR/NC.

400ab Aerospace Studies IV: National Secu-rity Forces in Contemporary American Soci-ety (3-3, FaSp) Military professionalism andthe context in which defense policy is formu-lated and implemented; national security pol-icy, political/ social constraints, and militaryjustice.

410ab Leadership Laboratory IV (1-1, FaSp)Advanced Air Force leadership experiencefocusing on the practical development of theAir Force officer through command and staffpositions within the Cadet Corps. GradedCR/NC.

420ab Leadership Laboratory V (1-1, FaSp)Advanced leadership experiences forAFROTC continuing cadets. GradedCR/NC.

MIL ITARY SC IENCE (MS)

100 Military Leadership (2, FaSp) Thiscourse will teach military leadership usingArmy leadership doctrine. Military leadershiptechniques and evaluation standards areexplored and practiced in this class.

110 Theory of Warfare (2, Sp) Theory,nature, classifications, origins, states, ele-ments, and functions of warfare through thestudy of human, political, economic, andother causative factors.

200 Leadership in Military History I (2, Fa)The study of leadership and great leaders inthe history of the military from primitive war-fare through World War I.

210 Leadership in Military History II (2, Sp)The study of leadership and great leaders inthe history of the military from the WorldWar I era through the Gulf War.

300 Psychology of Leadership (2, Sp) Cur-rent basic concepts in behavioral sciences;theoretical framework for understandingproblems of management, organizational con-text of leadership and problems of directingand controlling resources.

310 Theory and Techniques of MilitaryInstruction (2, Fa) Learning theories, instruc-tional planning and techniques, testing, anddata analysis applicable to the military;emphasis on the educational/instructionalprocesses.

400 Decision-Making (2, Fa) Theory of deci-sion-making, functions of the decision-mak-ing process, optimizing decisions, informationsystems, operations research, systemsmanagement.

410 Military Legal System (2, Sp) Theoryand application of military law and legal sys-tems; study of the law of warfare; U.S. Armyas a professional organization, its relationshipto society.

NAVAL SC IENCE (NSC)

135 Introduction to Naval Science (2, Fa)Introduction to the structure, principles, andpractices, lines of command and control, andfunctions of the various components of thenaval service. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.

137 Seapower and Maritime Affairs (4, Sp)Analysis of U.S. Navy development and cam-paigns; evolution of strategic, tactical, andmaritime doctrines; interaction of naval affairswith national security and domestic policies.Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. (Dupli-cates credit in former NSC 282.)

251 Seamanship and Ship Operations (3, Fa)Vector solutions of relative motion, tacticalproblems; tactical communications, instruc-tions; fleet communications, organizations;rules of the Nautical Road; aviation and mar-itime meteorology; operation plans andorders. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 1 hour.(Duplicates credit in former NSC 336.)

283 Naval Ships Systems I (Engineering) (3, Sp) Types, structure, and purpose ofNaval ships, compartmentation, propulsionsystems, auxiliary power systems, interiorcommunications, ship control; ship designand stability. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. (Duplicates credit in formerNSC 136.)

335 Navigation (3, Fa) Purposes, methods,and instruments of navigation; terrestrial andcelestial navigation and nautical astronomy;time diagrams; lines of position by observa-tion of celestial bodies. Lecture, 3 hours; lab-oratory, 2 hours.

337 Naval Ships Systems II (Weapons) (3, Sp)Systems approach to naval weapons; linearanalysis of ballistics; weapons control systemsconfigurations and dynamics. Field trips.Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. (Dupli-cates credit in former NSC 250.)

343 Evolution of Warfare (3, Fa) Causes andpractice of warfare from ancient times; impactof changes in strategy, tactics, and technol-ogy; modern revolutionary warfare, globalconflict, and politico-military relationships.Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.

392 Amphibious Warfare (3, Sp) Conceptsof seaborne military operations; relationshipof factors involved; characteristic operationsof World War II; amphibious operation plan-ning. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.

453 Leadership and Management I (2, Fa)Principles of human relationships; principlesof decision-making and management at thejunior officer level; theory and techniques ofleadership. Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory,2 hours.

454 Leadership and Management II (2, Sp)Introduction to primary duties of junior navalofficers; counseling and interviewing tech-niques; review of basic administrative respon-sibilities at the division officer level. Lecture,2 hours; laboratory, 2 hours.

NAUT ICAL SC IENCE (NAUT)

301ab Deepwater Cruising (2-2, FaSp) Anexperiential approach to the sailing ship andseafaring, introducing offshore sailing theoryand techniques, navigation, and basicoceanography as relevant to seamanship.Lecture and lab. a: Crew level. b: Watch cap-tain. Prerequisite: a before b.

302abx Advanced Deepwater Cruising (2-2, FaSp) Responsibilities and operationscommanding an offshore sailing vesselincluding sailing theory and advanced tech-niques, advanced navigation, ships engineer-ing, and oceanography relevant to seaman-ship. Not available for degree credit.a: Senior skipper. b: Advanced senior skipper.Prerequisite: NAUT 301ab and NAUT 302abefore NAUT 302b.


HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT (HMGT)

510 The Dynamics of Health Care Leader-ship (4) A five-day residential provides anintensive, multi-faceted learning experiencein leadership, communication, managed care,systems thinking, and the health care envi-ronment. Open to MHM students only.

520 Leading People and Health Care Orga-nizations (4) An exploration of contemporarywork force issues and skills development inorganizational design, performance measure-ment, teamwork, conflict resolution, leader-ship, and change management. Open toMHM students only.

525 Managed Care Operations (4) Focuseson managerial, operational, and organizationalaspects of managed care for integrated deliv-ery systems, health plans, and medicalgroups. Open to MHM students only.

