• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

The USC Price MPL/MPA dual degree highlights the intersections of urban planning and public administration. Students can expect to graduate with requisite administrative, budgeting and fiscal analysis skills, knowledge of operations and services of local governments, and the ability to conduct planning operations within a municipal management context. It affords graduates versatility to have a broad scope of influence on the future of their communities. This dual degree program normally requires five semesters in residence.

Prerequisites

Students must have completed 12 undergraduate course credit units of social science, with no more than 8 units in any one field. Students must also satisfy the Master of Public Administration statistics prerequisite and other prerequisites. PPD 525 satisfies the Price School of Public Policy prerequisite in descriptive and inferential statistics for dual degree students. Dual degree students completing PPD 525 with a grade of B or higher need not to take PPD 502x Statistical Foundations for Public Management and Policy.

Requirements

Students must complete 60 units, including 26 units in public administration, 20 units in planning and 14 units of PPD electives (eight in planning).

Public Administration

Intersectoral Leadership (PPD 500) – 2 units

Economics for Policy, Planning and Development (PPD 501ab) – 2-2 units (4 total)

Public Administration and Society (PPD 540) – 4 units

Public Financial Management and Budgeting (PPD 541) – 4 units

Human Behavior in Public Organization (PPD 545) – 4 units

Professional Practice of Public Administration (PPD 546) – 4 units

Students select one of the following:

Policy and Program Evaluation (PPD 542) – 4 units

Modeling and Operations Research (PPD 557) – 4 units

Administrative Research and Analysis (PPD 666) – 4 units

Urban and Regional Planning

Planning Theory (PPD 524) – 2 units

Statistics and Arguing from Data (PPD 525) – 2 units

Comparative International Development (PPD 526) – 2 units

The Social Context of Planning (PPD 527) – 2 units

Legal Environment of Planning (PPD 529) – 2 units

Planning History and Urban Form (PPD 533) – 2 units

所属院系

中国学生入学要求

课程信息

学制：全日制(60 )

学费：

开学时间：2022七月12日, 2022九月20日, 2022一月10日

申请截止日期：

留学地点：University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity Park Campus,LOS ANGELES,California,90089, United States