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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/
Economic foundations for public policy analysis; concepts of efficiency and equity, analysis of market failure and policy interventions; challenges in policy-making.
- Corequisite: MATH 117
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51112R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 27 of 32 | Mark Phillips | VPD110 |
Develops a framework for understanding public policy and its role in solving current complex issues. Theories, processes and institutions that shape policymaking and professional development for policymaking.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51101R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 50 of 55 | Michael Feuer | VPD112 | Word (38951 KB) |
Gateway to B.S., Public Policy, Management and Planning and minor in Planning and Development. City building and development process; who plans; politics of planning and development; major topics include land use, fiscal policy, transportation, sustainability, and economic development.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51100R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 29 of 33 | Ken Bernstein | RGL100 |
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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51140D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 40 of 42 | Grace Bahng | VPD116 |
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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51105D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 63 of 63 | Marlon Boarnet | VPD105 | ||
51127D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 59 of 63 | Todd Gish | RGL101 |
Social justice issues through the lens of public policy and urban planning with main focus on Los Angeles; critical thinking skills about the fields and their relevance to social justice.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51119R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 32 | Lavonna Lewis | VPD106 | ||
51126R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Wed, Fri | 10 of 32 | Maria Romero-Morales | DMC201 | PDF (496518 KB) |
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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51129D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-8:20pm | Wednesday | 27 of 32 | Lauren Opgenorth | DMC158 |
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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51102R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 36 of 36 | Norris Gunby | VPDLL101 | ||
51104R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 31 of 32 | John Romley | VPD112 | ||
51107R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 27 of 35 | Megan Besecker | VPD110 |
Justifications for and effects of government policies; tax and spending sides of government budgets; public goods; externalities; social insurance; redistribution and welfare; tax policy.
- Prerequisite: PPD 203
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51113R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 32 | Mark Phillips | VPD110 |
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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51115R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 25 of 32 | Frank Zerunyan | VPD105 | Word (613038 KB) |
Qualitative methods of analysis; ethical and political implications of policy choices; issue diagnosis and policy design skills; critical reasoning and ethics; policy leadership.
- Prerequisite: PPD 225
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51106R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 24 of 26 | Pamela Mccann | VPD106 |
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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51108R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 21 of 32 | Genevieve Kanter | VPD106 | PDF (305926 KB) |
Public policy agenda-setting, alternatives formulation, and implementation for crime and criminal justice; analysis of specific issues including crime control, death penalty, and gun control.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51118R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 44 of 45 | Candice Cobarrubias | RGL100 | PDF (488273 KB) |
History, theories, philosophies, and practices of philanthropy; relationship between philanthropy and nonprofit world; grant-making procedures and relation to social innovation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51152R | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 17 of 32 | Nicole Esparza | RGL215 | PDF (297213 KB) |
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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51139R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 32 of 32 | Michael Thom | RGL209 |
Current transportation planning and policy critiques. Transportation planning: the relationship to urban structure; conventional and para-transit modes; analysis of local plans.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51116R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 41 of 41 | Selika Talbott | VPD106 | PDF (183958 KB) |
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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51148R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 32 | Antonio Bento | RGL219 |
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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51123R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 26 of 32 | Alexandra Graddy-Reed | VPD110 | PDF (243147 KB) |
Applied analytic modeling and data manipulation; visual presentation; interpretation of data; needs assessment and market failure analysis; indexing; extrapolation and simple forecasting; simple risk analysis; benefit-cost analysis.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51114R | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:50am | Tue, Thu | 24 of 32 | Grace Bahng | VPD106 |
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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51131R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 14 of 24 | Alison Linder | VPD107 |
Healthcare trends affecting the management of healthcare organizations; impact of regulations and reimbursement; strategies for operational success; organizational roles and responsibilities.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51147R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 15 of 32 | Philip Dalton | RGL219 |
Introduction to urban informatics including the fundamentals of coding, urban data analysis and statistics, visualization, mapping, smart cities/technology and telling stories with data.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51133R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 32 of 32 | Geoff Boeing | THH119 |
