Prerequisites: 12 undergraduate course credit units of social science, not more than eight units in any one field, are required. Students must also satisfy the M.P.A. statistics prerequisite and other prerequisites.
| Public Administration | Units | |
| PUAD 500 | Public Administration and Society | 4 |
| PUAD 526 | Policy Analysis | 4 |
| PUAD 585 | Human Behavior in Public Organizations | 4 |
| PUAD 597 | Public Organization and Management | 4 |
| PUAD 513 | Finance of the Public Sector, or | |
| PUAD 514 | Public Financial Management | 4 |
| PUAD 558 | Quantitative Analysis I, or | |
| PUAD 591 | Research and Evaluation in Public Administration | 4 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | Units | |
| PLUS 501 | Planning Theory, Process, and Implementation | 4 |
| PLUS 502 | Statistics and Data Management | 4 |
| PLUS 507 | Planning Analysis and Evaluation | 4 |
| PLUS 508 | Planning and Political Economy | 4 |
Laboratory/Workshops: PLUS 676L (4, 8) to total eight units.
Emphasis: 12 units of emphasis courses taken within the School of Urban and Regional Planning.
The schedule of courses allows students to obtain a grounding in direct service in the first year so that planning course work is supplemented by a knowledge of consumers, service delivery, and so on. Courses for both schools are taken simultaneously so that social work and planning content are intermingled throughout. Two years of field practicums in social work provide in-depth exposure to social service issues from both planning and direct service angles, thus satisfying some of the planning laboratory/workshop requirements and making a separate planning internship requirement unnecessary.
| Social Work | Units | |
| SOWK 503 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment I | 3 |
| SOWK 505 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment II | 3 |
| SOWK 533 | Social Welfare I | 3 |
| SOWK 543 | Social Work Practice I | 3 |
| SOWK 545 | Social Work Practice II | 3 |
| SOWK 562 | Social Work Research | 3 |
| SOWK 586ab | Field Practicum I | 3-3 |
| SOWK 609 | Human Behavior in Groups and Organizations | 3 |
| SOWK 649ab | Seminar in Community Organization | 3-3 |
| SOWK 679 | Social Planning and Administrative Processes | 3 |
| SOWK 686ab | Field Practicum II | 4-4 |
| and any one of: | ||
| SOWK 634 | Social Policy: Family and Children | 3 |
| SOWK 635 | Social Policy: Mental Health | 3 |
| SOWK 636 | Social Policy: Health Care | 3 |
| SOWK 637 | Social Policy: The World of Work | 3 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | Units | |
| PLUS 501 | Planning Theory, Process, and Implementation | 4 |
| PLUS 502 | Statistics and Data Management | 4 |
| PLUS 507 | Planning Analysis and Evaluation | 4 |
| PLUS 508 | Planning and Political Economy | 4 |
| PLUS 552 | Urban Planning and Social Policy | 4 |
| PLUS 676L | (4 or 8) to total eight units; | |
| and one additional planning elective (4) | ||
Requirements for completion of the dual degree program are 108 units, including 76 units in law and 32 units in planning.
| Law Center | Units | |
| LAW 502 | Procedure | 4 |
| LAW 503ab | Contracts | 3-3 |
| LAW 504 | Criminal Law | 3 |
| LAW 507 | Property | 4 |
| LAW 508 | Constitutional Law | 4 |
| LAW 509 | Torts | 4 |
| LAW 511ab | Introduction to Lawyering Skills | 1-4,1-4 |
| LAW 512 | Law, Language, and Ethics | 3 |
| LAW electives including LAW 780 (2) and fulfillment of the upper division writing requirement (2). | 46 | |
| Urban and Regional Planning | Units | |
| RED 500 | Real Estate Development and the Economy | 2 |
| RED 509 | Market Analysis for Real Estate Development | 4 |
| RED 542 | Finance of Real Estate Development | 4 |
| RED 546 | Development Processes | 4 |
| RED 547 | Project Management and Construction Technology | 2 |
| RED 551 | The Approval Process | 2 |
| RED 673 | Design History and Criticism | 2 |
| RED 674 | Building Typologies | 2 |
| RED 675L | Community Design and Site Planning, or | |
| RED 585L | International Development Workshop | 4 |
| Elective from the School of Urban and Regional Planning | 4 | |
Students are required to complete a comprehensive examination administered by faculty members from both the Law Center and the School of Urban and Regional Planning.
Note: While students may waive preliminary courses based on prior academic achievement and compliance with GSBA waiver policy, each student must complete at least 48 units of work in the Graduate School of Business Administration.
| Urban and Regional Planning | Units | |
| RED 500 | Real Estate Development and the Economy | 2 |
| RED 509 | Market Analysis for Real Estate Development | 4 |
| RED 542 | Finance of Real Estate Development | 4 |
| RED 546 | Development Processes | 4 |
| RED 547 | Project Management and Construction Technology | 2 |
| RED 551 | The Approval Process | 2 |
| RED 662 | Legal Issues in Real Estate Development | 4 |
| RED 673 | Design History and Criticism | 2 |
| RED 674 | Building Typologies | 2 |
| RED 675L | Community Design and Site Planning, or | |
| RED 585L | International Development Workshop | 4 |
Comprehensive Examination: Students are required to complete a comprehensive examination administered by faculty members from both the Graduate School of Business Administration and the School of Urban and Regional Planning.
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