Master of Planning/Master of Public Administration (MPl/MPA)

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The Master of Planning/Master of Public Administration dual degree program is designed for the study of the relationships between planning and public administration. Administrative skills, budgeting and fiscal analysis, a knowledge of operations services of local governments, and formulation and conduct of planning operations within the context of municipal management are required. This dual degree program normally requires five semesters in residence.

Requirements

Requirements for completion of the dual degree program are 60 units, including 26 units in public administration, 20 units in planning and 14 units of electives (8 in planning), as follows:

Prerequisites: 12 undergraduate course credit units of social science, not more than 8 units in any one field, are required. Students must also satisfy the MPA statistics prerequisite and other prerequisites. PPD 525 satisfies the Price School of Public Policy prerequisite in descriptive and inferential statistics for students in the Master of Planning/Master of Public Administration dual degree program. Dual degree students completing PPD 525 with a grade of B or higher (A = 4.0) need not take PPD 502x Statistical Foundations for Public Management and Policy .

Public Administration

PPD 500 Intersectoral Leadership Units: 2
PPD 501a Economics for Policy, Planning and Development Units: 2
PPD 501b Economics for Policy, Planning and Development Units: 2
PPD 540 Public Administration and Society Units: 4
PPD 541 Public Financial Management and Budgeting Units: 4 or
PPDE 645 Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations Units: 4
PPD 542 Policy and Program Evaluation Units: 4 or
PPD 557 Modeling and Operations Research Units: 4
PPD 545 Human Behavior in Public Organizations Units: 4
PPD 546 Capstone in Public Administration Units: 4

Planning

PPD 524 Planning Theory Units: 2
PPD 525 Statistics and Arguing from Data 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

Note:

2-unit courses may be offered in seven-and-a-half week blocks.

Additional Requirements

Planning Studios: PPD 531 (4, 4) to total 8 units.

Electives: 14 units of elective courses taken within the Price School of Public Policy. Eight of these elective units must be taken in the planning program. Dual degree students who complete PPD 502 with a grade of C or higher need not take PPD 525 . Instead, they should take 2 additional elective units for a total of 16.

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