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Dual Degree Programs

Master of Planning/Master of Business Administration

The Master of Planning/Master of Business Administration dual degree program enables the student to understand the conduct and requirements of business, accounting, corporate and strategic planning, real estate marketing, and finance. Further, students gain expertise in public policy, city planning and the interpretation of government regulations. Exposure to both fields becomes an educational as well as a professional asset for careers in either public service or private enterprise. This dual degree program normally requires five semesters in residence.

Requirements
A total of 84 units is required for the dual degree: 48 units of work in the Marshall School of Business and 36 units in the School of Policy, Planning, and Develop-ment. Required courses that must be taken in the Marshall School of Business include: all courses required in an M.B.A. core program and graduate business electives sufficient to bring the total units completed in the Marshall School of Business to at least 48. Dual degree students must not count courses taken outside the Marshall School of Business toward the 48 units.

Policy, Planning, and DevelopmentUnits
PPD 500Cross-Sectoral Governance4
PPD 524Planning Theory2
PPD 525Statistics and Arguing from Data2
PPD 526Comparative International Development2
PPD 527The Social Context of Planning2
PPD 528The Urban Economy2
PPD 529Legal Environment of Planning2

Note: 2-unit courses may be offered in seven-and-a-half week blocks.

Specialization Methodology: A 4-unit course selected from list shown in the M.Pl. program.

Laboratory/Workshops: PPD 531L (4, 4) and/or PPD 532L (4, 4) to total 8 units.

Electives: 8 units of elective courses taken within the School of Policy, Planning, and Development.

Dual degree students, like all other M.Pl. students, must take a comprehensive examination and fulfill the internship requirement.