540 Health Economics and Insurance Mech-anisms (4) Provides a framework for the eco-nomic analysis of health care issues and pro-vides students with an opportunity to applyeconomic methods to a number of actualhealth care problems. Open to MHM stu-dents only.

545 Systems Thinking and the Analysis ofData (4) Quality improvement and statisticaltools for health managers. Covers analyzingprocesses; collecting and analyzing opera-tional data; drawing valid conclusions fromdata. Open to MHM students only.

550 Law, Regulation, and Ethics (4) Anintensive introduction to business and healthcare law, ethics and regulation; gives execu-tives practical knowledge regarding legal con-sideration in business transactions. Open toMHM students only.

560 Customer-Focused Health Care Organi-zation (4) Strategies for gaining and usingcustomer-derived data in planning, marketingand managing health care organizations.Open to MHM students only.

565 Managing the Organization’s FinancialHealth (4) Executives confront and solveproblems requiring use of accounting,finance, and management control principles;provides core financial skills for non-financeprofessionals. Open to MHM students only.

570 Strategic Management (4) Provides skilldevelopment and application in the integra-tive discipline of strategic managementincluding assessment, strategy formulation,implementation and control. Open to MHMstudents only.

575 Managing and Improving Health (4)Methods for monitoring and improving thehealth of populations. Topics include out-comes management, risk-adjustment, devel-opment and implementation of practiceguidelines. Open to MHM students only.

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING(PLUS)

501 Planning Theory (2, Fa) Development of a critical perspective by becoming moreaware of the intellectual roots of the planningprofession, with a focus on practical outcomesof actions.

502 Statistics and Arguing from Data (4, Fa)Fundamentals of probability and statistics,planning analysis techniques, computingstandards, and understanding of the rhetoricrelated to statistical analysis.

503 Policy Issues in Planning and Develop-ment (4, Fa) Overview of policy issues in plan-ning and development professions in the U.S.and abroad. Special attention to collective deci-sion making, role of institutions, and ethics.

504 Research and Analytical Techniques (4, Sp) Professional practice-oriented analyticskill; fundamentals of data manipulation;spreadsheet applications and forecasting; andcommunication of results.

505 Comparative International Develop-ment (2, Fa) Introduction to comparativeinternational development with a focus onregional growth and urban development.

506 The Social Context of Planning (2, Sp)Examination of the formation of the modernurban environment with its consumer culture,social classes, and racial and ethnic diversity.

507 The Urban Economy (2, Sp) Introduc-tion to markets and how they allocate scarceresources, focus on cities and the interactionof land, labor, housing, and transportation.

508 Planning and Political Economy (4, Sp)Planning in relation to structure and role ofthe state; paradigms of political economy;place of planning in existing and alternativepolitico-economic systems.

509 Legal Environment of Planning (2, Sp)Understanding of the legal system and itsprocesses and laws applicable to land use anddevelopment and the legal nature of powersof public and private entities.

510 Historical Analysis of Urban Form andPlanning Practice (2, Sp) Awareness, analysis,understanding, and influencing the city build-ing process locally and regionally; isolate andexercise tools and methods of visual literacy.

521 Management in Planning Practice (2 or 4, 2 years, Sp) Administrative, manage-ment, political, and other problems faced bythe practicing professional planner.

526 Urban Information Systems (4, Fa) HowGIS and other information systems are inte-grated within professional planning organiza-tions. Examination of data, hardware, soft-ware, humanware, analysis, operations andpolicy. Prerequisite: PLDV 427L or depart-mental approval.

534 Comparative Urbanization, Develop-ment, and Inequality (4, Irregular) Theoriesof inequality, dependency and dualism inrelation to urbanization, growth, and povertyin developing countries; development andunderdevelopment; core-periphery linkages.

539 Housing and Urban Demography (4, Irregular) Theories linking the character-istics of housing and population in cities andneighborhoods. Methods of census dataanalysis, estimation, and forecasting.

540 Housing Facilities and CommunityDevelopment (4, Irregular) Structure of thebuilding industry and technology. Housingmarkets and programs; environmental stan-dards. Community development and redevel-opment. Planning, program development,finance, and coordination of public facilitiesand services.

541 Seminar in Urban Development (4, Irregular) Central city housing andrenewal problems and policies. Site selection,organization; land valuation, acquisition, dis-position; relocation and management; reuse;site planning and development; politics;financing.

543 Public/Private and Mixed EnterprisesPlanning (4, Fa) Case studies of planning andpublic/private and mixed enterprises; publicproduction of private goods; privatization ofpublic services; public/private partnerships;mixed enterprises.

545 Planning in the Voluntary NonprofitSector (4, Irregular) Structure of voluntarynonprofit sector; role in social, economic, andspatial planning; corporate philanthropy;foundations; pass-through organizations; non-profit planning requirements.


546 Planning and Economic DevelopmentFinance (4, Fa) Fundamentals for economicdevelopment professionals and policy makers including feasibility analysis and thefinancing of facilities, social services, andcommunity-based enterprises.

547 Local Economic Development: Theoryand Finance (4, Sp) Socioeconomic change,economic development theory, assessmenttechniques, and economic indicators in thecontext of planning and development policiesand programs.

550 Mediation and Conflict Resolution inDevelopment and Planning (4, Irregular)Theory and methods of conflict analysis,negotiation and mediation involving publicregulators and private developers. Psychologyof dispute resolution; alternative institutionalresources. Case studies and gaming exercises.

552 Urban Planning and Social Policy (4, Irregular) Urban planning and socialwork: theory, values, techniques of inquiry,and problem-solving methods appropriate tourban planning and social work.

560 Land Use Controls and Other Tools ofPhysical Planning Effectuation (4, Irregular)Federal, state, and local laws and administra-tive controls affecting the physical develop-ment of municipalities and metropolitanregions; e.g., planning, land use, health,safety, environment.

561 Environmental Impacts (4, Sp) Legal,political/institutional, and technical aspects of environmental impact reports for urbanplanning.

562 Land Use Policy: Analysis, Design, andEvaluation (4, Irregular) Determinants andanalytical models of land use; interaction ofland uses with environmental quality andnatural resources, land use policy instru-ments; regulation, taxation, public services.

563 General Plans (4, Fa) Assessment of arecently adopted general plan, analysis of thegeneral plan process, and detailed review ofeach major element and issue.

566 Urban Economic Analysis (4, Sp) Economic models of cities and city develop-ment and structure; housing and land markets;transportation systems; problems of congestionand pollution; evaluation of urban policies.

573 Design Skills for Urban Planners (4, Fa)Develop observation, description, analysis,and conceptualization skills related to urbanspatial conditions; advance professional communication proficiencies. Prerequisite:PLUS 510.

574 Planning Analysis and Evaluation (4, Sp)Methods of policy, program, and plan evalua-tion: economic principles and theoretical con-cepts introduced, followed by case studies.Prerequisite: PLUS 507.

580 Urban Transportation Planning andManagement (4, 2 years, Fa) Backgroundapplications of established urban travel fore-casting procedures; land use; trip-generation,trip-distribution, modal-choice, trip-assign-ment; evaluation; criticisms.

581 Institutional and Policy Issues in Trans-portation (4, Sp) Analysis of policies relatingto transportation alternatives; institutionalenvironment and background; federal, state,regional, and local agency responsibilities andinteractions.

582 Principles of Transportation SystemsAnalysis (4, Fa) Planning, design, modeling,and operation of inter- and intra-urban trans-portation networks. Analysis of contemporaryengineering-economic issues relevant totransport, especially questions pertaining toinfrastructure.

590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm)Research leading to the master’s degree.Maximum units which may be applied to thedegree to be determined by the department.Graded CR/NC.

591 Integrative Seminar (4, FaSpSm) Indi-vidual research and preparation of an inte-grated comprehensive study coordinated witha sponsor such as a government agency ordevelopment firm. Prerequisite: PLUS 503,PLUS 504.

594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0, FaSp) Crediton acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregular) No more than three registrations permitted.

600 Environmental Goods in Planning andDevelopment (4, Irregular) Production, dis-tribution, and valuation of environmentalgoods with attention to amenity concepts,externalities, public goods, consumer behav-ior; as characterized in economics, politicalscience, sociology, psychology.

601 Advanced Planning Theory I (4, Fa)Value hierarchies, means-ends continuums,and the nature of social action; problems ofprediction and choice under conditions ofuncertainty; alternative planning strategies.

602ab Research Design (2-2, Fa) Formula-tion of research questions and design; specifi-cation of models, hypotheses, variables, mea-sures; alternative research methods; indepen-dent student-faculty research.

603 Planning and Development Paradigms(4, Sp) Introduction to historic, prevalent, andalternative paradigms of professional plan-ning and development practice; seminar for-mat and case studies.

605 Advanced Planning Theory II (4, Sp)Positive and normative attitudes of publicplans, policies, programs, organizational andinstitutional settings; policy analysis; model-ing of social choices; evaluation; applied wel-fare analysis; performance assessment.

606 Advanced Research Methods in Plan-ning: Multivariate Statistical Methods (4, Fa)Regression analysis, cluster analysis, factoranalysis, and maximum likelihood tech-niques: focus on linkages between theory and application. Recommended preparation:PLUS 502 or PLUS 504.

607 Advanced Research Methods in Plan-ning: Optimization and Matrix Methods (4, Sp) Comprehensive overview of principlesand practice of operations research: back-ground, deterministic models, and stochasticmodels. (Duplicates credit in ISE 530.) Recom-mended preparation: PLUS 502 or PLUS 504.

608 Advanced Research Methods in Plan-ning: Survey Research Methods (4, Sp) Col-lection and use of survey data: basic orienta-tion, mechanics of using SAS, and interpreta-tion of survey tabulations. Recommended prepa-ration: PLUS 502 or PLUS 504.

609 Advanced Research Methods in Plan-ning: Qualitative Methods (4, Sp) Reflectiveand critical approach that questions data col-lection techniques, positions relative to thosebeing studied, and explanatory methods. Recommended preparation: PLUS 502 orPLUS 504.

611 Sustainable Cities: Problems and Poli-cies (3, Fa) (Enroll in GEOG 611)

612 Analysis of Quantitative Data for Plan-ning and Development (4, Fa) Planning anddevelopment case study approach to identify-ing data needs, acquisition, evaluation,manipulation, analysis, and multimedia pre-sentation. Prerequisite: PLUS 502.

615 Behavioral Issues in EnvironmentalDesign (4, Irregular) Planning and design ofthe physical environment for human activi-ties, e.g., user preferences, privacy, territorial-ity, stress and adaptation, cognitive mapping,lifestyles.

623 Politics of Planning and the UrbanEnvironment (4, Sp) Historic roots of prop-erty rights and obligations related to publicpolicy, focus on current issues and discourse.


626 Information Systems for Planning andDevelopment (4, 2 years, Sp) Structure, con-tent, and applications of formal informationsystems in planning and policy making empha-sizing social accounts and indicators, censuses,social reporting, and “futures” research.

631 Seminar in Physical Planning and Designin Developing Countries (4, Irregular) Issuesin comparative urbanism; planning anddesign in developing countries: slums andsquatters, housing and infrastructure, newtowns, land policy, conservation and redevel-opment, city design.

632 National Urban Policy in DevelopingCountries (4, Irregular) The problems of theprimate city, the role of intermediate cities,and the implicit spatial impacts of macro andsectoral policies.

