Planning and Public Policy 762
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10:762:101Introduction to Policy, Planning, and Health (3) Overview of public health, public policy, and urban planning with an emphasis on how these fields intersect in a U.S. context. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:101. Course not open to seniors. |
10:762:205Basic Statistical Methods for Policy, Planning, and Health (3) Descriptive and inferential statistics, data presentation and analysis: sampling methods, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, and chi-square. |
10:762:233The Urban World (3) Interdisciplinary perspectives on the study of cities, historical and contemporary; urban processes and problems. |
10:762:298,299Independent Study (BA,BA)
Prerequisite: A contract with a faculty sponsor and permission of the program director. |
10:762:303Poverty in Developing Nations (3) Causes and governmental responses to urban poverty in developing nations: economic, historical, and cultural factors. |
10:762:304Poverty in the United States (3) Causes and consequences of poverty in the United States: economic, historical, and cultural factors, plus governmental solutions. |
10:762:305Principles of Public Policy (3) Implementation of public policy including federal, state and intergovernmental decision making. Policy areas examined include environment, health care, development, labor, and other areas. |
10:762:306Principles of Urban Planning (3) The purpose of plans and planning and an introduction to planning techniques. Overview of planning domains such as housing, land use, and transportation with an emphasis on solutions to local problems. |
10:762:310U.S. Housing Policy (3) Major issues in housing: historical, economic, and social factors. Political and regulatory dimensions of housing decision making: housing codes and the landlord-tenant relationship. |
10:762:316Physical Design and Site Planning (3) The impact of physical design on quality of life with a focus on analytic processes for understanding basic elements of human environments. Fieldwork. |
10:762:317Urban and Municipal Management (3) Management issues for service delivery (e.g., police and fire, health, housing, transportation, and welfare). Focus on internal organizational structure and leadership. |
10:762:324Social Movements (3) How social movements translate changing social values into political forces. Issues include democracy, environment, health, human rights, labor, peace, and women. |
10:762:330Local Fiscal Policy (3) Public sector finance and its political context. Economic principles of budgeting, taxation, service delivery, and management. |
10:762:331U.S. Social Policy (3) The historical emergence of social policy in the United States with a focus on housing, welfare, race relations, education, intergovernmental and environmental issues. |
10:762:350Drugs, Culture, and Society (3) The history, physical and psychological effects, current trends, and legal/social consequences of substance abuse. Compare prevention, intervention, and treatment approaches. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:350. |
10:762:352Cybercities (3) Social and economic implications of new communications technologies for urban life. Includes consideration of ecommerce, online education, egovernment, and infrastructure needs. |
10:762:395Research Methods (4) Research concepts and skills applied to public health, public policy, and planning. Includes development of original and online data sources, coding, appropriate selection of statistical methods for analysis, and professional presentation of results. Open to school 10 only. |
10:762:413Urban Revitalization (3) Causes of urban decline and subsequent renewal efforts. Emphasis on contemporary programs to stimulate revitalization such as neighborhood renovation, gentrification, historic preservation, and economic development. |
10:762:417Population Tools and Policies (3) Basic demographic concepts, methods, and their application. Population growth, mortality, fertility, migration, and marriage patterns. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:417. |
10:762:420GIS for Health and Planning (3) Computing concepts and methods applicable to planning and health, including database management, introduction to GIS and graphics. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:420. |
10:762:421Community Development (3) Analysis of neighborhood-based community development efforts to address housing, economic, and social issues affecting low-income communities. Resources for community building. |
10:762:440Principles of Real Estate (3) An overview of real estate in the marketplace, the organization and services of the real estate industry, and the tools of real estate practitioners. |
10:762:444American Environmental History (3) Exploring the diverse connections between America's national
development and its land environment. This is essentially a course in
ecological history. Credit not given for both this course and 01:050:301. |
10:762:451Environmental Policy and Regulation (3) Focus on the role of economics in the role of environmental policy formation. Emphasis on applications to air, water, land use, and natural environments. |
10:762:460Local Economic Development (3) Analysis of efforts of citizens, business leaders, and governments to promote local economic development, focusing on economic development theory and the political economy. |
10:762:462Human Rights and Health (3) Covers human rights law, its uses in wartime, the theoretical reframing
of women's rights, and its application to health and health care. Open to seniors only. Credit not given for this course and 10:832:462. |
10:762:463,464Bloustein Research (BA,BA)
Open to students enrolled in school 10 only. Advanced undergraduates participate as research assistants in an ongoing research project at one of the institutes or centers at the Bloustein School. Students contract with and are supervised by the principal investigator of the project. |
10:762:471Globalization: Trends and Policy (3) Explore global trends in demographic, political, security, economic, technological, social, and environmental areas. Discuss key public policy challenges that such trends pose to nation-states and global players. |
10:762:473Transportation Policy (3) Major policy issues in urban transportation. Historical development and current characteristics of urban transportation systems. Problems and alternative solutions analyzed in the context of political and institutional constraints. |
10:762:474Tourism Planning (3) Analysis of the largest global industry. Rise of mass tourism, marketing of tourism destinations. Economic, environmental, social, and political impacts of tourism nationally and internationally. |
10:762:476Immigration Policy and Health (3) Facts and controversies surrounding immigration. Legislative history, urban and public health impacts, racial implications. Open to seniors only. Credit not given for this course and 10:832:476. |
10:762:477Immigration Policy and Health (Case) (1) A 40-hour community service component focused on immigration activities. Application of the principles learned in 10:762:476 to the community setting. Open to seniors only. Corequisite 10:762:476. Credit not given for this course and 10:832:477. |
10:762:478History of Planning Thought (3) Major ideas in city and regional planning since the early 19th century. Origin, growth, and impact of these ideas on the evolution of planning in the context of intellectual, social, and technological change. |
10:762:483Protecting Public Health and the Environment (3) The policies and realities facing places trying to protect community health in the face of economic feasibility and political forces. Credit not given for both this course and 10:832:483. |
10:762:485Gender and Development Planning (3) Competing theories of development and feminist critiques of current
theory and practice: the sexual division of labor, ecofeminism, human
rights of women, and population and women's health. Open to seniors only. |
10:762:490,491Independent Study (BA,BA)
Open to 762 majors only. Prerequisites: A contract with a faculty sponsor and permission of the program director. |
10:762:495,496Special Topics (3,3) Topics vary. These courses are designed to address current issues in planning and public policy. |
10:762:499Internship with Seminar (6) A 225-hour field experience in the public or private sector plus a weekly classroom experience. Students are required to complete a contracted project under the supervision of a field preceptor and a faculty supervisor. Projects are presented in a public forum. Open to 762 majors only. Prerequisites: Completion of 100 credits toward graduation and all major core requirements. |
