CORE COURSES (13 units)

PAf 201. Political Economy of Public Affairs

Description: Various perspectives/approaches on the study of political economy with emphasis on the role of the government or the state vis-à-vis the polity and economy.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: None

PAf 203. Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs

Analytical tools, decision models, sources, uses and interpretation of social and economic data in public affairs.

Number of Units: 4

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

PAf 204. Ethics in Public Affairs

Description: Theories, issues, and problems relating to ethical behavior in the public service.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

DM 224. Public Affairs Management in Development

Description: Political and administrative structures and processes in national development with emphasis on rural development.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

SPECIALIZATION COURSES (18 units)

Required Courses (12 units)

SPPS 201. Strategic Planning: Theory and Methods

Description: Theoretical perspectives and techniques in strategic planning

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: None

SPPS 202. Methods of Policy Analysis

Description: Policy analytic process and quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: None

SPPS 291. Special Topics

Units Offered: 2

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: None

SPPS 298. Field Studies

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester, Second Semester, and Midyear

Prerequisite: None

SPPS 299. Graduate Seminar

Number of Units: 1

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: None

Elective Courses

AECO 251. Agricultural Programs for Economic Development

Description: Past and present action programs of government agencies and farmer’s organizations; coordination of programs of viable private operating units and public agencies.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First Semester

Prerequisite: ECON 101 and ECON 102

DM 220. Public Policy and Program Administration for Development

Description: Policy formulation, analysis and implementation, program administration and project management for development.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester

Prerequisite: None

ENS 221 (or SFFG 221). Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Formulation (3).

Description: Theories, concepts, and issues in environmental and natural resource policy formulation, case studies with special reference to developing countries.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

HUME 103. Social Policies (3).

Description: Social and resource policies based on analysis of problems and approaches; introduction to cost-benefits in human, social and economic terms.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: Second Semester

Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor

SPPS 221. Social Policies and the Disadvantaged Groups.

Description: Critique of issues and policies for the disadvantaged groups within a social development framework.

SPPS 232. Science and Technology Policy (3).

Description: Applications of S&T policy analysis on contemporary societal concerns.

Number of Units: 3

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester