Curriculum

The Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management, and Planning provides a broad interdisciplinary and pre-professional education for students interested in the analysis of solutions to society’s contemporary political, social and economic problems. It includes a core of courses designed to introduce students to:

• the fields of public policy, public management, urban planning and development
• analytic and research tools, including economics for public policy and planning, public policy and planning analysis, statistics, urban design and applied field research
• key foundational themes cutting across fields, including the role of citizenship; issues in public ethics; the relationship between government, business and the nonprofit sector; the role of urban place; and strategies of urban problem solving
• professional careers and roles through an internship

Students have the opportunity to pursue greater specialization and depth by completing five courses in one of four tracks that represent the academic strengths of USC Price. They include:

• public policy areas and issues
• public management
• health policy and management
• urban planning and development

Students are able to complete their study of policy, management, and planning while having sufficient opportunity through electives to pursue other interests, including a minor, a double major or further specialization in their major.