Strategic Planning and Public Policy
Academic Programs
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
CORE COURSES
| Course Title | Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PAf 201 | Political Economy of Public Affairs | 3 | |
| PAf 203 | Data Analysis and Modeling for Public Affairs | 4 | |
| PAf 204 | Ethics in Public Affairs | 3 | |
| DM 224 | Public Affairs Management in Development | 3 | |
SPECIALIZATION COURSES
| Required Courses (12 units) | Units | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SPPS 201 | Strategic Planning: Theory and Methods | 3 | |
| SPPS 202 | Methods of Policy Analysis | 3 | |
| SPPS 291 | Special Topics | 2 | |
| SPPS 298 | Field Studies | 3 | |
| SPPS 299 | Graduate Seminar | 1 | |
| Elective Courses (6 units) | |||
| AECO 251 | Agricultural Programs for Economic Development | 3 | |
| DM 220 | Public Policy and Program Administration for Development | 3 | |
| ENS 221/FRM 221 | Environmental and Natural Resource Policy Formulation | 3 | |
| HUME 103 | Social Policies | 3 | |
| SPPS 221 | Social Policies and the Disadvantaged Groups | 3 | |
| SPPS 232 | Science and Technology Policy Analysis | 3 | |
COURSE DESCRIPTION
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: 3Semester 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
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
DR. EVELIE P. SERRANO
Director, Institute for Governance and Rural Development
College of Public Affairs and Development
Domingo M. Lantican Avenue, University of the Philippines Los Baños
College, Laguna 4031 Philippines
- cpafigrd.uplb@up.edu.ph
- (+63 49) 536-0407
- (+63 967) 361-3585