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Policy, Planning and Development (PPD)
- http://priceschool.usc.edu/
- D class assignments available in RGL-102; Phone: (213) 740-1460.
- To access and submit the D-clearance request form for PPD courses, please visit priceschool.usc.edu/students/registration/
Review of legal and ethical traditions of citizenship withemphasis on the latter; consideration of implications for currentpractice of public policy-making and management.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Public Policy majors can obtain D-clearance through the department.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51110D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 33 of 42 | William Resh | VPD112 |
The urban context for planning and policy decisions. Socioeconomic, physical and spatial structure of cities; and the underlying demographic, economic and social processes that drive their ongoing transformation.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: This course carries GE credit but it is intended for a specific group of students rather than a general student audience. Public Policy majors can obtain D-clearance through the department.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51106D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 53 of 58 | Dowell Myers | VPD112 | ||
51109D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Genevieve Giuliano | |||
51121D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 50 of 50 | Elizabeth Currid-Halkett | RGL100 |
Policy, planning, and development skills for practice; internship seminar; leadership, group dynamics and presentation skills; application of management; organizational diversity; reflection on experiences.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51104D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-8:20pm | Tuesday | 36 of 36 | Lauren Opgenorth | DMC211 |
Statistical applications applied to the real world; techniques including probability, sampling; hypothesis formation and testing; correlation, and linear regression.
- Prerequisite: MATH 117
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51105R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 25 of 28 | Mark Phillips | RGL219 | ||
51107R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 28 of 30 | Julie Zissimopoulos | VPD106 | ||
51108R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 19 of 28 | Mark Phillips | RGL219 |
Institutional foundations and analysis of public policy issues; policy formulation and implementation; application of theories; case analyses.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51118R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 33 of 41 | Frank Zerunyan | VPD116 | Word (608918 KB) |
Understanding human behavior in public organization: motivation, roles, communication; group behavior and decision-making in public context; managing conflict; leadership and change in public complex organizational systems.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51113R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Howard Greenwald | Word (78529 KB) |
Learning the institutions of health care delivery and financing; evaluating key health policy issues; understanding and using economic, statistical and mathematical tools as ways to inform health policy issues.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51120R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 24 of 32 | Genevieve Kanter | VPD110 |
Concepts and determinants of health and illness; health care delivery organizations and programs; the role of the administrator; issues in health care financing and access; quality evaluation; future trends.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51102R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:20pm | Friday | 33 of 33 | Glenn Melnick | VPD106 |
Interrelated roles of business and public institutions; effects of public policies and laws on business sector; incorporates public and business perspectives.
- Prerequisite: ECON 203
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51127R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 30 of 32 | Michael Thom | RGL219 |
Policy and planning as shaped by sustainability theories; sustainability indicators; topics include water resources, air quality, land use regulations, environmental design, carrying capacity, ecological footprint analysis. Duplicates credit in former PPD 461.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51141R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:20pm | Friday | 24 of 32 | Zissis Marmarelis | VPD105 | PDF (291087 KB) |
Theories of the voluntary nonprofit sector in society and its relationship to government and business; public policies toward the sector.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51130R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 32 | Alexandra Graddy-Reed | VPD116 |
Definitions and measurements of development; impact of globalization; concept and practice of international development administration and planning at local, national, and global governance levels.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51151R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-12:20pm | Friday | Canceled | Annette Kim |
Seminar in cross cutting topics in public policy and urban studies that engages students with faculty and scholars in interdisciplinary research and analysis of key problems and issues in the fields.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Public Policy, Urban Studies and Planning
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51123R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 19 of 25 | David Sloane | RGL219 |
Contemporary management theory; the nature of complex organizations' organizational and intergovernmental arrangements; roles and responsibilities of managers; managerial and organizational effectiveness; organizational structure and dynamics.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51136R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 22 of 22 | Deborah Natoli | RGL209 |
Application of design concepts, planning protocols and spatial analysis skills to a complex planning or design problem sponsored by a local public, private or not-for-profit client in a studio setting.
- Prerequisite: 2 from (ARCH 403 or PPD 425 or SOCI 314 or SSCI 483)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Geodesign
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SSCI department but may qualify for major credit in PPD. To register, enroll in SSCI 412.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35667R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-5:50pm | Monday | 10 of 22 | Guoping Huang | DMC110 | PDF (707527 KB) |
Historical perspectives on and the contemporary practice of community health planning; impact of culture, socioeconomics, and environment; policy dimensions; urban plannings role in enhancing and sustaining health.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51128R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 23 of 32 | Lavonna Lewis | VPD110 |
Health policy analysis and challenges; price of health; structure of major sectors in health care; role of insurance in policy debates; trade-offs with policy decisions.
- Prerequisite: PPD 325
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51125R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 20 of 32 | Darius Lakdawalla | VPD105 |
Introduction of the role that technology will play in facilitating shared mobility, disrupting transportation markets, and reshaping multi-modal urban transportation systems; analyses of governance issues; the interaction between private markets and regulators; changes in the nature of infrastructure and urban planning that will be required to accommodate the wired future of transportation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51139R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 32 of 32 | Selika Talbott, Justine Johnson | VPDLL101 | PDF (190123 KB) |
Basic GIS concepts, ArcView and other GIS software, planning applications and databases, basic cartography; students select, research and prepare a planning GIS analysis project.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51145R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 31 of 33 | Pedro Spindler-Ruiz | WPHB36 |
Application of methods in the exploration of a specific project, policy, or organization from the multiple perspectives of the five tracks in the undergraduate program.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Public Policy, Real Estate Development, Urban Studies and Planning
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51132R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Wed, Fri | 16 of 22 | Roberto Suro | RGL215 | ||
51133R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 22 of 23 | Todd Gish | RGL209 | ||
51134R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 22 of 22 | Donald Spivack | VPD110 | Word (109076 KB) | |
51135R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 25 of 25 | Beth Zollars | RGL209 | PDF (364932 KB) | |
51350D | 544 | Lecture | 8:30-11:50am | Wednesday | 10 of 12 | Donald Spivack | RGL219 | Word (799398 KB) |
Strategies and processes of social innovation and change; examination of social change in the market, government, and within the nonprofit sector; dynamics; civic action and activism
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51137R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 29 of 32 | Nicolas Duquette | VPD106 | PDF (340838 KB) |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Departmental approval.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51140D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Samantha Malisos | OFFICE |
Writing of the honors capstone project in an area of interest related to the track of study; research and writing skills.
- Prerequisite: PPD 497a
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51138D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Samantha Malisos | OFFICE |
Selected topics in Public Policy, Management and Planning.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Behavioral Science for Health and Environmental Policy | ||||||||||
51155R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | Canceled | Wandi Bruine de Bruin | Word (112354 KB) | ||
The Art and Science of Leadership | ||||||||||
51156R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 19 of 20 | Deborah Natoli | RGL219 | PDF (301995 KB) |
Economic theory as applied to public policy. Concepts of efficiency and equity, analysis of market failure and policy interventions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51220R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 61 of 66 | Antonio Bento | VPD112 | ||
51460D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | TBA | |||
51461D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 34 of 40 | Joshua Russell-Fritch | ONLINE |
Essential statistics for public managers and administrators; application of statistical methods in addressing public policy and management questions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51234R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 27 of 28 | Ali Nowroozi | VPD110 | ||
51236R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 28 of 28 | Cheng-Yi Lin | RGL215 | ||
51403D | 530 | Lecture | 6:00-7:30pm | Tuesday | 14 of 28 | Gentian Droboniku | SACRAMENTO & ONLINE | ||
51462D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 20 | John Calanni | ONLINE | ||
51463D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 20 | John Calanni | ONLINE |
Accounting principles, financial reports, managerial finance, financial planning, capital investments, working capital analysis; elements of budgeting and reimbursement; performance standards; reporting; developing a management system.
- Prerequisite: PPD 516
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51200D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 14 of 20 | Samuel King | VPD112 | ||
51278D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 21 of 22 | Norris Gunby | VPD116 | ||
51281D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 21 of 22 | Norris Gunby | VPD106 |
Conceptual framework for data base development; relational data management; use of health statistics; health indicators; confidentiality, security, privacy.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51780D | 820 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 15 | Sean Johnson | ONLINE |
Supervised study of health care administration, governance, professional staff relations, internal operations and controls, legal and regulatory requirements, management policy and strategy.
