MS Urban Land Development Curriculum (36 units)
Course Requirements (36 units) The Master of Science in Urban Land Development curriculum consists of four components.
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- Foundation Courses (up to 15 units)
- Program Requirements (21 units)
- Elective Courses (12 units)
- Culminating Experience (thesis/project, 3 units)
Prerequisites MSULD students must successfully complete two required prerequisites: applied calculus and introduction to statistics.
Seven year time limit Students have 7 years to complete the MSULD.
Foundation Courses (up to 15 units)
(Not counted toward 36 required units for degree.)
- ECON 204 Business Economics or equivalent (ECON 1A / 1B)
- FIN 101 Business Finance
- MBA 206 Managerial Statistical Analysis or equivalent (DS 101)
Program Requirements
(21 units)
- PPA 270 Collaborative Policy
- MBA 251 Real Estate Finance and Investment
- MBA 253 Seminar in Real Estate Development (MBA 251 , PPA 250)
- PPA 207 Quantitative Methods in Public Policy and Administration
- PPA 220 A Applied Economic Analysis I
- PPA 250 California Land Use Policy
- PPA 251 / ECON 251 Urban Problems, Economics, & Public Policy
Elective Courses
(12 units)
- CE 261 Transportation Planning
- ECON 241 Applied Econometric Analysis
- ENVS 122 Environmental Impact Analysis: The Procedure and the Statement
- ENVS 128 Environment and the Law
- GEOG 109 Geographic Information Systems
- MBA 220 Financial Management
- MBA 221 Financial Markets
- MBA 231 Personnel Management
- MBA 295E Internship in Urban Land Development
- PPA 205 Research in Public Policy and Administration
- PPA 220 B Applied Economic Analysis II (PPA 220A)
- PPA 251 / ECON 251 Urban Problems, Economics, & Public Policy
- PPA 252 Sustainable Development and Building Practices
- PPA 271 Collaborative Policy Practices
- PPA 272 Collaborative Governance Advanced Practice
- PPA 284 / GOVT 284 Urban Policy
- SOC 210 Urban Sociology
Other courses approved by the program coordinator may be used to meet the elective course requirements. However, a maximum of six (6) units of upper division undergraduate coursework may be used to meet the elective course requirements.
Culminating Experience (3 units)
NOTE: The number of units taken in the College of Business Administration cannot exceed fifty percent of the total number of units taken to satisfy the required courses, elective courses, and culminating experience requirements.
Graduate Studies' thesis/project webpage is also a good resource.
