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Urban and Regional Planning (PLUS)
- D class assignments available in RGL102; Phone: (213) 740-1460.
- To access and submit the D-clearance request form for PPD courses, please visit priceschool.usc.edu/students/registration/
Challenges of public policymaking and administration; conceptual foundations of public policy as well as the practical and political constraints on government action; theories, models, and analytical frameworks both domestic and abroad.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51555D | 060 | Lecture | 6:00-9:50pm | Thursday | 15 of 18 | Michael Thom | ONLINE |  |
Introduction to the economic and financial aspects of real estate development; tools and methods of financial analysis; public and private perspectives
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51540D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:45pm | Wednesday | 18 of 25 | Allan Kotin, Alon Kraft | ONLINE |  | |
| 51541D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:45pm | Monday | 20 of 25 | John Perfitt | ONLINE | |
Introduction of concepts of formal and informal political institutions with a focus on planning and urban issues at the local, state and national levels; theories and methods to understand contemporary planning conflicts.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51543D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Thursday | 18 of 25 | Nashia Lalani | ONLINE | | |
| 51544D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Tuesday | 20 of 25 | Clifford Graves | ONLINE | |
Case study project; students analyze a project and develop recommendations for financing and regulatory issues.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51530D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | Sherry Okun-Rudnak | ONLINE | | |
| 51534D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | Brandon McCall | ONLINE | | |
| 51568D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | Allan Kotin | ONLINE | |
Studio setting; students will go through a design charrette, site visit, and develop an understanding of design principles.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51531D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 25 | Elizabeth Falletta | ONLINE | | |
| 51536D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 25 | Luciana Varkulja | ONLINE | | |
| 51569D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | Meaghan Pohl | ONLINE | |
Planning and development within a complex political landscape; budgetary and fiscal politics, metropolitan fragmentation and sub urbanization, immigration, and race, gender, and ethnicity in urban politics; implications for planning and development.
- Prerequisite: PLUS 661
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51546D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Monday | 17 of 25 | Nicole Kuklok-Waldman | ONLINE | |
Basic concepts of urban and land economics with an emphasis on how planning and development are shaped by the metropolitan economic context; how key theoretical elements inform planning and development questions.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51548D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:45pm | Wednesday | 20 of 25 | Christine Cooper | ONLINE | |
Approaches and challenges to community engagement; different conceptualizations of citizen; micro-scale forum and macro-scale methods; use of media for participation in communities.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51560D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:45pm | Wednesday | 11 of 25 | Katherine Cole | ONLINE | | |
| 51561D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:45pm | Monday | 14 of 25 | Katherine Perez | ONLINE | PDF (368210 KB) | |
Introduction to data and visualization trends in relation to urban planning and development; train leaders to manage teams and leverage data and information technology resources.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51562D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Thursday | 11 of 25 | Andrzej Rutkowski | ONLINE | | |
| 51563D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Tuesday | 14 of 25 | John Cho | ONLINE | |
Studio setting; students will go through a design charrette, site visit, and develop an understanding of design principles
- Prerequisite: PLUS 663
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51532D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 25 | Elizabeth Falletta | ONLINE | | |
| 51537D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 25 | Catherine Saez | ONLINE | |
Methods and techniques for data visualization; application to planning and development contexts; critical assessment of data presentation approaches and methods.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51533D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 50 | Dowell Myers | ONLINE | | |
| 51538D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 17 | Dowell Myers | ONLINE | |
Leadership skills for planning and development; cross-sectoral collaboration, negotiation, and theories of organizational leadership; metrics for performance assessment, project management, and team building in organizations.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51564D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-8:20pm | Tuesday | 13 of 25 | Erica Jacquez | ONLINE | | |
| 51565D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-8:20pm | Monday | 15 of 25 | Frank Zerunyan | ONLINE | |
Research a planning and development topic; capstone project.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51566D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Wednesday | 14 of 25 | Nashia Lalani | ONLINE | | |
| 51567D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Wednesday | 14 of 25 | Christopher Koontz | ONLINE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51550D | 060 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 20 | Deborah Natoli | ONLINE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51551D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Deborah Natoli | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51552D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Deborah Natoli | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51553D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Deborah Natoli | OFFICE | |