- Prerequisite: PPD 509
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51277D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | 55 of 80 | Michael Low | RGL101 | PDF (371890 KB) |
Relationships between economic characteristics and health status; impact of economy on health services industry; demand and resources for health services; utilization, prices, costs, health insurance.
- Prerequisite: PPD 506
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51201D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 22 of 22 | Jevay Grooms | VPD105 | ||
51275D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 21 of 22 | Rosalie Pacula | VPD110 | ||
51313D | 791 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 20 | Genevieve Kanter | OFFICE |
Application of principles of health administration in several practice settings. Decision-making; strategic management; organizational performance; communication; provider comparisons.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51204D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 44 of 45 | Philip Dalton | VPD105 | ||
51266D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 36 of 40 | Philip Dalton | VPD116 |
Quality issues and complexities affecting healthcare; fundamentals of quality improvement programs; examination of quality issues and improvement programs in various health care venues; strategies
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51781D | 820 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 28 | Michael Nichol | ONLINE | ||
51782D | 820 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 10 | Michael Nichol | ONLINE |
Fundamentals of urban development including role of land markets, externalities, economic analysis of market failures; regulations and stakeholders. Applications to U.S. and international contexts.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51212R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 80 of 80 | Marlon Boarnet | RGL101 | Word (47810 KB) |
Exploration of the theories and concepts of livable communities and good city form. Introductory basics of design and city form. Case studies of historical and current best practices.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51222R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 53 of 47 | Elizabeth Falletta | VPD112 |
Understanding of the legal system and its processes and laws applicable to land use and development and the legal nature of powers of public and private entities.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51286R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Thursday | 48 of 90 | Nicole Kuklok-Waldman | RGL101 | PDF (135946 KB) |
Administrative concepts, institutions, legal systems, and practices; values; facilitation of responsibilities and rights; professional applications for personal, private sector and public achievement.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51464D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 25 | Kelly Rawlings | ONLINE |
Financial management applied to public and nonprofit organizations; financial valuation, financial markets, budgeting, tax administration, debt financing, cost-benefit analysis and financial analysis. Duplicates credit in PPDE 645.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51243R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 28 of 29 | Bill Kelly | DMC258 | Word (66402 KB) | |
51246R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 29 of 29 | Michael Thom | RGL209 | ||
51298R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 17 of 32 | Mark Alvarado | DMC261 | ||
51465D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 25 | John Calanni | ONLINE |
Methods and models for policy and program evaluation; methods of collecting and analyzing evaluation data; processes for linking evaluation to policy formulation and program management.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51352D | 785 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 36 of 40 | Sohaela Amiri | VPD112 | ||
51466D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 20 | William Leach | ONLINE | PDF (449210 KB) |
Supervised study of management, analytical, or other professional activities in government; integration of theory, practice and relevant literature.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51216R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 10 of 18 | Valerie Savior | DMC109 | ||
51223R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 16 of 18 | Thomas Eng | RGL209 | ||
51467D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 of 20 | Dominic Alletto | ONLINE |
Behavior in organizations; focus on personal, interpersonal, and group level factors that influence such behavior.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51402D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 22 of 28 | Paul Danczyk | SACRAMENTO & ONLINE | ||
51468D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 22 of 25 | Kelly Rawlings | ONLINE |
Constitutionally accountable and ethical practice, individually and organizationally; applications of core competencies; practical inquiry, analysis, systems; comparative frameworks; citizenship and public service. Prerequisite: PPD 540 and PPD 545 and PPD 542 or PPD 557. Open only to master and doctoral students.