633 Seminar in Comparative Housing Policyand Urban Planning Programs (4, Irregular)Comparative examination of urbanizationexperience in selected areas and citiesthroughout the world; housing policies, urbanplanning approaches, financial, administra-tive, legal, and other techniques.

635 Urban Finance (4, Irregular) The theory of fiscal federalism and municipalfinance, with examples from the USA andother countries, public/private partnershipsin urban development, and governmentdecentralization.

640 International Urban Development (4, Irregular) Study of urbanization in devel-oping countries; special attention to urbangrowth, migration, city size, land use, andurban management. Comparative case studies.

676L Core Laboratory Workshop (4 or 8 or 12, max 12, FaSpSm) Applicationof methods in planning, programming,research, and evaluation in a professional context; data collection and analysis; casestudies; practical applications.

680 Advanced Urban and Regional Trans-portation Planning (4, 2 years, Fa) Socialand environmental impacts; incentive struc-tures; alternate travel; investment guidelines;technological change.

692 Conspectus Preparation (4, FaSpSm)Preparation of a case study of a specific plan-ning and/or development project that definesthe student’s field of study.

694abcdz Planning, Design and Develop-ment Project (2-2-2-2-0, FaSp) Credit onacceptance of planning, design and develop-ment project. Graded IP/CR/NC.

790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research lead-ing to the doctorate. Maximum units whichmay be applied to the degree to be deter-mined by the Center. Graded CR/NC.

794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0,FaSp) Credit on acceptance of dissertation.Graded IP/CR/NC.

PUBL IC ADMINISTRAT ION (PUAD)

Frequency of course offerings varies from campusto campus. Check with individual campusesregarding availability.

500 Public Administration and Society (4, FaSpSm) Administrative concepts, institu-tions, legal systems, and practices; values;facilitation of responsibilities and rights; pro-fessional applications for personal, privatesector, and public achievement.

501 Public Administration Problems (2-4,max 8, Irregular) Investigations, reporting,and reviews of literature in variable subjectmatter relating to the administration of publicfunctions.

502 Professional Development (1-4, max 8,Irregular) Selected topics in the practicalapplication of administrative concepts.Graded CR/NC.

503 Field Work (1-4, max 8, Sp) Supervisedstudy of management activities in govern-mental agencies. Graded CR/NC.

504 Judicial Administration Practice (4, Irregular) Judicial operations; historicalfoundations; structure and powers of courtsand management’s role; efficacy of policyoptions; technological improvements; man-agement skills required.

505 Administrative Data Processing (4, Irregular) Computers, electronic data pro-cessing, information handling; informationsystems, hardware and methods, applicationsin public service, decision analysis and mod-eling; information theory.

506 Administrative Research and Analysis(4, Irregular) Theory and methods for studyof administrative effectiveness: problem solv-ing, performance measurement, administra-tive and organizational research, qualityimprovement, and change implementation.Prerequisite: PPMT 404.

507 Applied International Policy Analysisand Management Project (4, Sp) Enablesstudents to integrate theory, research andpractice into an applied project of their ownchoosing. The output of this course is a pro-fessional report in a selected public policy ormanagement area.

508 Management of Managed Care Organi-zations (4, FaSp) Managed care arrange-ments, interorganizational relations, manage-ment practices and controls, medical staffrelations, contracting, strategic planning, mar-keting, information systems, utilizationreview, quality assurance, outcomes mea-sures. Prerequisite: PUAD 551 and PUAD 585.

509 Management of Long-Term Care Orga-nizations (4, Fa) History, development,trends; major policy issues; organization ofsystems; principles and techniques of admin-istration; management of institutional andcommunity based programs. Prerequisite:PUAD 551 and PUAD 585.

510 Civil Procedure and Issues in JudicialAdministration (4, Fa) Pleadings, venues,calendaring trial motions, jury systems, andjudgments; the phases of civil litigation andimplications for court administrators.

511 Criminal and Juvenile Justice Procedure(4, Irregular) An overview of the criminal andjuvenile justice system, including aspects ofthe role of court organization, police andarrest laws, arraignments, court reform, sen-tencing, and corrections.

512 Public Sector Economics (4, FaSpSm)Microeconomic theory applied to issues inpublic and non-profit sectors, including orga-nizational models, market failures and policyinstruments, and macroeconomic issues.

513 Finance of the Public Sector (4, Sp)Sources of government revenue, intergovern-mental financial relations, budgeting, publicgoods theory. Theoretical and applied skillsin analysis of equity and efficiency issues.Prerequisite: PUAD 512.

514 Public Financial Management and Bud-geting (4, Fa) Financial management appliedto public and nonprofit organizations; finan-cial valuation, financial markets, budgeting,tax administration, debt financing, cost-bene-fit analysis and financial analysis. Prerequisite:PUAD 512 and PPMT 404.

515 Concepts and Practices of Public Bud-geting (4, Irregular) Budget planning, bud-get formulation, tools for budget analysis andbudget implementation.

516 Concepts and Practices in Public Per-sonnel Administration (4, FaSp) Concepts ofman and of work; workforce; governmentpersonnel systems, including merit concepts,classification, and compensation; collectivebargaining; organizational justice; training anddevelopment.


517 Organization Development in PublicAdministration (4, FaSp) Overview of con-cepts and methodologies of organizationdevelopment; diagnosing organizationalneeds; developing change strategies; select-ing appropriate interventions.

519 Alternative Dispute Resolution (4, Fa)Theory and methods of conflict analysis,negotiation, facilitation and mediation in thepublic sector.

520 Seminar in the Administration of LocalGovernment (4, Irregular) Intensive consid-eration of the functions of the municipalexecutive and his environment. Researchpreparation and discussion of cases.

521 Financial Administration in Local Gov-ernment (4, Irregular) Revenue sources, feesand charges, benefit assessments; financingeconomic development and redevelopment,issuing and managing debt, current assetmanagement, and state-local relations.

522 Training in the Public Sector (4, Fa)Emergence of public service training; learn-ing theories; program development process— assessing needs, design, delivery, and eval-uation; role of media; individual, group, orga-nization development; managing training.

523 Applied Statistics for Planning, Policyand Management (4, Sm) Use of statisticalreasoning to answer questions related to pub-lic policy and management. Students willreview and understand selected statisticaltechniques for analyzing data and for address-ing public policy and management questionsof interest using applied data analysis.

524 International Public Policy and Man-agement Seminar (4, Fa) An introduction tothe concepts and methods of public policyanalysis and management. Highlights someof the constraints of the policy process.Includes examples from the United Statesbut also presents comparative views of thecontours of public policy in both developedand developing nations. The course appliespublic policy and management frameworks toselected areas of social policy.

525 Policy and Program Evaluation (4, Sp)Methods and models for policy and programevaluation; methods of collecting and analyz-ing evaluation data; processes for linking eval-uation to policy formulation and program man-agement. (Duplicates credit in PUAD 529.)Prerequisite: PPMT 404.

527 Public Policy Formulation (4, FaSp)Nature of public policy; public policy formu-lation processes; roles of institutions, groups,values; information and rationality in policy-making; models and other aids to policychoice.

528 Public Policy Formulation and Imple-mentation (4, Sp) Political and organizationalperspectives on policy making process;agenda setting, policy design, adoption,implementation, evaluation, modification ortermination. Policy leadership skills: negotia-tion and strategic mapping. (Duplicates creditin PUAD 527 and PUAD 570.)

529 Public Policy Evaluation (4, Fa) Methodsand models for policy evaluation; processesfor linking evaluation to public policy formu-lation and implementation; political aspectsof evaluation.

530 Problems and Issues in the Health Field(4, FaSp) Principles of epidemiology; diseasetrends, treatment efficacy, influences on uti-lization; health promotion, disease preventionand health protection; intergovernmentalrelationships; management of public healthprograms.

531ab Financial Management of HealthServices (4-4, FaSpSm) a: Accounting princi-ples, financial reports, managerial finance,financial planning, capital investments, work-ing capital analysis; elements of budgetingand reimbursement; performance standards;reporting; developing a management system.Prerequisite: PUAD 404 and PUAD 551 ordepartmental approval. b: Changing practices,emerging issues, strategies and innovations infinancial planning, management, and regula-tion; federal and state policies and require-ments. Prerequisite: PUAD 531a.

532 Health Information Systems (4, SpSm)Conceptual framework for data base develop-ment; relational data management; use ofhealth statistics; health indicators. Planningand administration of health information sys-tems; confidentiality, security, privacy. Prereq-uisite: PUAD 404 and PUAD 551 or depart-mental approval.

533 Health Administration Residency Semi-nar (2, max 4, FaSp) Supervised study ofhealth care administration, governance, pro-fessional staff relations, internal operationsand controls, legal and regulatory require-ments, management policy and strategy. Pre-requisite: PUAD 530, PUAD 531a, PUAD585; minimum of 20 graduate level units.

534 Seminar in Comparative Health Sys-tems (4, Irregular) Historical and philosophi-cal developments; patterns of medical carepractice; impacts of social, historical, cultural,and economic environments; influence ofhealth systems on science and technology.

535 Strategic and Operational Planning forHealth Services (4, 2 years, Fa) Strategic,institutional, and program planning theoryand methods; governmental and legalrequirements, certificate of need processes,reimbursement controls; financing and mar-keting considerations, practices, and methods.

536 Legal Issues in Health Care Delivery (4, FaSp) Rights of consumers; health-relatedpowers of governments; rights and responsi-bilities of health care providers; interrelation-ships of rights, powers, and responsibilities.Prerequisite: PUAD 530 or departmentalapproval.

537 Economic Concepts Applied to Health(4, FaSpSm) Relationships between eco-nomic characteristics and health status;impact of economy on health services indus-try; demand and resources for health services;utilization, prices, costs, health insurance.Prerequisite: PUAD 512.

538 Marketing of Health Services (4, Sm)Assessing community needs and organiza-tional service capabilities; evaluating compe-tition; qualitative and quantitative marketresearch methods; market communicationsand advertising; developing marketing plans.Prerequisite: PPMT 404.

539 Seminar in Hospital Administration (4, FaSp) Hospital systems and functions;managerial processes, theory, and practice;governance structures; legal, regulatory,administrative, and professional require-ments; medical and professional staff; multi-institutional arrangements; controls. Prerequi-site: PUAD 551 and PUAD 585.

540 Justice Administration: A ManagementPerspective (4, 2 years, Fa) Justice adminis-tration as an interactive system: law, etiologyof crime, police, the judiciary and corrections.Interface of offenders with community andpolitical force fields.

541 Justice Administration and the Organi-zational Society (4, Irregular) Theories ofman, state, society: social conformity, non-conformity, controls: change, conflict; individ-ual and subculture impacts; maintenance oforganizational society; societal adaptation andthe justice system.

543 Administrative Law (4, Sm) Administra-tive perspectives on legal principles ofagency rule-making and adjudication; distinc-tions between the two; informal administra-tive actions; decision-making; judicial review;public control of administrative decisions.


544 Internship Seminar (1, FaSp) Supervisedstudy of management, analytical, or otherprofessional activities in government; integra-tion of theory, practice and relevant literature.

545 Political Management: Theory andApplied Techniques (4, Sm) Political man-agement theories; strategy formation;research and data collection approaches; com-puter applications; electronic databases; issuemanagement; problem-solving techniques;ethical considerations.

546 Political Leadership in Public Organiza-tions (4, Sp) Concepts and skills for publicexecutives and senior managers; understand-ing the dynamics of governmental institu-tions and policy processes; organizational andpersonal assessment skills.

547 Advocacy in Public Administration (4, Fa) Perspectives on advocacy in the policyprocess; practice of advocacy; accessing thepolicy process; simulation of the advocacyprocess; ethical considerations.

549 National Security Administration andthe Domestic and International Environ-ment (4, Irregular) Interplay of domestic andinternational environments; resultant con-straints upon national security programadministration; administrative and organiza-tional implications for future scenarios.

550 Local Agency Debt and Cash Adminis-tration (4, Irregular) Overview of methods ofdebt and cash administration including offi-cial statement analysis; mechanics of differ-ent types of issues; and cash managementprinciples.

551 Financial Accounting in the Public andNon-Profit Sectors (4, FaSp) Accounting as amanagement tool; accounting systems; basicconcepts; budgets; statements. Designed fornonaccounting administrative personnel.

552 Intergovernmental Management: LocalPerspective (4, Fa) Role of city, special dis-trict, and metropolitan governments in inter-governmental relations; intergovernmentalimpacts on local policy process and servicedelivery; management problems andalternatives.

553 Intergovernmental Management: StatePerspective (4, FaSp) Role of state govern-ment in intergovernmental relations, empha-sis on California experience; financial aspectsof intergovernmental system.

554 Intergovernmental Management: Fed-eral Perspective (4, Irregular) Role ofnational government in intergovernmentalprocess; impact of federal legislative, execu-tive, and judicial actions on state and localgovernment; intergovernmental policy-mak-ing process.

555 Project Management (4, Sm) Functionsand processes of project managementthroughout the project cycle: planning andanalysis, organizational design, control, evalu-ation; systems acquisition; public and privatesector approaches.

556 Public Enterprise Management: Com-parative Perspective (4, Sp) Objectives andorganizational forms; relevant managementtheories; sector and country comparisons;special problems; political accountability,pricing, investment, regulation, privatization.

557 Business and Public Policy (4, Irregular)The business-government relationship;effects of selected public policies (antitrust,economic, and social regulation, industrialpolicies, legal policy) on firm and industrybehavior. Prerequisite: PUAD 512.

558 Quantitative Analysis I (4, FaSpSm) Var-ious quantitative methods, including multi-variate analysis, linear programming, anddecision theory. Research design and causalmodeling in management and policy analysis;use of computer packages. Prerequisite:PPMT 404.

559 Quantitative Analysis II (4, Sp) Empiri-cal literature in management and policyanalysis; application of analytic tools andquantitative methods to management andpolicy problems; case studies. Prerequisite:PUAD 558.

560 Public Ethics (4, Sp) Following an intro-duction to the study of ethics, relationshipsamong administrative, political and policyethics are examined, emphasizing the ethicsof the administrative role.

561 Entrepreneurship in the Public Sector(4, Irregular) Providing public servicesthrough the private and non-profit sectors;public-private partnerships; political andorganizational skills required for publicentrepreneurship.

562 Administration of Human Service Pro-grams (4, Irregular) National social policyand patterns in human services; problems,issues, and trends in integration of multipleservice programs; role and effects of citizenparticipation. Offered at the Washington,D.C. Center only.

564 Federal Management Systems (4, FaSp)Principal institutions and processes in federalgovernment for overhead leadership and con-trol; examines Office of Management andBudget, Office of Personnel Management,Merit Systems Protection Board, GeneralServices Administration, and GeneralAccounting Office.

566 Management of IntergovernmentalPrograms (4, Sp) Analysis of relationshipsamong governmental units in delivery of gov-ernmental programs; historical developmentof intergovernmental relations; present statusand future implications.

567 Decision-Making in Regulatory Agen-cies (4, Irregular) Risk assessment, manage-ment, and communication concepts and prac-tices; comparisons of regulatory decisionmaking in regulatory agencies; emerging ben-efit assessment, cost-effectiveness, and com-munication issues.

568 Presidency, Congress, and the Bureau-cracy (4, SpSm) Relationships in nationalgovernment among political executive, leg-islative, and administrative units; reviewsinstitutions, formal processes, and politicaldynamics.

569 Administration of Mental Health Ser-vices (4, FaSp) Mental health policies andprograms; community responsibilities; legalrequirements; interorganizational and inter-governmental relations; financing, planning,regulation, inspection, service organizations,and clients. Prerequisite: PUAD 551 andPUAD 585.

570 Organizations and Public Policy (4, Sp)Theories of complex organizations; intraorga-nizational and interorganizational processesrelated to policy implementation; regulation,inspection, service organizations, and clients.

571 The Voluntary Nonprofit Sector andPublic Policy (4, Irregular) Theories of thenonprofit sector; relationships with the publicand for-profit sectors; sources of revenues;public policies toward the sector.

572 Methods for Policy Analysis (4, Sp)Examination of methods used in the analysisof policy methods, including cost benefitanalysis, decision and risk analysis, andapplied social science methods. Prerequisite:PUAD 527, PUAD 512, and PPMT 404 ordepartmental approval.

573 Wellness in the Workplace (4, Irregular)Forces affecting employee health and pro-ductivity including management’s role, orga-nizational structure, health promotion, lifestyle, health care costs; fitness, smoking,nutrition, occupational health program.


574 Strategic Planning in the Public Sector(4, Sp) Analysis/field application of actionresearch models for strategic planning in pub-lic agencies; design of effective public sys-tems; citizens/administrators’ roles in strate-gic decision-making.

575 Science, Technology, and Government(4, Irregular) Impact of science/ technologyon governmental policy, processes, institu-tions; critical policy areas in science/technol-ogy; machinery for formulating science policy;governmental impact on science/technology.

577 Problems in Research and DevelopmentAdministration (4, Irregular) Research andDevelopment laboratories as unique organiza-tional environments. Organizational and man-agerial problems associated with laboratoryadministration. Analytical methods useful inproblem-solving activities of R&D managers.

578 Nonprofit Management and Leader-ship (4) Issues in nonprofit management andleadership including: the role of boards;strategic planning; marketing and fund-rais-ing; financial management; and volunteer andhuman resource management.

579 Comparative Public Administration (4, Irregular) Methodologies, theories andmodels of comparison; administrative sys-tems; role and functions of the public sector;administrative cultures.

580 Policy Development and Administra-tion of Mental Health Services (4, Irregular)Development and analysis of federal, state,and local mental health policies; intergovern-mental and interorganizational issues; admin-istrative, political, and institutional issues;role and functions of managers.

581 International Development Administra-tion (4, Sp) Development of theories; role of international institutions in resourceexchanges; foreign investment and trade poli-cies; national planning and allocation sys-tems; development and modernization strate-gies and implementation.

582 Processes of Change in Developing Soci-eties (4, Irregular) Nature of traditional andtransitional societies; theories and practice ofdevelopmental change; role of bureaucracy indevelopment; institution building; publicenterprise; technology assessment and transfer.

583 Financial Administration in DevelopingCountries (4, Sm) Public sector finance; taxpolicy and administration; budgeting andauditing; debt management; public enterpriseand development banks; planning; tech-niques; project assessment.

584 Interprofessional Practice in Health andHuman Services in Inner City Communities(1) (Enroll in SOWK 584)

585 Human Behavior in Public Organiza-tions (4, FaSpSm) Behavior in organizations;focus on personal, interpersonal, and grouplevel factors that influence such behavior.

586 Development of Effective Groups andOrganizations (4, Fa) Theories and tech-niques of assessing and improving interper-sonal relationships and group dynamics in anorganizational context; action research-basedapproaches to implementing organizationalchange.

589 Policy Analysis Practicum (4, Sp) Appli-cation and integration of the knowledge andtechniques of analytic, quantitative, manager-ial, political and ethical analyses to specificpublic policy problems. Prerequisite: depart-mental approval.

590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm)Research leading to the master’s degree.Maximum units which may be applied to thedegree to be determined by the department.Graded CR/NC.

591 Research and Evaluation in PublicAdministration (4, FaSpSm) Methods ofsocial science research and evaluation design;overview of qualitative and quantitative(multivariate) techniques; computer applica-tions. Prerequisite: PPMT 404.

593 Advanced Seminar in Health ServicesAdministration (4, FaSpSm) Application ofprinciples of health administration in sev-eral practice settings. Decision-making;strategic management; organizational per-formance; communication; provider compar-isons. Prerequisite: PUAD 530, PUAD 531a,PUAD 532, PUAD 536, PUAD 537,PUAD 558, PUAD 585.

594abz Master’s Thesis (2-2-0, FaSpSm)Credit on acceptance of thesis. GradedIP/CR/NC.

595 Public Organization and ManagementTheory (4, FaSp) Nature and management ofpublic organizations; examination of organiza-tional characteristics, forms, and processes,including the relationship with the broaderenvironment.

597 Professional Practice of Public Adminis-tration (4, FaSpSm) Constitutionally account-able and ethical practice, individually andorganizationally; applications of core compe-tencies; practical inquiry, analysis, systems;comparative frameworks; citizenship and pub-lic service. Prerequisite: PUAD 500, PUAD512, PUAD 595 and 16 additional units.

600 Seminar in Public Administration (8, Fa)Scope and method in public administration;historical and philosophical perspectives; roleof governmental bureaucracies in society.

601 Intellectual Tradition of Public Adminis-tration (4, Fa) Scope and method in publicadministration; historical and philosophicalperspectives; philosophy of science; norma-tive perspectives; significant schools ofadministrative and managerial thought. Pre-requisite: PUAD 500.

613 Seminar in Financial Policy (4, Irregular)Historical development and trends in publicrevenues and expenditures. Political, eco-nomic, and administrative significance ofdecisions in the field of financial manage-ment. Prerequisite: PUAD 513 or departmentalapproval.

616 Seminar in Public Personnel Policy (4, Sp) Determination of policy by legisla-ture, civil service commissions, departmentalpractices, human resource development,trends, processes and problems in public per-sonnel management. Prerequisite: PUAD 516or departmental approval.

617 Seminar on Behavioral Aspects ofTraining and Development (4, Irregular)Theoretical concepts governing the adminis-tration of socio-technical systems, organiza-tion development, action training andresearch, and other development and changeprocesses utilized in public service.

626 Seminar in Public Policy Processes andAnalysis (4, Fa) Critical analysis of the policyfield; theoretical foundations; integration ofquantitative, organizational, and political con-siderations; policy research. Prerequisite:PUAD 512, PUAD 527 or departmentalapproval.

630 Seminar in Health Program Policy andAdministration (4, Irregular) Research intothe formulation of health policies, programs,and administrative mechanisms associatedwith the delivery of health services.

639 State Politics and Education (3) (Enrollin EDPA 639)

675 Institutional Context of the Public Sec-tor (4, Sp) Theories of the role, structure andgrowth of the public sector; public choiceprocesses; political economy of publicbureaucracies; the voluntary nonprofit sector.Prerequisite: PUAD 512.

682 Seminar in Development Administra-tion (4, Sm) The development process: plan-ning; assistance; the role of administration inachieving development goals.

685 Seminar on Organizational Behavior inPublic Systems (4, FaSp) Organizing processes;decision-making; communication; leadership;behavioral models; political and social behaviorin organizations. Prerequisite: PUAD 585.


691 Seminar in Research Methods (4, FaSpSm) Conceptual and model analysis;in-depth research; current research literature;theory construction; individual researchpapers. Prerequisite: PPMT 404.

692 Multivariate Statistical Analysis (4, Fa)Multivariate analysis of qualitative and quan-titative variables including multiple linearregression, multiple contingency table analy-sis, log-linear and logit models, and pathanalysis. Prerequisite: PPMT 404.

695 Seminar in Administrative Theory (4, FaSp) Assessment of current normativeand descriptive theories of public administra-tion; variety of conceptual systems; opera-tionalism; levels of organizational analysis.Prerequisite: PUAD 500.

696 Self-Assessment and Career Planning(4, Sp) Personal assessment of administrativeexperience, present situation, future goals;implications of self-assessment for academicpursuit. Substantial written documentrequired. First course in D.P.A. curriculum.Graded CR/NC.

697 Seminar in Public Management (4, Irregular) Public management researchand theory; differences between private andpublic organizations: contextual influences onpublic management; contemporary empiricalstudies; bibliographic research. Prerequisite:admission to the D.P.A. program.

699 Special Topics in Public Administration(1-4, max 8, Sp) Current issues, trends, anddevelopments in public administration.

700ab Seminar in Teaching Public Adminis-tration (1, 1, FaSp) Pedagogy: learning objec-tives, curriculum design, teaching methods,evaluation. Theory and practice in publicadministration relative to learning theory.Open only to Ph.D. and D.P.A. students.Graded CR/NC. Prerequisite: PUAD 500,PUAD 675, PUAD 685, PUAD 691, PUAD695 or departmental approval.

790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research lead-ing to the doctorate. Maximum units whichmay be applied to the degree to be deter-mined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

791ab Public Administration Research Semi-nar (1, 1, FaSp) Presentation and discussionof research histories and current research pro-jects of members of the faculty and distin-guished guest scholars. Open only to Ph.D.and D.P.A. students. Graded CR/NC. Pre-requisite: PPMT 404, PUAD 500, PUAD 512,and PUAD 585 or departmental approval.

794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0,FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of disserta-tion. Graded IP/CR/NC.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT (RED)

500 Real Estate Development and the Econ-omy (2, Sm) Linkages between national andregional economies and the performance ofthe real estate sector. Anticipating develop-ment trends. Public policy applications.

509 Market Analysis for Real Estate Devel-opment (4, Fa) Market analysis in a political,public, and planning context. Project impactanalysis and impact fee calculations, technicalaspects of market studies. Growth forecastsand master planning.

542 Finance of Real Estate Development (4, Sm) Real estate finance including: mort-gage evaluation, analysis of cash flow andeconomic returns, secondary market, andjoint ventures and capital markets.

546 Development Processes (4, Sp) Organiz-ing and planning the development process.Venture structure, site selection, approvals,pricing, construction, leasing operations andsales. Case studies.

547 Project Management and Construction(2, Sm) Managing the building phase ofdevelopment. Architectural and engineeringaspects of construction management for thereal estate developer.

548 Construction Law (2, Sp) Major legalissues and documents utilized in the con-struction field are studied with an emphasison current applications in the industry.

551 The Approval Process (4, Sp) A reviewof the approval process for real estate devel-opment including EIR review, land use enti-tlement, government relations. Ethical issuesand negotiation skills.

563 Introduction to the Asset Managementof Real Estate (2, Fa) Introduction andoverview of institutional asset management,including: acquisition, performance monitor-ing, refinancing, ownership interacting, anddisposition.

564 Issues in Asset Management of RealEstate (2, Sp) Advanced issues in institu-tional asset management. Tenant relations.Environmental aspects. Management of vari-ous property types. Prerequisite: RED 563.

571 Introduction to Appraisal Principles,Procedures and Standards (4, Fa) Introduc-tion to real property and its appraisal. Valua-tion processes. Standards of professionalpractice.

572 Advanced Appraisal Approaches andApplications (2, Sp) Advanced appraisalskills, including income capitalization, riskanalysis, highest and best use analysis, andother applications. Recommended preparation:RED 571.

583 International Development Opportuni-ties (2, Fa) A survey of various marketsprominent in the global real estate commu-nity. Protocols for analyzing internationaldevelopment opportunities and cultural,political, and socio-economic considerations.

585 Comparative International DevelopmentWorkshop (2-4, Sm) Comparative study tourfocused on understanding international realestate development practices and markets, sitevisits and meeting with principals.

590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm)Research leading to the master’s degree.Maximum units which may be applied to thedegree to be determined by the department.

598 Real Estate Product Development (2-4, max 12, FaSpSm) An evaluation of vari-ous real estate development types. Casestudies and site visits.

599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8) Currentissues, trends, and developments in realestate development.

662 Legal Issues in Real Estate Develop-ment (4, Fa) Forms of ownership, construc-tion contracts, lender documents, methods ofholding title, acquiring and selling property,legal implications of financing, governmentcontrols, commercial leases, tax issues.

673 Design History and Criticism (2, Fa)The concepts, language, and metaphors ofdesign-related disciplines are examined inrelation to design and construction values andchoices in real estate development.

674 Building Typologies (2, Fa) The explo-ration of categories of building types, includ-ing retail, industrial, residential, office, andinstitutional, using key examples or casestudies from each.

675L Community Design and Site Planning(2-4, max 8, Sp) Physical implementation ofdevelopment projects. Students will developconcept plan, preliminary design, and mar-keting plan for selected domestic and/orinternational development sites.

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