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Master of Urban Planning/Master of Public Administration (MUP/MPA) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

Dual degree for the study of the relationships between planning and public administration, covering administrative skills, budgeting and fiscal analysis, local government operations and planning within municipal management. It requires 64 units, 32 in public administration and 32 in urban planning.

Faculty: Price School of Public Policy  |  Duration: 64 units; normally five semesters in residence  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Public administration courses include Economics for Public Policy, Fundamentals of Public Administration, Public and Nonprofit Organizational Behavior, Public Financial Management and Budgeting and a Capstone, plus one management and one analytic elective. Urban planning courses include Planning Theory, Urban Economics, Planning Law, Planning Studio and the Capstone in Urban Planning, with a concentration chosen from six options.

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Application information

Duration: 64 units; normally five semesters in residence

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