- Prerequisite: (PPD 540 and PPD 545) and 1 from (PPD 542 or PPD 557)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51247D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 23 of 23 | Donald Morgan | RGL209 | ||
51248D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 24 of 24 | Peter Robertson | VPD107 | ||
51265D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 23 of 23 | William Resh | VPD106 | ||
51269D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 19 of 23 | Nicole Esparza | RGL219 | Word (115321 KB) | |
51401D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 21 of 28 | Lois Takahashi | SACRAMENTO & ONLINE | ||
51469D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 30 | Tara Blanc | ONLINE | ||
51470D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 17 of 20 | Tara Blanc | ONLINE |
Tools for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of public engineering works, taking into account the political and policy context. Graduate standing. Recommended preparation: microeconomic theory
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CE department but may qualify for major credit in PPD. To register, enroll in CE 552.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29762R | 048 | Lecture | 6:30-8:50pm | Monday | Canceled |
Introduction to public policy analysis; issue diagnosis and policy design; analytic reasoning and argumentation; the role of the public policy professional; ethical issues in policy analysis.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51471D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 25 | Dora Kingsley Vertenten | ONLINE |
Political and organizational perspectives on policy making process; agenda setting, policy design, adoption, implementation, evaluation, modification or termination. Policy leadership skills: negotiation and strategic mapping.
- Prerequisite: PPD 554
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51285D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 29 of 29 | Grace Nadel | DMC201 | PDF (330741 KB) | |
51287D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 25 of 32 | Jeffery Jenkins | RGL215 | ||
51354D | 785 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 14 of 20 | Gayla Kraetsch-Hartsough | RGL215 | PDF (886748 KB) | |
51400D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 28 | Mindy Romero | SACRAMENTO & ONLINE | ||
51472D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 22 of 25 | Matthew Wheeler | ONLINE |
Management science methods that support decision making in policy, management, and planning settings. Includes linear programming, queuing theory, decision analysis, and forecasting.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (PPD 502 or PPD 504 or PPD 525)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51221R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | Canceled | Jeffrey Smith |
Applied multivariate statistics in support of policy, management, and planning problem solving. Includes regression analysis, logit models, and an introduction to time-series models and multi-equation estimation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51283D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 33 of 34 | T.J. Mccarthy | VPD110 |
Examination of methods used in the analysis of policy methods, including cost benefit analysis, decision and risk analysis, and applied social science methods.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51224D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 27 of 30 | Mark Phillips | RGL215 | ||
51267D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 28 of 28 | T.J. Mccarthy | RGL100 |
Application and integration of the knowledge and techniques of analytic, quantitative, managerial, political, and ethical analyses to specific public policy problems.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51225D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:20pm | Tuesday | 28 of 28 | Juliet Musso | ONLINE | ||
51226D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:20pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Grace Bahng | ONLINE | ||
51227D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:20pm | Tuesday | 19 of 20 | Alexandra Graddy-Reed | ONLINE |
Enables students to integrate theory, research and practice into an applied project of their own choosing. The output of this course is a professional report in a selected public policy or management area.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51355D | 785 | Lecture | 9:00-12:20pm | Monday | 17 of 17 | Vikram Jadhav | RGL103 |
Current international public policy on issues such as governmental reform, regulation, social welfare, poverty alleviation and international aid. Policy framework and in-depth analysis of specific topics of relevance to government agencies and international organizations.
- Note: Topic: Negotiations and Public-Private Partnerships
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51356D | 785 | 2.0 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Thursday | 18 of 20 | Frank Zerunyan | RGL209 | Word (299008 KB) |
Multimodal transportation resilience with emphasis on transit systems. Principles of emergency management, preparedness, vulnerability assessment, countermeasures. Related topics in policy and economics.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CE department but may qualify for major credit in PPD. To register, enroll in CE 582.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29818R | 048 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 12 of 20 | Shahed Rowshan | KAP134 | PDF (405249 KB) |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51299D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 6 of 20 | Samantha Malisos | OFFICE |
Part-time or full-time, practical work experience in the students field of study. The internship must be located at an off-campus facility. Students are individually supervised by faculty. May not be taken until the student has completed at least one semester of enrollment in the graduate program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51291D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 20 | Valerie Savior | OFFICE |
Selected topics in Public Policy, Management and Planning.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Advanced Urban Analytics | ||||||||||
51289R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 12 of 25 | Geoff Boeing | WPHB36 | ||
Foundations of Environmental Policy | ||||||||||
51293D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Monday | 13 of 32 | Antonio Bento | RGL219 | ||
Data Visualization for Policy Analysis | ||||||||||
51296R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Monday | 23 of 32 | Grace Bahng | RGL215 & ONLINE | ||
Planning for Resilience: Natural Hazards, Climate Risks, and Vulnerability | ||||||||||
