Urban Environmental and Sustainability Policy Track

Required Track Courses
(28 units: 20 required, 8 electives)

• PPD 245g – The Urban Context Units – 4-units (fall, spring)
• PPD 344 – Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development – 4-units (fall)
• PPD 361 – Sustainable Communities, Policy and Planning – 4-units (fall, spring)
• Choose two from the following courses –
  • PPD 430 – Urban Informatics – 4-units (fall) (only if not taken for track elective)
  • PPD 499 – Behavioral Insights for Policy Makers: Overcoming Barriers to Behavior Change – 4-units (spring)
  • PPD 499 – Collaborative Environmental Management and Conflict Resolution – 4-units (spring)
  • PPD 499 – Mapping Urban Data for Social Change – 4-units

Track electives (2 courses; 8 units)

• PPD 360 – Urban Transportation Planning and Policy – 4-units (fall)
• PPD 380a – Urban Problem-Solving and Public Policy – 4-units (irregular)
• PPD 400 – Topics in Public Policy and Urban Studies – 4-units (fall, spring)
• PPD 410 – Comparative Urban Development – 4-units (spring)
• PPD 420 – Environmental Impact Assessment – 4-units (irregular)
• PPD 422 – Transportation and Technology and the Future of Mobility – 4-units (spring)
• PPD 430 – Urban Informatics – 4-units (fall)

Other elective courses may be selected in consultation with the adviser.