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Urban and Regional Planning (PLUS)
- D class assignments available in RGL-102; Phone: (213) 740-1460.
- To access and submit the D-clearance request form for PPD courses, please visit priceschool.usc.edu/students/registration/
Challenges of public policymaking and administration; conceptual foundations of public policy as well as the practical and political constraints on government action; theories, models, and analytical frameworks both domestic and abroad.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51540D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 18 | Eric Heikkila | TBA |   |
Introduction to the economic and financial aspects of real estate development; tools and methods of financial analysis; public and private perspectives
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51541D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:45pm | Wednesday | 11 of 25 | Sherry Okun-Rudnak | ONLINE | |
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.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51542D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Tuesday | 11 of 25 | Clifford Graves | ONLINE | |
Case study project; students analyze a project and develop recommendations for financing and regulatory issues.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Urban Planning
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51530D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 25 | Sherry Okun-Rudnak | TBA |  |
Studio setting; students will go through a design charrette, site visit and develop an understanding of design principles.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Urban Planning
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51531D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 25 | Elizabeth Falletta | TBA | |
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.
- Prerequisite: PLUS 661
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51543D | 919 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | TBA | |
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.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51544D | 919 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | Canceled | Eric Heikkila | TBA | |
Approaches and challenges to community engagement; different conceptualizations of citizen; micro-scale forum and macro-scale methods; use of media for participation in communities.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51550D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:45pm | Thursday | 7 of 25 | Katherine Cole | ONLINE | |
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.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51551D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-6:30pm | Wednesday | 7 of 25 | Kevin Kane | ONLINE | PDF (581885 KB) | |
Studio setting; students will go through a design charrette, site visit and develop an understanding of design principles.
- Prerequisite: PLUS 663
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Urban Planning
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51532D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 25 | Meaghan Pohl | TBA | |
Methods and techniques for data visualization; application to planning and development contexts; critical assessment of data presentation approaches and methods.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Urban Planning
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51533D | 545 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 25 | Andrzej Rutkowski | TBA | |
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.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following school(s): Sol Price School of Public Policy
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51553D | 919 | Lecture | 5:30-7:00pm | Monday | 11 of 25 | Frank Zerunyan | ONLINE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51545D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51546D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51547D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 20 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51548D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 20 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Planning, Design and Development Professional Dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51549D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 4 of 20 | Juliet Musso | OFFICE | |