51297R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 21 of 32 | Santina Contreras | RGL219 | ||
Price International Lab | ||||||||||
51311D | 550 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 20 of 20 | Elizabeth Graddy | OFFICE & ONLINE |
Managed care arrangements, interorganizational relations, management practices and controls, medical staff relations, strategic planning, marketing, utilization review, quality assurance, outcomes measures. Recommended preparation: PPD 516x, PPD 510a or HMGT 565.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51290R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Thursday | Canceled | ||||
51309R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 25 | Denny Hooten | OFFICE | PDF (451417 KB) |
Hospital systems and functions; managerial processes, theory, and practice; governance structures; legal, regulatory, administrative, and professional requirements; medical and professional staff; multi-institutional arrangements; controls. Recommended preparation: PPD 516x.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51307R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 35 of 35 | Victor Pena | OFFICE |
Fundamentals for economic development professionals and policy makers including feasibility analysis and the financing of facilities, social services, and community-based enterprises.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51237R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 31 of 40 | Ben Feingold | RGL100 |
Successful completion of a comprehensive written and oral project-oriented assessment; analysis, interpretation, and solution of a real-world planning problem.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51219D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 10 of 22 | Emily Finkel | DMC109 | ||
51238D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 24 of 30 | Deepak Bahl | RGL219 | ||
51239D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 22 of 22 | Lia Soorenian | VPD107 | ||
51240D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 23 of 22 | Ryan Kucinski | RGL219 |
Introduction to GIS systems and usage in the public sector; spatial data; understanding software and the application of technology; analysis of data using GIS.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51308R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 24 | Barry Waite,Bonnie Shrewsbury | OFFICE | Word (85504 KB) |
Sources of government revenue, intergovernmental financial relations, budgeting, public goods theory. Theoretical and applied skills in analysis of equity and efficiency issues.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (PPD 501B or PPD 501 or PPD 503)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51288R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 23 of 28 | Michael Thom | VPD112 |
Intensive consideration of the functions of the municipal executive and his environment. Research preparation and discussion of cases.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51231R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 9 of 32 | Carl Alameda | DMC211 | ||
51473D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 25 | Matthew Wheeler | ONLINE |
Theory and practice of collaborative policy and planning processes involving stakeholders from public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Leadership skills in the design and facilitation of multi-party negotiations and consensus-building.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51245R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 31 of 32 | Frank Zerunyan | RGL209 | Word (483237 KB) |
Analysis/field application of action research models for strategic planning in public agencies; design of effective public systems; citizens/administrators' roles in strategic decision-making.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51310R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 30 of 32 | Norris Gunby | OFFICE |
Issues in nonprofit management and leadership including: the role of boards; strategic planning; marketing and fundraising; financial management; and volunteer and human resource management. Recommended preparation: PPD 689.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51271R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 23 of 26 | Nicole Esparza | RGL219 | PDF (1452753 MB) |
Development of theories; role of international institutions in resource exchanges; foreign investment and trade policies; national planning and allocation systems; development and modernization strategies and implementation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51244R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 18 of 32 | Rym Kaki | RGL215 |
Coastal management issues in the context of public and private users competing for land resources, the costs and benefits of seaports, comparison of coastal development models.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51202R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | Canceled | James Fawcett |
Provides an understanding of what social factors contribute to racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities in health and the culturally proficient provision of health care.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51282R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 24 | Lavonna Lewis | VPD107 |
Pedagogy: learning objectives, curriculum design, teaching methods, evaluation. Graded CR/NC. (Duplicates credit in former PPD-700ab)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51292D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 8 of 8 | Deborah Natoli | RGL103 |
Research fields and design; literature reviews; critical reading and critiquing; project development
- Prerequisite: PPD 710a
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51284D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 8 of 8 | Dowell Myers | RGL103 |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51252D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 25 | Samantha Malisos | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51254D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PPD 794a
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51255D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 12 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PPD 794b
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51256D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PPD 794c
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51257D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 11 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: PPD 794d
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51258D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 20 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE |