Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalogue: USC Catalogue 2018-2019 Program: Master of Public Policy/Master of Planning (MPP/MPl) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Master of Public Policy/Master of Planning (MPP/MPl)

The Master of Public Policy/Master of Planning dual degree program gives students the opportunity to develop a depth of analytic and design skills with which to effectively address the problems of urban communities. The dual degree program normally requires six semesters in residence.

Requirements

Completion of the dual degree requires 72 units.

Prerequisites

Applicants must have a basic competence in descriptive and inferential statistics. This prerequisite may be met in one of two ways: (1) entering students must have passed an undergraduate inferential statistics class, with a grade of “B” or better, at an approved university within three years of matriculation, and must pass the MPP lab associated with PPD 554 Foundations of Policy Analysis, or (2) take PPD 502x Statistical Foundations for Public Management and Policy and complete with a grade of “B” or better. If students select to take PPD 502, the units associated with this class may not be used for graduate credit.

Required Courses

Course NameUnits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PPD 501a Economics for Policy, Planning and Development Units: 2

Public Policy Courses

Course NameUnits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
PPD 501b Economics for Policy, Planning and Development Units: 2
PPD 554 Foundations of Policy Analysis Units: 4
PPD 555 Public Policy Formulation and Implementation Units: 4
PPD 558 Multivariate Statistical Analysis Units: 4
PPD 560 Methods for Policy Analysis Units: 4
  • Public policy elective Units: 4
  • Analytic Electives

    Units: 6-8*

    Course NameUnits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    COMM 650 Survey Construction and Validation Units: 4
    PM 542 Social Network Analysis Units: 4
    PPD 542 Policy and Program Evaluation Units: 4
    PPD 557 Modeling and Operations Research Units: 4
    PPD 587 Risk Analysis Units: 4

     

    PPD 617 Urban Demography and Growth or Units: 4
    PPD 647 Finance of the Public Sector Units: 4

     

    PPDE 660 Environmental Policy Design and Analysis * Units: 2
    PPDE 661 Methods for Equity Analysis Units: 4
    SOCI 621L Quantitative Methods and Statistics II Units: 4
    SSCI 581 Concepts for Spatial Thinking Units: 4

    Note:

    Students who select PPDE 660 will take an additional 2 units of electives in consultation with the adviser.

    One management elective from the following list:

    Course NameUnits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PPD 541 Public Financial Management and Budgeting Units: 4
    PPD 545 Human Behavior in Public Organizations Units: 4
    PPD 654 Information Technology Management in the Public Sector Units: 4
    PPD 656 Political Management: Theory and Applied Techniques Units: 4
    PPD 662 Intergovernmental Management: State Perspective Units: 4
    PPD 673 Strategic Planning in the Public Sector Units: 4
    PPD 675 Nonprofit Management and Leadership Units: 4
    PPD 690 Alternative Dispute Resolution Units: 4
    PPDE 645 Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations Units: 4

    Planning

    Course NameUnits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PPD 524 Planning Theory Units: 2
    PPD 526 Comparative International Development Units: 2
    PPD 527 The Social Context of Planning Units: 2
    PPD 529 Legal Environment of Planning Units: 2
    PPD 533 Planning History and Urban Form Units: 2

    Concentration electives in planning from the Price School

    (includes 4 units of methodology to be selected with adviser from the following list)

    Course NameUnits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
    PPD 612 Research and Analytical Techniques Units: 4
    PPD 616 Participatory Methods in Planning and Policy Units: 4
    PPD 617 Urban Demography and Growth Units: 4
    PPD 627 Design Skills for Urban Planners Units: 4
    PPD 634 Institutional and Policy Issues in Transportation Units: 4

    Total units: 12

    Total units: 22

    Additional Requirements

    Electives

    Students are required to take 6-8* units of electives from the curriculum offered by the university. Non-Price School courses may be selected by the students with the approval of an academic adviser.

    Practicum/Planning Studios

    After finishing the core courses of both programs, students are required to take 8 units in practicum/planning studios: 4 units from the public policy program (PPD 561a, PPD 561b) and 4 units from the planning program (PPD 531).

    Comprehensive Exam and Internship

    Dual degree students, like all other MPl students, must take a comprehensive examination and fulfill the internship requirement.

    Notes: