Roski School of Art and Design

Dual Degree

Master of Arts, Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere/Master of Planning

The Master of Arts, Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere/Master of Planning dual degree program offers an unusually rich opportunity for students interested in developing a new knowledge base to become successful professionals working in the arena of organizing art projects in urban public space, planning and community development. Los Angeles and the facilities at USC provide a unique learning laboratory to educate a more competitive professional with a better understanding of both the administration of public art and issues of urban planning.

Students must complete the following requirements in this program: 70 units, including 28 units in the Master of Arts, Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere program, 22 in policy, planning, and development, and 20 in a field of study with no more than 8 units taken from other USC programs.

Master of arts, Art and Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere (28 units)		Units
PAS 549	Methodologies of Art Writing	3
PAS 555abc	Curatorial Practicum	2-2-2
PAS 561	Curatorial/Organizational Models	2
PAS 571	Histories of Art in the Public Sphere	3
PAS 572	Contemporary Art in the Public Sphere	3
PAS 581	Critical Conversations	3
PAS 585	Theorizing the Public Realm	3
PAS 591	Field Internship Experience	1
PAS 594ab	Master’s Thesis	2-2

master of Planning (22 units)		Units
PPD 500	Intersectoral Leadership	2
PPD 501a	Economics for Policy, Planning and Development	2
PPD 524	Planning Theory	2
PPD 525	Statistics and Arguing from Data	2
PPD 526	Comparative International Development	2
PPD 529	Legal Environment of Planning	2
PPD 531L	Planning Studio	4
PPD 533	Planning History and Urban Form	2
PPD 627*	Design Skills for Urban Planners	4

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

*PPD 627 is the methodology course for the Preservation and Design of the Built Environment concentration. Students who choose to do a concentration other than Preservation and Design of the Built Environment need to take the respective methodology course.

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

Field of Study (20 units)

No more than 8 units from outside the Roski School of Art and Design and the USC Price School of Public Policy. The MPl program requires students to declare their concentration during the fall semester prior to taking the comprehensive examination in the spring semester. Students are required to complete the gateway course and methodology course related to their concentration as part of their preparation for their comprehensive examination. The student’s concentration must contain a 4-unit methodology course, a 4-unit gateway course and 8 other units directly concerned with the subject matter of the concentration.

Capstone Projects

Students must complete a master’s thesis or final thesis project through the Roski School of Art and Design and the MPl comprehensive examination through the USC Price School of Public Policy.

Internship

All students must complete 400 hours of internship through the USC Price School of Public Policy. This internship may be partially or completely fulfilled through prior professional experience.