USC Price School of Public Policy

Tracks

Students select one track for degree emphasis and 20 units (five courses) from that selected track.

Health Policy and Management

  • Introduction to Health Policy Management (PPD 230) – 4 units
  • Financial Accounting in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PPD 318) – 4 units
  • Introduction to Health Care Systems (PPD 330) – 4 units
  • Administration of Health Care Organizations (PPD 413) – 4 units
  • Financial Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PPD 407) – 4 units

Public Management

  • Finance of the Public Sector (PPD 313) – 4 units
  • Human Resource Management for Public Organizations (PPD 316) – 4 units
  • Financial Accounting in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PPD 318) – 4 units
  • Organizational Behavior in Public Administration (PPD 320) – 4 units
  • Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PPD 402) – 4 units
  • Management Analysis (PPD 403) – 4 units
  • Financial Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations (PPD 407) – 4 units
  • Training and the Applied Behavioral Science (PPD 409) – 4 units
  • Politics and Administration (PPD 476) – 4 units

Public Policy Areas and Issues

  • Finance of the Public Sector (PPD 313) – 4 units
  • Crime and Public Policy (PPD 342) – 4 units
  • Urban Institutions and Policies (PPD 350) – 4 units
  • Urban Transportation Planning and Policy (PPD 360) – 4 units
  • Los Angeles Mini Semester (PPD 352amb) – 4 units
  • The Nonprofit Sector and the Public Interest (PPD 371) – 4 units
  • Public Service in an Urban Setting (PPD 372m) – 4 units
  • Housing and Community Development (PPD 439) – 4 units
  • Sustainability Planning (PPD 461) – 4 units
  • Politics and Administration (PPD 476) – 4 units

Real Estate Development

Students take the following required courses:

  • Real Estate Fundamentals for Planning and Development (PPD 362) – 4 Units
  • History of Planning and Development (PPD 417) – 4 Units
  • Analyzing Real Estate Markets for Planning and Development (PPD 435) – 4 Units
  • Advanced Finance and Investment for Planning and Development (PPD 437) – 4 Units

Students select one of the following elective courses:

  • Urban and Regional Economics (PPD 358) – 4 Units
  • Designing Livable Spaces (PPD 425) – 4 Units
  • Design and Development Laboratory (PPD 431L) – 4 Units
  • Housing and Community Development (PPD 439) – 4 Units
  • Sustainability Planning (PPD 461) – 4 Units
  • Fundamentals of Historic Preservation (ARCH 450) – 4 Units
  • Real Estate Law (FBE 427) – 4 Units
  • Construction Engineering (CE 460) – 3 Units*
    *Students in the Real Estate track who select CE 460 as an elective will earn 19 units rather than 20 in the track and will require 35 units of general electives rather than 34 to reach 128 units total.

Urban Planning and Development

Students take the following required courses:

  • Visual Methods in Policy, Management, Planning, and Development (PPD 306) – 4 units
  • Urban and Regional Economics (PPD 358) – 4 units
  • History of Planning and Development (PPD 417) – 4 units
  • Sustainable Planning (PPD 461) – 4 units

Students select one of the following elective courses:

  • Urban Transportation Planning and Policy (PPD 360) – 4 units
  • Real Estate Fundamental for Planning and Development (PPD 362) – 4 units
  • Introduction to Comparative International Development (PPD 382) – 4 units
  • Designing Livable Communities (PPD 425) – 4 units
  • Housing and Community Development (PPD 439) – 4 units