USC Schedule of Classes

In-depth study of the role of public, private, and non-profit leaders in effecting change in public policy and planning practice, with special attention to the goals and processes of social innovation in urban communities.

Introduction to the economic and financial aspects of real estate development; tools and methods of financial analysis; public and private perspectives

Introduction of concepts of formal and informal political institutions with a focus on planning and urban issues at the local, state and national levels; theories and methods to understand contemporary planning conflicts.

Case study project; students analyze a project and develop recommendations for financing and regulatory issues.

Studio setting; students will go through a design charrette, site visit, and develop an understanding of design principles.

Planning and development within a complex political landscape; budgetary and fiscal politics, metropolitan fragmentation and sub urbanization, immigration, and race, gender, and ethnicity in urban politics; implications for planning and development.

Basic concepts of urban and land economics with an emphasis on how planning and development are shaped by the metropolitan economic context; how key theoretical elements inform planning and development questions.

Approaches and challenges to community engagement; different conceptualizations of citizen; micro-scale forum and macro-scale methods; use of media for participation in communities.

Introduction to data and visualization trends in relation to urban planning and development; train leaders to manage teams and leverage data and information technology resources.

Studio setting; students will go through a design charrette, site visit, and develop an understanding of design principles

Methods and techniques for data visualization; application to planning and development contexts; critical assessment of data presentation approaches and methods.

Leadership skills for planning and development; cross-sectoral collaboration, negotiation, and theories of organizational leadership; metrics for performance assessment, project management, and team building in organizations.

Research a planning and development topic; capstone project.

Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.