2001-2003 Graduate Catalog - Texas Southern University: ::em.tsu ...

3. Satisfactory performance on the comprehensive examination. The comprehensive examination will be administeredon scheduled days during the months of March and October. A student is eligible to take the exam if the studenthas:a. earned a 3.0 graduate GPA in city planning courses and overall;b. completed all core course requirements;c. no outstanding incomplete grades;d. filed a degree plan; ande. successfully met the English proficiency requirement.4. Fulfillment of general requirements for graduation as outlined by the Graduate School (see the General InformationSection of this bulletin).CURRICULUM SUMMARYMaster of City PlanningAllocation of Forty-Eight Semester Credit HoursCourse RequirementsRequired Courses ............................................................................................................... 24 SCHPAD 500 (3) PAD 502 (3) PAD 503 (3)PAD 504 (3) PLN 510 (3) PLN 520 (3)PLN 530 (3) PLN 540 (3)Elective Courses ................................................................................................................. 12 SCHPLN 500 (3) PLN 540 (3) PLN 620 (3)PLN 621 (3) PLN 631 (3) PLN 640 (3)PLN 642 (3)Integrative Courses............................................................................................................. 12 SCHPLN 711 (6) PLN 720 (6)(N) represents the number of course credits. ** Electives may be taken from courses listed under public administration,transportation management and other related academic areas.COURSE DESCRIPTIONSCity Planning - Common CorePAD 500 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION THEORY AND PRACTICE (3) General survey of the field of public sectorplanning and administration. Addresses administrative theory, policy, decision-making, and the concepts and practices oforganizational management.PAD 502 RESEARCH METHODS FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (3) Concepts and methods employed inadministrative research analysis with emphasis on methodological assumptions, problems and issues in research design.PAD 503 QUANTITATIVE METHODS I (3) Modeling course introducing classical deterministic optimization models.Topics include linear programming, probabilistic, and statistical models.PAD 504 QUANTITATIVE METHODS II (3) An applied course in regression analysis, hypothesis testing, estimation,time series analysis and forecasting techniques. Statistical packages such as minitaps, SAS, and SPSS will be used. (Prerequisite:PAD 503PLN 510 PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE I (3) This course introduces planning students to the process ofurbanization, history and development of city planning, planning theory, and critical issues in the planning field.94