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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51120R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 13 of 24 | Clifford Graves | VPDLL101 | Word (90007 KB) | |
51121R | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 24 of 24 | Lauren Quan-Madrid | RGL219 | PDF (278777 KB) | |
51128R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Rogelio Pardo | VPD105 |
Evolution of government housing and community development programs; present practices, e.g., housing elements, economic development, neighborhood rehabilitation; housing needs and market analysis; housing and health.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51132R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 23 of 32 | Jennifer Thomas | VPD106 |
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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51135D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 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.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51146D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 10 | Samantha Malisos | OFFICE |
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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51216D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 60 of 63 | Antonio Bento | VPD112 | ||
51217D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 28 of 37 | Antonio Bento | RGL101 | ||
51405D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 28 | Robert Ingenito | SACRAMENTO & 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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51288R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Monday | 20 of 28 | William Leach | VPD112 | PDF (152430 KB) |
Key microeconomic concepts and economic fundamentals for health policy and management professionals. Ties economic principles to real-world applications in health and healthcare.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51515D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 27 of 28 | Neeraj Sood | VPD105 | ||
51516D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Monday | 17 of 22 | Neeraj Sood | VPD105 |
Strategies to improve hospital operations, including supply chains, staffing, informatics, data analytics and patient flow.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ISE department but may qualify for major credit in PPD. To register, enroll in ISE 508.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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31508D | 048 | Lecture | 6:00-9:40pm | Wednesday | 27 of 30 | David Belson | RTH105 | PDF (391388 KB) | |
31708D | 034 | Lecture | 6:00-9:40pm | Wednesday | 3 of 10 | David Belson | DEN@Viterbi | PDF (391388 KB) |
Introduction to concepts and facts regarding the healthcare system, healthcare policy, epidemiology and disease trends, prevention, healthcare organizations, personnel, diversity, evidence, delivery systems, population health, financing and reimbursement.
- 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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51206D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 12 of 20 | Howard Greenwald | VPD110 | Word (89210 KB) | |
51275D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 24 of 24 | Philip Dalton | VPD110 | ||
51309D | 791 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 18 of 22 | Lavonna Lewis | OFFICE & ONLINE |
Rights of consumers; health-related powers of governments; rights and responsibilities of health care providers; interrelationships of rights, powers, and responsibilities. Recommended preparation: PPD 509 or substantial prior work experience in health care organizations. Open only to graduate students.
- 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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51303D | 791 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 30 of 30 | Ian Spatz | OFFICE & ONLINE | ||
51306D | 791 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 28 of 30 | Anu Banerjee | OFFICE & ONLINE |
Accounting as a management tool; accounting systems; basic accounting concepts and procedures; budgets; financial statements. Open only to graduate students.
- 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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51271D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 17 of 18 | Norris Gunby | VPD110 | ||
51272D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 17 of 18 | Norris Gunby | VPD106 | ||
51278D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 14 of 18 | Samuel King | VPD112 |
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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51778D | 820 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 15 | Gary Blackard | ONLINE | ||
51779D | 820 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 24 | Gary Blackard | ONLINE |
Explores the history and theories underlying professional planning practice; evolving theoretical frameworks that will shape the planning field. Focuses on theoretical/historical perspectives on social justice, inclusion, and diversity.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51200R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 42 of 90 | David Sloane | RGL101 |
Application of methods in planning, programming, research, andevaluation in a professional context; data collection andanalysis; case studies; practical applications.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51212D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture-Lab | 8:30-11:50am | Thursday | 22 of 26 | Michael Woo | RGL215 | ||
51213D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture-Lab | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 13 of 26 | Eric Shen | DMC155 | PDF (401951 KB) | |
51241D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture-Lab | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | Peter Enzminger | DMC211 | PDF (341061 KB) |
Introduction to data analysis for planning practice. Includes quantitative and qualitative methods. Traditional methods such as regression and emerging methods including social media, visual/spatial analysis, programming.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51509R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 61 of 65 | Geoff Boeing | VPD112 |
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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51219R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 20 of 25 | Yan Tang | VPD110 | ||
51245R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 27 of 27 | Danyao Li | RGL219 | ||
51252R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Danyao Li | RGL219 | ||
51400D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 6 of 28 | William Resh | SACRAMENTO & ONLINE | ||
51460D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 20 of 25 | Tara Blanc | 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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51401D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 21 of 28 | Steve Shea | SACRAMENTO & ONLINE | ||
