Undergraduate Degrees, page 2

Undergraduate Degrees, page 2
School of Public Administration

Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning

Degree Program

The Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning is offered jointly by the School of Public Administration and the School of Urban and Regional Planning. The degree is designed to offer a solid introduction to the issues and institutions of public policy, management and planning. The program includes a foundation in general education; a core curriculum in public policy, management and planning; the opportunity for first-hand experience in the planning, policy or management process through a semester-long internship; and a series of elective courses in the area of planning and management.

The Bachelor of Science in Public Policy, Management and Planning builds from a 74-unit base which includes general education, pre-major requirements and general electives. Also, the student must complete 54 units in the major.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

36 units total, or 28 additional units if e. and f. are satisfied by PLDV 200 and/or pre-major courses.

Expository Writing 101 and 102

The Natural World -- two courses. Select one course in two of the following categories:

a. Earth Sciences
b. Physical Sciences
c. Life Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences (No more than two courses may count for both GE requirements and general, pre-major, or major requirements.)

Choose one course in three of the following categories:

a. Literature

b. The Arts

c. Western Culture I

d. Non-Western Cultures

Choose one course in each of the following categories:

e. American Public Life (This category may be fulfilled by completing PLDV 200 Foundations of Contemporary Public Affairs or POSC 100 Theory and Practice of American Democracy or SOCI 342 Race Relations)

f. Empirical Approaches (This category may be fulfilled by completing SOCI 200 Introduction to Sociology or ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics)

Math/Computer Languages -- MATH 108 or MATH 116 or higher and PDP 101 or higher (8 units)

Transnational Studies Select one of the following

a. Foreign Language -- demonstrated competency through third semester of foreign language, or

b. Semester Abroad -- equivalent of 8 semester units, or

c. Two courses (8 units) from Transnational Electives list

Transnational Electives Units

ECON 350 The World Economy 4

GEOG 320 Geopolitics 4

IR 200 Introduction to International Relations 4

IR 300 Theories of International Politics 4

IR 306 International Institutions 4

IR 307 Contemporary International Politics 4

IR 330 Politics of the World Economy 4

LING 315 Language, Society, and Culture 4

PLDV 250 Third World Cities 4

PPMT 482 Comparative Administration 4

Diversity Requirement

All students beginning at USC or elsewhere fall semester 1993 or later must pass one course from the list of courses approved to meet the standard diversity requirement. These courses carry the designation "m" for multiculturalism.

Pre-Major Requirements

Pre-Major Courses (16 units)		Units
ECON 203*	Principles of Microeconomics	4
ECON 205*	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
SOCI 200*	Introduction to Sociology, or
SOCI 342**	Race Relations	4
POSC 100**	Theory and Practice of American Democracy, or
POSC 300	Principles, Institutions, and Great Issues of American Democracy	4

* Fulfills GE Empirical Approaches category.
** Fulfills GE American Public Life category.

General Electives (14 units)

Public Policy, Management and Planning Core Courses

Core Courses (34 units)		Units
PLDV 200	Foundations of Contemporary Public Affairs	4
PLDV 355*	Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning	4
PLDV 404	Statistics for Planning and Development	4
PPMT 215	Public Organizations and Management	4
PPMT 225	Public Policy Processes and Institutions	4
PPMT 240	Citizenship and Public Ethics	4
PPMT 357	Government and Business	4
PPMT 401	Public Policy and Management Issues and Practices (Internship)	2
PPMT 473	Public Policy Analysis	4

*Fulfills GE American Public Life category.

Public Policy and Management Electives

A total of 4 units, selected from the following:		Units
PPMT 313	Administration of Financial Resources	4
PPMT 316	Administration of Personnel Resources	4
PPMT 403	Management Analysis	4
PPMT 485	Organizational Behavior in Public Administration	4
PPMT 486	Politics and Administration, or
PPMT 410c	Seminar on American Government and Politics (Washington, D.C. Semester course)	4

Planning Electives

A total of 16 units, selected from the following:		Units
History and Design
PLDV 410	Graphic Techniques in Urban Planning	4
PLDV 414	Introduction to Physical-Spatial Design	4
PLDV 426	History and Development of Cities	4
PLDV 475L	Design and Development Laboratory	4
PLDV 490	Directed Research	4
PLDV 499	Special Topics	4

Policy and Analysis
PLDV 401	Political Foundations for Planning and Development	4
PLDV 402	Economic Foundations for Planning and Development	4
PLDV 455	Analysis for Planning and Development	4
PLDV 474L	Analysis Laboratory	4
PLDV 490	Directed Research	4
PLDV 499	Special Topics	4

Urban Planning
PLDV 440	Housing and Community Development	4
PLDV 452	Planning, Policy Making and Social Change	4
PLDV 461	Environmental Issues	4
PLDV 480	Introduction to Urban Transportation	4
PLDV 490	Directed Research	4
PLDV 499	Special Topics	4

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The Natural World -- two courses. Select one course in two of the following categories:
a.	Earth Sciences
b.	Physical Sciences
c.	Life Sciences

Choose one course in three of the following categories:
a.	Literature
b.	The Arts
c.	Western Culture I
d.	Non-Western Cultures
Choose one course in each of the following categories:
e.	American Public Life (This category may be fulfilled by completing PLDV 200 Foundations of Contemporary Public Affairs or POSC 100 Theory and Practice of American Democracy or SOCI 342 Race Relations)
f.	Empirical Approaches (This category may be fulfilled by completing SOCI 200 Introduction to Sociology or ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 205 Principles of Macroeconomics)

Transnational Studies Select one of the following
a.	Foreign Language -- demonstrated competency through third semester of foreign language, or
b.	Semester Abroad -- equivalent of 8 semester units, or
c.	Two courses (8 units) from Transnational Electives list

Transnational Electives		Units
ECON 350	The World Economy	4
GEOG 320	Geopolitics	4
IR 200	Introduction to International Relations	4
IR 300	Theories of International Politics	4
IR 306	International Institutions	4
IR 307	Contemporary International Politics	4
IR 330	Politics of the World Economy	4
LING 315	Language, Society, and Culture	4
PLDV 250	Third World Cities	4
PPMT 482	Comparative Administration	4