USC Schedule of Classes

Evidence-based argumentation, written reporting and communication in public administration; research skills for effective stakeholder engagement.

Strategies and processes of social innovation in the context of economics, institutional, and innovation theory. How social innovation materializes across all sectors, including the government, nonprofit, and for-profit spheres. Critical thinking and practical application development to solve social problems.

Principles and concepts of population health management; application of key principles that drive health and well being of populations; development and evaluation of strategies in management of disease and prevention of illness.

Origins and impact of Digital health on the healthcare industry; acquire knowledge on how to identify and implement strategies on incorporating digital health in the workplace.

Integrates data, analytics and operational management concepts through cross-functional case studies and in-depth analysis principles and tools.

Performance improvement methods and principles in health care; how Lean, Six-Sigma, and Human Centered Design (HCD) methodologies are applied to health care organizations to improve quality and efficiency.

Methodology, assessment and planning methods for urban sustainability and land use planning; how the choice and use of theory and methods impact the planning process; systems and spatial analysis

Interdisciplinary approach to conceptualize urban land and property rights; property rights strategies; design and policy interventions; the struggle for rights to space in the city

Fundamentals of urban mass transit planning. Topics include the fiscal context of mass transit planning, fares and farebox recovery, ridership forecasts, land development near transit, and transit operations, scheduling, and network design.

Exploration of the inter-relationships between race, arts, and urban space through an inter-disciplinary inquiry of art practice, history, and policy, and urban economic and community development, and cultural geography fields.

Role of art in modern society with a particular emphasis on the urban context including public spaces, the process of gentrification, and redevelopment; theoretical and research approaches.

Key theories of land use - transportation interactions; understanding of land markets and derived-demand approach; use of evidence for information; travel data collection methods; application of land use

Roles of citizens, civic associations, nonprofit organizations, government and business in democratic governance; Civil Society as the interface among these entities; techniques, purposes and contexts of civic engagement

Concept and practice of performance management; examination of performance measurement; analysis and reporting practices for organizational accountability and improvements; performance design, indicators, utilization of information.

Application of econometric methods for causal inference. Production and evaluation of empirical estimates of causal relationships to inform evidence-based policy decisions.

Exploration of key educational policy issues and the relation of economic theories and principles; using economic theory to predict how policy affects education outcomes.

Introduction to the intelligence community with an emphasis on public policy and open source intelligence (OSINT); analysis of US and foreign intelligence communities and sources, collection methods and analysis techniques; policy considerations.

Governance of nonprofit organizations; responsibilities and expectations of boards; board effectiveness; and changes in governance as a result of recent federal and state legislation.

Key aspects of the fundraising process for nonprofit organizations; theoretical foundations and general fundraising principles; techniques sources of donations; key aspects of managing the process