51461D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 20 | John Calanni | ONLINE | PDF (113179 KB) |
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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51222R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 11 of 19 | Howard Greenwald | VPD107 | Word (80895 KB) | |
51237R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 19 of 19 | Nicole Esparza | RGL215 | PDF (434056 KB) | |
51462D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 15 of 15 | William Leach,Tara Blanc | ONLINE | PDF (394002 KB) | |
51471D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 7 of 15 | William Leach | ONLINE | PDF (394002 KB) |
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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51225R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 22 of 24 | Peter Robertson | RGL219 | ||
51226R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 22 of 22 | Deborah Natoli | RGL219 | ||
51240D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | Canceled | Howard Greenwald | Word (76529 KB) | ||
51249R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 21 of 22 | Deborah Natoli | RGL215 | ||
51267R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 22 of 22 | Peter Robertson | RGL219 | ||
51463D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 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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51464D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 9 of 30 | Tara Blanc | ONLINE |
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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51276D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 33 of 33 | Pamela Mccann | VPD112 | ||
51279D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 30 of 32 | Lauren Brown | VPDLL101 | Word (273592 KB) | |
51465D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 11 of 20 | Dora Kingsley Vertenten | ONLINE | ||
51470D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 20 | 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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51403D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 6 of 28 | Matthew Wheeler | SACRAMENTO & ONLINE | PDF (336575 KB) |
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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51208R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 23 of 32 | Jeffrey Smith | DMC256 | PDF (62605 KB) |
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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51221D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Monday | 32 of 32 | Bryan Tysinger | RGL100 | PDF (322729 KB) | |
51270D | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 30 of 32 | Sean Angst | VPD116 | ||
51273D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 26 of 32 | Emma Aguila Vega | VPD112 | PDF (364654 KB) |
Application and integration of the knowledge and techniques of analytic, quantitative, managerial, political and ethical analyses to specific public policy problems.
- Prerequisite: PPD 503 and PPD 554 and PPD 555 and PPD 560 and PPD 558
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: MPP Only
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51268D | 060 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 43 of 43 | Grace Bahng, 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.
- Note: IPPAM Students Only
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51351D | 785 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 23 of 30 | Jeffrey Wasserman | RGL209 |
Use of statistical reasoning to answer questions related to public policy and management. Students will review and understand selected statistical techniques for analyzing data and for addressing public policy and management questions of interest using applied data analysis.
- Note: IPPAM Students Only
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51352D | 785 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Monday | 28 of 50 | Cheng-Yi Lin | VPD105 | PDF (254417 KB) |
An introduction to the concepts and methods of public policy analysis and management. Highlights some of the constraints of the policy process. Includes examples from the United States but also presents comparative views of the contours of public policy in both developed and developing nations. The course applies public policy and management frameworks to selected areas of social policy.
- Note: IPPAM Students Only
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51356D | 785 | Lecture | 8:30-11:50am | Wednesday | 28 of 40 | Rym Kaki | VPD112 |
Concepts of risk analysis, risk in engineered systems, environmental risk, security risks; fault trees, event trees, risk simulations; risks and decision-making.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51514R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 18 of 32 | Ali Nowroozi | VPD105 |
Federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements affecting California transportation systems, including transportation planning and funding law; and government contracting, environmental and civil rights requirements.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CE department but may qualify for major credit in PPD. To register, enroll in CE 579.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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29813R | 048 | Lecture | 6:30-8:10pm | Monday | Canceled |
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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51227D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 15 | 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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51292D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 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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Behavioral Insights for Health Policy | ||||||||||
51262D | 791 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 28 of 30 | Jason Doctor | OFFICE & ONLINE | ||
Behavioral Insights for Health Policy | ||||||||||
51263D | 791 | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 29 of 30 | Wandi Bruine de Bruin | OFFICE & ONLINE | ||
Python for Public Policy and Management | ||||||||||
51264R | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 22 of 32 | Nicolas Duquette | VPD110 | ||
Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research for Public Policy | ||||||||||
51266D | 001 | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 19 of 31 | Michael Thom | RGL100 |
History, development, trends; major policy issues; organization of systems; principles and techniques of administration; management of institutional and community based programs. Open only to graduate students.
- 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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51396R | 597 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 36 of 40 | Kate Wilber | ONLINE |
Emphasis on current or emergent issues in the health care industry. Focus on impact of recent health legislation and/or health care system responsiveness.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51308R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 16 of 30 | Denny Hooten | OFFICE & ONLINE | PDF (483733 KB) |
Approaches to community participation, introducing students to the theories behind participatory methods as well as to the skills to implement them.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51296R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 11 of 35 | Katherine Perez | VPDLL101 | PDF (282347 KB) |
Determinants and analytical models of land use; interaction of land uses with environmental quality and natural resources, land use policy instruments; regulation, taxation, public services.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51244R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 5 of 24 | Woodie Tescher, Melani Smith | VPD107 |
Legal, political/institutional, and technical aspects of environmental impact reports for urban planning.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51280R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 9 of 25 | Geraldine Knatz | RGL209 | Word (98304 KB) |
Socioeconomic change, economic development theory, assessment techniques, and economic indicators in the context of planning and development policies and programs.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51235R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 9 of 32 | Dion Jackson | RGL103 |
Urban planning and social work: theory, values, techniques of inquiry, and problem- solving methods appropriate to urban planning and social work.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51466D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 23 of 26 | William Leach | ONLINE | PDF (674372 KB) |
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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51305R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 24 | Barry Waite,Bonnie Shrewsbury | OFFICE & ONLINE | Word (86016 KB) |
Analysis of policies relating to transportation alternatives; institutional environment and background; federal, state, regional, and local agency responsibilities and interactions.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51239R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Monday | 16 of 32 | Genevieve Giuliano | RGL219 |
Introduction to the theories and concepts and good city form. Explores the options for designing more livable and sustainable urban communities.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51253R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Tuesday | 21 of 35 | Meredith Drake Reitan | VPD116 | PDF (470444 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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51287R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 22 of 24 | Michael Thom | VPD116 |
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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51297R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Thursday | 15 of 24 | Frank Zerunyan | RGL209 | Word (486287 KB) | |
51402D | 530 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | TBA | |||
51467D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 19 of 20 | William Leach | ONLINE | PDF (358878 KB) |
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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51256R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Thursday | 30 of 32 | Nicolas Duquette | VPD110 |
Theories and techniques of assessing and improving interpersonal relationships and group dynamics in an organizational context; action research-based approaches to implementing organizational change.
- Note: IPPAM Students Only
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51355D | 785 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Friday | Canceled | Grace Cheng, Susan Sinclair |
Definition and history of terrorism, counterterrorism, domestic policy and public sector management; intelligence/information sharing and analysis; emergency preparedness planning, response and recovery.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51289R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-9:20pm | Wednesday | 19 of 32 | Kristine Beardsley | RGL215 |
Merit principles, position classification, recruitment and selection, compensation, organizational development, labor relations; challenges and strategies for managing a diverse workforce.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51232R | 001 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | Canceled | Frederick Owusu |
Nonprofit organizations and their relation to government and business; the role of philanthropy, social enterprise, and public support and implications for policy, strategy and management.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51469D | 593 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 20 | Kelly Rawlings | ONLINE | ||
51507R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Wednesday | 17 of 26 | Alexandra Graddy-Reed | VPD110 | PDF (228167 KB) |
Exploring the complex relationships that exist among policies, policymakers, and the media; analyzing the role of journalists and policy analysts in the public policy process.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51511R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Monday | 16 of 32 | Lilian Coral | VPD110 | PDF (363334 KB) |
Focuses on developing the resourcefulness, know-how and decision support skills needed to identify, assess and develop new health ventures. Includes business planning, financing, strategy, entrepreneurship. Recommended preparation: PPD 510a or HMGT 565.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51304R | 790 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | Susan Sinclair | TBA |
Reflective and critical approach that questions data collection techniques, positions relative to those being studied, and explanatory methods. Recommended preparation: PLUS 502 or PLUS 504.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51285D | 001 | Lecture | 8:30-11:50am | Wednesday | 9 of 15 | Annette Kim | RGL304 |
Research fields and design; literature reviews; critical reading and critiquing; project development
- Prerequisite: PPD 706
- 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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51210D | 001 | Lecture | 6:30-8:20pm | Tuesday | 5 of 8 | Dowell Myers | RGL103 |
Implementation of microeconometric techniques and assessment of studies; empirical strategies for research questions and data preparation and analytic tasks in Stata.
- Prerequisite: PPDE 668
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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51293D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:20pm | Tuesday | 4 of 15 | Nicolas Duquette | 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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51203D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 12 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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51257D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 10 | John Romley | OFFICE |